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Aug 14, 2018
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kccougar
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That space wasn't intended for a TV.
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I've never understood why so many new homes leave a 42 in space for a TV.
byubyu
8/14/18 10:44am
I hate the TV over the fireplace trend
buffgato
8/14/18 10:47am
The ideal situation is having the fireplace in the corner
CommodoreCoug
8/14/18 11:19am
That's what we have.
Wear Blue
8/14/18 9:22pm
That's what the smurf tube is for. Keeps the nice appearance and adds in the functionality
scootsy
8/14/18 2:02pm
Ours works just fine. 65" TV looks great.
Mr Blue
8/14/18 4:17pm
If you have smaller kids it's awesome. No finger prints and when I lay down on
SanDiegoCoug
8/14/18 7:29pm
That spot is for my favorite Whistler painting at the moment. Not a TV.
svenot
8/14/18 10:49am
Are you sure that's a "new" home? I would guess that it was built in the 2005-2010 range, when people still used square
jaromp
8/14/18 10:49am
2013. But we walked through a dozen or so new builds in Vineyard last week and
byubyu
8/14/18 10:52am
Interesting, I don’t get it either. I hate the "TV over fireplace" look.
jaromp
8/14/18 10:54am
Even when you have enough room for a massive tv, it is still like sitting
byubyu
8/14/18 10:56am
TVs above fire places in most homes are ridiculous
kccougar
8/14/18 10:51am
My parents did that. Granted it was like 98 but now they are stuck with a 40" tv
Dillinger
8/14/18 10:52am
Probably a good way to keep your family from overwatching TV though......
mokelembembe
8/14/18 10:54am
It's a pretty easy fix to eliminate the recess by floating a piece of drywall or other material
Cheesy Gordita
8/14/18 10:58am
but it's still far too high.
Belboz
8/14/18 11:10am
Looks more a like a space for a painting or family portrait or something.
socorny
8/14/18 11:00am
That space wasn't intended for a TV.
kccougar
8/14/18 11:02am
In my home it is. There are hdmi connectors there. Fortunately, it's not a
Faceman
8/14/18 11:07am
half-a-million dollar home was probably priced at like $250k 5 years ago...
OPINIONS
8/14/18 11:08am
I won’t buy a home that doesn’t have a separate family room...
Tokolosh
8/14/18 11:08am
I'd much rather have a single large family room than 2 separate rooms.
dYrtbYkerYder
8/14/18 2:29pm
My parents insist on having a "home teaching room" in their house
buffgato
8/14/18 2:54pm
We had this room as well.
Warner
8/14/18 3:38pm
I have a playroom (currently my office), a formal living room (mostly used for
Nat Gas Man
8/14/18 3:43pm
Yup, when we build we'll just have a massive open room for the kitchen/living rm
dYrtbYkerYder
8/14/18 3:44pm
We like having the formal and informal space...
Tokolosh
8/14/18 9:03pm
I have a 75 inch tv over the space, and use the cubby to hide all my black market paraphernalia.
Zaphod
8/14/18 11:14am
It’s fine to do with a low profile fireplace but
Nat Gas Man
8/14/18 11:48am
Because that's the size of the builder grade fireplace
webster242
8/14/18 12:23pm
The little cabinet is the bigger issue there
buffgato
8/14/18 12:29pm
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