Hanging your TV above your fireplace is a common design choice, but it's not the best one. Find out why it's a mistake and explore alternative hanging spots.

It seems so logical—you want your couch facing your fireplace and your TV, and right above the mantle there’s a beautiful, wide stretch of wall. So you hang your flat-screen right above the ...

The case for a TV over the fireplace Arguing for: Matt Clawson of Clawson Construction Expertise: “I’m a custom home builder of luxury estates, and a Northern California Realtor,” Clawson says.

I have seen flat-screen TVs above fire- places numerous times. The salespeople at the leading electronics stores insist that this arrangement is fine for the TV. But they sell TVs for a living.

The primary reason cited is that the TV shouldn’t be the focus of the room. All the above were valid reasons not to hang a TV above the fireplace – until a few years ago when full-motion TV wall ...

By either measure, hanging your screen above a fireplace isn't remotely close to an optimal position. In fact, you'd be better off mounting it inside the fireplace . DIY In-Fireplace HDTV Mount ...

Many people hang a television above the fireplace. Whether it’s an instinct or what a person is used to, there is no rule saying a television hangs over a fireplace.