The Flat Screen Television Fireplace Design

I love when I see new ideas coming to life. I especially when I love when someone has a great idea and they ask me to throw it together for them. I was on a recent job and my friend asked me to put the flat screen television in the fireplace.

Of course, I thought she was kidding at first. But, her husband nodded in agreement and then I had to find out what they meant. So, she walked me to the living room where I found a huge bare wall. That was enough to give me a hint.

So after many questions concerning fireplaces and televisions, I finally came to the conclusion what they were asking me to do. They didn't want an actual fireplace. Installing a hearth and a chimney was not at all on their list of things to do. They also weren't referring to one of my ventless fireplace designs. They actually wanted a television that looked like a fireplace.

Well, I was intrigued. But, I didn't find it at all hard to put together. My mind raced for about a minute and I already had a game plan.

I put a fireplace mantel on order. It didn't take long to ship and I was ready to start putting my plan to action. The mantel was placed in what I like to call their dead space. After attaching the mantel to the wall, I placed their flat screen television where I would normally place a fireplace insert and I was almost finished.

I wanted to completely enclose the television within the mantel piece, so I took a journey to find the final piece that would tie this ensemble together quite nicely. I can't say it was easy because at first, I really didn't even know what I was trying to find. I knew though that I would know it was the missing piece when I saw it.

Then suddenly in a basement job my brother was handling, I found it. They were hauling heaps of trash out of the basement, old wood and everything. I stopped my brother and asked if I could take a gander at a few pieces that had caught my eye. He told me that I could have anything I wanted and that was good enough for me.

I ran away with an old piece of wood that had a simplistic design, but it would make a great bottom to my flat screen television fireplace design. I had to cut it to fit. But, it made the perfect match.

When the several pieces fitted together were finished off with a touch of paint, it was a sharp television display. Don't just settle for in the box thinking. There are so many design options out there, you will never go bored finding new solutions for your home improvement projects.