15 Ways to Decorate Around {and Hide!} the TV | Thrifty Decor Chick

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Tons of tips and ideas for decorating the wall around a TV.

The age old question — how to make the big TVs of today work in the scheme of a room and not overpower it.

Televisions don’t bother me much so I’m not a big stickler about this. But I definitely don’t want it to be the center of attention — often they do stand out more than we’d like!

I’ve gathered a few of my favorite ideas on how to incorporate a TV into the design of your house, and even help it to disappear a little bit!

1. Create a TV gallery wall

My favorite ideas involve gallery walls — especially those with black frames. I think they work so well with the TV:

Source: Pottery Barn catalog

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What a beautiful room right? I think this TV wall is done so well. White frames and other colors work well too of course, I just think the black helps to make the TV stand out a little less.

I love the idea of incorporating big artwork to steal the focus:

I love how this art goes all the way down to the floor and really makes the TV feel a part of the gallery.

I’ve always loved this image from Pottery Barn and their use of frames and other items to make an art wall around the TV:

Source: Pottery Barn catalog

Keep in mind this can get busy fast! The black and white photos keep this wall from becoming visually overwhelming.

I love how this one has some art hung behind the TV a bit — you can still see it, but it feels layered:

These are a couple of my favorites — I like the simple but non-symmetrical layout:

Lauren Haskett Fine Design

By the way, I prefer to hang our TVs instead of sitting them on a piece of furniture. I ALWAYS hang our flatscreen televisions on the wall.

I find a mounted TV is cleaner and blends in to the surroundings better.

It seems to “lighten” the space and gives it more visual breathing room.

I love the way Emily pulls in some color around her dark TV:

Beautiful! Notice how the green tones in the artwork are repeated? This helps to keep the artwork from looking too busy.

I used very simple black frames around the TV hanging in our bedroom:

I also layered a couple slightly behind the TV like in the photo above.

If you don’t want to use art, try something else! I love Marian’s use of decorative plates for a softer feel:

Oh how I LOVE that symmetry!

2. Keep the decor around the TV simple

I love the clean floating shelves with simple decor here:

Source: Crate and Barrel catalog

I really like the low TV stand as well. This is simpler and less cluttered look if a gallery wall is too much for you.

A beautiful furniture piece like our vintage dresser also helps to direct the attention elsewhere!

Be careful with decor — too many accessories bring extra attention to the TV and make it a focal point.

3. “Hide” the television with a dark wall

I also like the idea of going darker on the wall behind the television. A big black box on a light wall sticks out like a sore thumb!

A dark paint color blends the television into the background.

You can paint a whole wall or a smaller section — I love this dark gray living room fireplace flanked by white bookcases:

You KNOW how much I love a gray accent!

Here’s ours hanging over the dark gray fireplace and built ins in our old family room (this color is Peppercorn by Sherwin-Williams):

I think a dark wall goes a long way to downplaying the flatscreen.

Creating an accent wall behind can also direct attention away from the television. When you combine that with a dark background like our dark gray entertainment center wall, it works even better: