Beyond The Black Box: 10 Ways to Stylishly Incorporate Your TV Into Your Home

Americans might be moving further and further away from watching traditional TV, but they still buy about 30 million television sets each year.

And chances are, that big, black box is totally harshing the vibe of your carefully crafted design choices.
Beyond that, making the focal point of your living room your TV, might be preventing you from using the room for other programming … like living.

Luckily there are lots of little design tricks out there to help you reclaim your living room without having to give up on all the cozy benefits of holding on to your TV.

Nothing will take the visual pressure off your TV like being surrounded by wall art of a similar shape and size. This allows your TV to be incorporated into your decor rather than fight against it. (Photo: Ryan Liebe via Cup of Jo)

Nothing will take the visual pressure off your TV like being surrounded by wall art of a similar shape and size. This allows your TV to be incorporated into your decor rather than fight against it. (Photo: Ryan Liebe via Cup of Jo)

One of the main things that makes a powered down TV so distracting, is that as a big black box it creates a pretty stark (and uninteresting) contrast with the rest of the room. Mounting your TV on a dark accent wall helps to integrate it into the decor. (Photo: Jerry Jacobs Design)

One of the main things that makes a powered down TV so distracting, is that as a big black box it creates a pretty stark (and uninteresting) contrast with the rest of the room. Mounting your TV on a dark accent wall helps to integrate it into the decor. (Photo: Jerry Jacobs Design)

Adding bright pops of color or pattern next to or opposite the TV helps prevent it from becoming the focal point of the room. (Photo: Primrose Interiors)

Adding bright pops of color or pattern next to or opposite the TV helps prevent it from becoming the focal point of the room. (Photo: Primrose Interiors)

It’s become very trendy to hang art on top of your bookshelves. Why not use it to create an easy, fun, DIY TV cupboard? (Photo: Bess Friday via Authenticity B)

It’s become very trendy to hang art on top of your bookshelves. Why not use it to create an easy, fun, DIY TV cupboard? (Photo: Bess Friday via Authenticity B)

Your fireplace gets a mantel and frame, why not your TV? This is a perfect way to really integrate your TV into your living room design. (Photo: Julie Williams Design)

Your fireplace gets a mantel and frame, why not your TV? This is a perfect way to really integrate your TV into your living room design. (Photo: Julie Williams Design)

Skip the boring old TV console. Opting for a fun decorative dresser or buffet table will help make your TV look less utilitarian. (Photo: Naomi Stein via Design Manifest)

Skip the boring old TV console. Opting for a fun decorative dresser or buffet table will help make your TV look less utilitarian. (Photo: Naomi Stein via Design Manifest)

Cut the harsh lines of your TV by adding a natural element to your mantle or console. Organic shapes can help counterbalance the angles of a big black box. (Photo: Cindy Mandernach)

Cut the harsh lines of your TV by adding a natural element to your mantle or console. Organic shapes can help counterbalance the angles of a big black box. (Photo: Cindy Mandernach)

With TVs becoming slimmer and slimmer, there’s no need to try and fit a big, bulky TV cupboard into your cramped living room. In this creative design solution, a secretary desk was repurposed to house a flat screen TV. (Photo: Reid Rolls via My Domaine)

With TVs becoming slimmer and slimmer, there’s no need to try and fit a big, bulky TV cupboard into your cramped living room. In this creative design solution, a secretary desk was repurposed to house a flat screen TV. (Photo: Reid Rolls via My Domaine)

Have you run out of wall space? This repurposed chest is a brilliant storage and design solution. (Photo: Just Laine)

Have you run out of wall space? This repurposed chest is a brilliant storage and design solution. (Photo: Just Laine)

If you’re adding a TV to your kitchen, why not let it blend in with the rest of your appliances by building it into the wall. It helps save counter space, and seamlessly integrates it into your kitchen design. (Photo: Venegas and Company)

If you’re adding a TV to your kitchen, why not let it blend in with the rest of your appliances by building it into the wall. It helps save counter space, and seamlessly integrates it into your kitchen design. (Photo: Venegas and Company)