If you refer all the way back to this post, you’ll recall just how much I hate my entertainment unit. My husband bought it when we were in our previous and much more modern apartment in DC, but now that we are in our 1918 farmhouse style home, it simply clashes…with everything.
The Big Black Box
While I couldn’t throw the piece out the door as was my initial instinct, I finally decided to take matters into my own hands with paintbrush and a few cans of paint.
I still have a few finishing touches, but here is a sneak peak:
Pictures and tutorial coming Thursday (oh, the suspense…)!
It still boggles my mind that it is next to impossible to actually find pictures of a television styled in a home. Although, I suppose it does make perfect sense – who really wants to see a towering and overbearing TV in the glossy pages of a magazine? But the reality of it is, we all have one. And if you happen to have a husband that enjoys football, you probably have a very large one! Truly, it’s impossible to hide so one must make do…
I think Miss Mustard Seed was the first to post a full frontal photo of an enormous TV setup that I actually liked:
She’s simply amazing, isn’t she?
I’ve come across a few interesting options since, so for those of you like me that have to live with the dreaded Big Black Box, this is for you!
Offset your TV on a large console with oversized art.
Frame your TV within a mantle piece. Or, if the TV is too large for a mantle (like mine) find or build a large, gilded frame to contain it.
Just put it all out there on an oversized easel!
Built-ins are your friend.
Or just stick it in a corner.
What do you think? How do you integrate and style your own “Big Black Box?” Pictures and ideas would be appreciated!
