How To Hide Cords On Wall Mounted Tv Above Brick Fireplace

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How to hide cords on wall mounted tv above brick fireplace.

When you decide where to place the holes in the wall you should get the lower one as close to an existing wall outlet as possible. Use level when drilling to make sure holes are level. Angie over at angie in the thick of it is here to share her idea and solution of hiding her tv cords in the trim work around her fireplace. You can see how i hid them in my master bedroom here since i was putting the tv over the fireplace i didn t want to mess with the wall i wasn t sure what i would find.

The fireplace prevents running the cables straight down the wall and the stud framing prevents running the cables laterally inside the wall. Mount tv wall mount kit according to directions. Run tv cables above a fireplace. The only problem with hanging the tv over the mantel was the cord situation.

Mount brackets on back of tv to attach the wall mount according to instructions. A flat panel tv above your fireplace is very cool until you try and hide the cables. Also these cables can be hidden behind surface mounted channels which can be purchased in an array of colours to aid in camouflaging the wiring. So decided to create a facade.

You can mount the wires to the wall with wall clips or mounting tape. Conceal tv wires behind wall trim. It can be a great solution when you want to hide tv wires over a fireplace. It s not the easiest and quickest way to hide your tv cords but it s certainly an eye catching one.

Thread your cables through the tube and out the bottom hole and connect to the back of the tv on the wall and cable box dvr below. Hide the cables to avoid cluttering the fireplace mantel. Whether your tv is hung over the fireplace on a wall or it is sitting on a table or console how to hide the cords is always the big dilemma.