How to Decorate Around a Hanging TV

Paint the TV wall. Make this the focal wall by painting it a different color than the rest of the walls in the room. Choose a color that's lighter than the TV, but darker than white. Rich colors such as red, brown or hunter green work well.

Choose artwork that you'll hang next to the TV. It should be smaller than the TV and should fit the decorating style you've chosen for the room. Select four small pieces of equal size. Avoid artwork that's too busy and make sure it has fairly simple frames. Finally, choose frames that are lighter than the TV such as beige or yellow, but make sure that their colors don't clash with the wall color.

Look for decorative sconces that you can hang near the TV. Choose at least two of them. Candle sconces offer a good option, because they provide light as well as a decorative element.

Hang the TV on the wall. Make sure it's at eye level and positioned in the direct center. For example, if you've hung it across from your couch, sit in the middle of the couch to make sure that there's an equal amount of wall space on each side of the TV. It should line up with the center of the couch.

Add your pictures to the wall on each side of the TV. Hang them so that the tops of the pictures line up with the top of the TV and the bottom of the pictures line up with the bottom. Leave at least 6 inches between the TV and the pictures.

Hang up the wall sconces on each side of the pictures, directly in the center line at eye level.

Position a low table or cabinet below the TV, making sure that it's centered. It should have doors. This provides visual balance without being a distraction, because you can't see the items stored on the internal shelves of the cabinet. Make sure it's not too bulky; it won't fit the dimensions of the hanging TV.

Position a floor lamp on each side of the cabinet. They should stand as tall as the TV.