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House Beautiful published a roundup of 27 designer approaches to making televisions less visible when they are not in use. The examples include cabinets, millwork, furniture, fabric-covered panels, art-like screens and a pop-up mechanism; the report does not compare costs or assess how well each method works.
House Beautiful has published a roundup of 27 designer approaches for hiding televisions or making them blend into a room, showing options that range from cabinet doors and custom millwork to screens disguised as artwork. The examples offer homeowners and designers ways to reduce a television’s visual prominence without necessarily removing it from a room.
The examples span several approaches. In a Melbourne living room, designer Kylie Buhagiar of Golden placed a screen inside a wall-hung metal joinery box with hinged doors that fold back. Vancouver designer Gillian Segal used a folding millwork door system, while other projects put televisions inside a closet or a credenza. These methods conceal the screen when it is not being watched, while leaving it available for use.
Other designs make the television less conspicuous rather than fully enclosing it. Some use a Samsung Frame TV or a decorative frame to make the screen resemble a photograph; other examples place a television against a dark wall, integrate it into abstract-looking panels, or coordinate it with the room’s colors. In one project, designer Shazalynn Cavin-Winfrey covered a cabinet’s glass with fabric chosen to echo the room’s palette.
The roundup also describes more specialized solutions: a floating credenza designed by Everick Brown, a cabinet above a fireplace in an outdoor living area, a bi-fold painting that moves to expose a screen, and a pop-up mechanism in a formal living room. The source identifies the designers and projects, but the material supplied here does not provide full technical specifications for these installations.
Design Choices Beyond the Black Screen
The examples address a common design tension: televisions serve as everyday entertainment devices, but their dark screens can draw attention when switched off. The projects show that concealment can be planned as part of a room’s storage, millwork or decorative scheme, rather than treated as a separate technical problem after the interior is finished.
For readers planning a room, the range of ideas also highlights a practical trade-off. A cabinet, closet or moving panel can hide a screen more fully, but requires suitable space and access. A framed or color-matched television may preserve immediate use while remaining visible. The roundup is an inspiration list, not evidence that one approach is cheaper, more durable or more effective than another.
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From Concealment to Camouflage
The report’s 27 ideas fall broadly into two groups: concealing the screen behind something that opens or moves, and reducing its contrast with the surrounding room. Examples of the first include hinged joinery, folding millwork, closet storage, cabinet doors and a painting on bi-fold panels. Examples of the second include dark walls, decorative framing and screens styled to resemble photographs or abstract art.
Several projects are designed for rooms with more than one use. Segal’s living room was intended to serve as both a formal space and a family room, while the bedroom television concealed by designer Lynne Uhalt was meant to remain available to guests. A kitchen example by designer Sarah Rogers uses a Frame television in a household where family members had different preferences about watching TV. These cases show the kinds of needs behind the design choices, rather than proving that a particular solution suits every home.
“In the main living room, the TV is discreetly integrated into a wall-hung metal joinery box, with hinged doors that elegantly stack back to reveal the screen when needed.”
— Kylie Buhagiar, designer at Golden
Costs and Installation Details Omitted
The supplied report does not give cost estimates, installation requirements, durability comparisons or performance testing for the 27 approaches. It also does not establish which ideas are feasible in a given home; that depends on factors such as available storage, room layout and the television itself. The source material includes only the opening portion of the roundup, so details for all 27 ideas are not available here.
It is also unclear whether the featured designs were built as custom commissions or could be adapted with standard furniture and products. Readers should treat the examples as project-specific design references, not as a ranked list or a guarantee that a particular concealment system will suit their space.
Planning a Concealed Screen
The roundup does not announce a follow-up report or identify a next publication milestone. For homeowners considering a similar feature, the next step is to decide whether the goal is full concealment or visual blending, then review the room’s storage, furniture and access needs with a designer or qualified installer where custom work is involved. The examples may provide starting points, but dimensions, equipment and installation details would need to be confirmed for each project.
Key Questions
What are the main ways designers hide televisions?
The roundup includes screens concealed behind cabinet doors, millwork, closet doors and paintings, as well as televisions stored in credenzas or revealed by a pop-up mechanism.
Can a television be made to look like artwork?
Some examples use a Samsung Frame TV, a decorative frame or a moving painting panel to make a screen resemble art or a photograph. The report does not specify whether every television model can use these approaches.
Does the roundup say which method costs the least?
No. The source describes some design choices, including Segal’s account of a cost-effective millwork solution, but it provides no comparative pricing across the 27 ideas.
Are the designs suitable for every room?
The projects address different spaces, including living rooms, a guest room, a kitchen and an outdoor living area. Their suitability depends on the home’s layout, available storage and intended use; the report does not assess each method for every setting.
Source: housebeautiful.com
