Installing a flat-panel TV may be easier than you think

FLAT PANEL TV

Get that TV off your floor!

Say goodbye to the 600-pound gorilla on your living room floor – the TV. With prices dropping, flat panel televisions are flooding into homes across the country. Why not take the opportunity to free up living space by using your walls.

Identify a location that's a natural focal point to facilitate furniture placement. Often that's a fireplace, which is fine as long as the surface temperature stays below 90 degrees when the fireplace is operational.

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