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I have bought a number of nice tole trays (painted metal trays) from Ebay. They have a large assortment.

They make nice and unpretentious "wall art".

I've given a lot of thought to this issue. Here's my solution:
https://picasaweb.google.com/101785167818786487183/Pandora02?authkey=Gv1sRgCOGz2cmg9Mu0fQ

@creative license and others of your ilk:
If you look over the many pictures on AT, you'll notice that most of the furniture is DIY, or refinished, or unique in some way; and much of it is made from natural materials. TV's, on the other hand, hail from another universe of craft and material. They're foreign, in more ways than one. If discontinuity is ok with you, then there's no problem. But for those who want some sort of unity in the world they create around themselves, the problem of the TV is real.

Informal lettering can be beautiful if follows certain well established rules. When the rules are flouted (as seen in these place mats), the result is, well, underwhelming.

Perhaps the availability of high tech tools has made us lazy and insensitive to the old crafts that brought warmth and beauty into the world of our ancestors.

SusanneMuc: I respectfully disagree. A large TV (awkward though it may be) has the potential of creating a shared life among people who might otherwise be cut off from each other. Some of the best moments of my childhood were spent with my family in front of the tube.

Do the occupants every watch TV? I don't see one here, and I'd love to know how they'd place one.

The comic strip prints are by Roy Lichtenstein, I believe.

It appears from the photo that the wall-mounted TV in the living room is placed a bit too high and too far from the sofa for optimal viewing. I'd suppose that residents of LA would be extra sensitive to that issue.

@shoestringgirl Yes, the TV is naked!

In the photo, the shadows are so dense that it's hardly visible; but in the flesh, it would be intrusive. TV's should be properly encased in woodwork, in my opinion.

The bottom half of the chair is very Louis XVI; the top flares out in defiance of this style. So the thing fights with itself. Not worth the effort of renovation.