Pick an Awesome Fireplace TV Stand for This Fall!

One of our amazing TV stands with a realistic LED fireplace insert is perfect for when you love your sports and other TV and miss the holiday spirit of your old hearth. You get all the screen action from your set AND a safe, adjustable, and picturesque source of heat! But the selection of TV stands and fireplace options is so wide you might be suffering from “information overload.” In this month’s blog post for the fall and winter gathering seasons, we’ll give you some advice that’s served our customers well over the years.

How Much Space Will Your LED Fireplace Insert Heat?

A primary consideration for your new fireplace TV stand is the size of the room you need to heat. These heat sources don’t need venting outside or fuel. Plus they’re economically designed so your electric bill won’t skyrocket. You have two choices for fireplace inserts’ heating element, forced fan or infrared. Forced-fan fireplace inserts are best for small spaces as they heat 400 square feet. Infrared heating elements warm 1,000 square feet so if you’ve got a big living room, this is the way to go. Another factor is whether your room has a high ceiling or many windows. Insulating the latter will mean more efficient heating.

Other Fireplace TV Stand Considerations

Don’t forget to check a TV stand’s weight rating to see if it can accommodate your set. This isn’t usually a problem as most stands can hold up to 200 lbs. For extra support, especially if you have curious youngsters, secure your new TV stand to the wall. While our UL-listed fireplace units are safe, keep a fire extinguisher handy and make sure anything that can catch fire such as rugs are at least 3 feet from your fireplace unit. Make sure nothing obstructs your LED fireplace’s air intake or exhaust vents. And turn off your unit when nobody is in the room, and unplug it overnight or if you’ll be away from home for the weekend.

All of this entertainment furniture excellence is available to you for less from our Bensalem, PA store and other Jerusalem Furniturelocations.

Plan Effectively for the Right Entertainment Furniture – For You

When you’ve selected the perfect giant plasma TV, stereo sound, and the coolest game system, don’t let it all be for naught because you didn’t map out your floor space to fit the right kind of entertainment furniture. Here at Jerusalem Furniture we have many years of satisfying shoppers just like you with the TV stands, fireplace inserts, and more to make their entertainment rooms the showplaces they’ve always wanted. Basically, all you need is a tape measure, a pencil, and a little time and patience, and you too can enjoy the home of your dreams. Let’s get started!

Will It All Fit?

You might be dreaming of a grand wall entertainment center with shelves galore. But if your living space only allots you a few square feet with which to enjoy your TV, you may have to put that particular fantasy on hold. However, that doesn’t necessarily mean you can’t get the biggest screen you can imagine AND enjoy it with shelves and a beautiful artificial fireplace giving off light AND heat! Maybe a corner unit is your answer. First, using your tape measure and pencil, find out just how much square footage along the wall you have to play with. Write those numbers down for when you come to us, so you can check them against the dimensions of our items in stock.

Next, check the size of your TV screen, if you already have it, against the space allotted for it in our TV stands and wall units. The dimension quoted on your TV’s cardboard box measures diagonally across the screen so be sure to do likewise when scoping out your new entertainment furniture.

Save Your Vision: Position Your Entertainment Furniture Right

It turns out some folk wisdom is correct: you’d best not sit too close to the TV. Make sure you have at least 3 feet between you and the screen, more if your set is bigger, up to 7 feet for home-theater setups.

Also, your best placement of your TV has the screen’s bottom aligned with your line of sight when seated. So have a friend sit in your TV room chair or sofa and hold the tape at eye level while you walk to the wall. Gently mark the wall where your line of sight will be, then take the tape and record the distance from that spot to the floor. The shelf on which you will place your TV should be no more than 1 foot below that mark.

When you’ve mapped out your space and have a good idea what you want, our Greater Philadelphia stores including our Pennsauken, NJ location are ready for you. Happy viewing on your new entertainment furniture.