How High to Mount a TV in the Bedroom

For many households, having a TV is an integral part of any room of the home. Whether there’s a television found in less obvious, but high traffic rooms — who doesn’t love to watch some game shows on the TV while cooking up dinner in the kitchen? — or solely dedicated to the living room and bedroom only, TVs can be found everywhere in a house.

However, here, we are focusing on the bedroom. We’ve addressed before those people that do not believe the bedroom is a place for a TV, whereas others have a bedroom TV as a requirement for a nighttime retreat.

Before we dig more into the considerations of having a TV in the bedroom, it must be noted that a bedroom TV isn’t the same as having one placed in another room. For example, in the family or living room — where you are most likely to be seated — the height of the TV mount is probably different from that in the bedroom, where you are most likely to be watching TV while lying down.

That said, mounting a TV in your bedroom is a task that requires some planning, such as deciding the proper height. This can be a challenging task. Making a well-thought out decision when it comes to how high you should mount your TV in the bedroom is important for your enjoyment of the viewing experience in addition to your health. In terms of the angle and height of a TV bedroom, a poorly-mounted TV can be a literal pain in the neck, including causing eye strain and headaches.

A challenge that you can face when deciding the correct height for your TV in the bedroom is the viewing angle. Most people lie down flat on their beds while watching TV, but some roll over sideways or use pillows to prop themselves up. These are just some of the factors you have to keep in mind when deciding how high you should mount your TV in the bedroom.

So, how can you make sure you are watching TV at the optimal viewing angle while also being as comfortable as possible? We look at some items to think of before you mount a TV in the bedroom.

Items of Consideration When Mounting a TV in The Bedroom

Size of the Room

An important factor to keep in mind when deciding how high to mount your TV is the actual size of your bedroom. This will make a difference in deciding the viewing distance and height of your TV mount. Do you have a smaller room, a lot of windows, or larger sized pieces of furniture that might hinder having a good TV viewing height while you’re laying down? Understanding your room layout in addition to the size of the room and other factors will influence not only where the TV is placed on the bedroom wall but the perfect height in comparison.

The best rule of thumb for the height of the television is often dependent upon the area between the couch and the TV. With a bedroom, as the size of the room is often smaller and the 8-1 rule cannot be followed as strictly, simply keep in mind the room’s size, the TV size, and furniture size (which, we hit on next).

Placement of Furniture

As mentioned, the overall design and layout of the room will also play a role in deciding how high the TV should be mounted. Furthermore, the placement of larger furniture items, such as the placement and direction of your bed, where a bedroom credenza, dresser, or armoire is located, and possibly a small seating area with a bedroom chaise, can affect a TV’s position and the optimal height where the TV will be mounted.

When you’re considering the wall your TV will be mounted on, keep in mind not just the wall type — we have blogs to guide you on mounting TVs on drywall, stucco, and plaster as well as blogs on mounting a TV on stone and mounting a TV on brick — but also where you will feel most comfortable with the placement of the bed and the placement of the TV on your wall.

Size of the TV

The dimensions of your TV and how they interact with the dimensions of your room and your furniture are other players in this situation. An extra-large flat-screen TV in a medium to small size bedroom — with a king size bed — sounds like a recipe for disaster. The best height to mount the TV in that situation would be as high as possible, so you can see how the size of your TV matters while you are making this decision.

However, if you have a smaller room with a smaller sized bed, it might help your case to purchase a larger TV. Keep in mind, though, that the TV mounting height and room size in which you mount your flat-screen TV can also make the TV appear bigger or smaller than it is. So, make sure you keep in mind the dimensions of your bed and your bedroom when you are picking out which TV to buy.

Should you Mount a TV in the Bedroom?

Before taking the plunge, it's important to think through whether you really want to mount a TV in the bedroom. Doing so isn’t a random interior décor decision; rather, it comes with accompanying lifestyle changes.

For example, if you’re a bachelor living in a studio apartment, a TV in the bedroom might make sense for you, but married couples or couples with children might prefer to put the TV in the living room, where it is accessible to the kids. After all, in this case, mounting a TV in the bedroom might be a bad idea, as kids love TV and your alone time with your partner will definitely take a hit. 

Once you have thought about it, and you’re sure that a TV mounted in the bedroom is the right choice for you, you can go ahead and start the above mentioned steps and get ready to mount your TV.

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It is an adjustable, full-motion TV mount that allows you to dive into your favorite movies and TV shows, without having to deal with the common pain points of a standard, fixed TV mount. What’s even better? Our newest TV mount, the MM815 is a motorized TV mount, allowing you to have the wall mounted TV experience that you have with every other MantelMount, but with a remote to control the drop down and move up movement.

With MantelMount you can mount your TV at an approximate height from your bed, and then MantelMount’s many patented and adjustable features will give you the freedom to decide how best to watch your TV. It makes pulling down a large flat-screen TV off the wall a piece of cake, and further allows you to swivel it left or right as well... whether manually or remotely.

Time to transform your bedroom: have that perfect home theater experience as you get into a comfortable viewing position, lie down, laze around, and watch your favorite shows and movies from the comfort of your own bed!