Bedroom TVs, set for lying down
The living-room rule — centre of the screen at seated eye level — gives a poor result in a bedroom, where your eyes are near the pillow and your line of sight rises over the end of the bed. A bedroom TV sits higher, usually above a dresser, and leans down toward you.
We set the height with you actually in bed, not standing beside it. Most bedroom installs use a tilt bracket and a 43 to 65-inch screen, and take about an hour.
What's included
- Height and tilt checked from your pillows
- Clearance above the dresser or footboard
- Bracket anchored into studs
- Cable route that doesn’t trail across the dresser
- A place for the streaming device behind or below the TV
Prices
- Labor, up to 42″$94
- Labor, 43–65″$114
- Tilt bracket$59
- Floating shelf for devices$39
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Price my job →How we do it
- Sit in bed
We mark where your eyes land on the wall when you’re propped up the way you really watch.
- Check the furniture
The bottom edge needs to clear the dresser with room to spare.
- Mount and tilt
Bracket into studs, TV hung, angle set.
- Tidy the wires
In-wall, cord cover or tucked behind the dresser — your choice.
Questions about bedroom TV mounting
How high should a bedroom TV be?
For most beds the centre of the screen ends up 50 to 60 inches from the floor with a downward tilt. We confirm it with you before drilling.
Is it safe to mount a TV above the bed’s headboard?
We don’t recommend it — you can’t watch it comfortably and nobody wants a TV over their head. The wall opposite the bed is the place.
The wall opposite my bed is a window. What then?
A corner mount on a full-motion arm, or the wall beside the window, usually solves it.