Thinking about mounting your TV on a brick fireplace? There’s no way around it – most experts say that mounting a TV on brick fireplaces can be tricky. Nevertheless, that empty stretch above the fireplace seems to be one of the most popular spots to stick a television these days.

The CES, the annual gathering of the consumer electronics industry held every January in Vegas, has just ended. Though there were also ultra-thin laptops, smart fridges, autonomous cars, next-gen cameras, gaming devices and other cool gadgets, TVs always reigns supreme on the CES show floors. The trade show gives us a glimpse into the future of smart TVs, or at least what big screen innovations the major manufacturers are betting their development budgets on.

Your dad never had to go searching around for the right TV wall mount. When he was growing up, your grandparents had a cabinet TV. It was so dignified, sitting there in its wood case. There had a presence – it really occupied its place in the room. It was furniture.