“Our new media wall has completely transformed our living room. The LED lighting creates such a lovely atmosphere, and the electric fireplace was fitted perfectly. Leigh was professional from start to finish.”
Media Walls with Electric Fireplaces
A television above a built-in electric fire is the layout most people picture when they think of a media wall. We design and build each one around your room, your TV and the fire you choose, with lighting, shelving and storage worked in from the start.
One Wall for the Fire, the TV and Everything Around Them
A media wall with a fireplace brings the two focal points of a living room together. The electric fire sits in its own recess low on the wall, the television is mounted above with its cables hidden, and the space either side is put to work as lit shelving, display niches or cupboards.
Because an electric fire needs a power supply rather than a chimney or flue, this kind of wall can go almost anywhere: built out from a flat wall, wrapped around an existing chimney breast, or run the full width of the room.
Every LM Carpentry media wall is made to measure. Leigh designs it around the dimensions of your wall and the equipment going into it, so the proportions suit the room rather than a standard kit size.
Fireplace Media Wall Designs We Build
These are the layouts shown in the gallery below. Any of them can be adapted, combined or scaled to your wall.
TV Above a Letterbox Fire
The classic arrangement: a wide, shallow electric fire set into a central section with the television mounted directly above it. Clean lines, one focal point and no trailing cables.
Lit Alcove Shelving
Display niches either side of the fire and TV, each with its own lighting. A good fit for walls with an existing chimney breast, where the alcoves are already there to be used.
Oak Slat Feature Panels
Vertical oak slat panelling behind the television or inside the shelving adds warmth and texture, and pairs well with LED strip lighting.
Full-Width Fire with Cabinetry
A long electric fire set into a run of low cupboards beneath an oak top, with tall shelved sections at each end. Storage for consoles, routers and everything else you would rather not see.
LED Strips and Spotlights
LED strip lighting and spotlights can be built into shelves and niches to set the mood. Tell us the LED colour you have in mind when you enquire.
Your Choice of Finish
Choose a plastered and painted finish for a seamless built-in look, or a material or panel finish for contrast, in colours to suit your room.
What Can Be Included
Every fireplace media wall is quoted individually and built from the options you choose
Recess built for your electric fire
TV mounting with concealed cables
LED strip and spotlight lighting
Alcove shelving and display niches
Side cabinetry and storage
Oak slat panel feature options
Choice of colours and finishes
Designed to your wall dimensions
Our Work
Media walls with electric fireplaces built by LM Carpentry
Planning a Media Wall with a Fire
A few details shape the design. These are the things we ask about when you request a quote.
Wall Height and Length
Approximate measurements are enough to start. They tell us how wide the fire can be, how much room there is either side for shelving, and whether storage will fit below.
Chimney Breasts and Fixtures
Let us know if there is a chimney breast or anything already fixed to the wall. A chimney breast is often an advantage, giving a natural central section with alcoves either side.
Electrical Points
The fire, the television and any lighting all need power. Tell us how many sockets and aerial points are on the wall now so the design can be planned around them.
TV Size and Position
The television sets the proportions of the whole wall. Knowing the screen size early means the recess, the fire width and the shelving can all be lined up around it.
What Needs Storing
Think about consoles, sound bars, set-top boxes and everyday clutter. Side cabinetry keeps them close to hand and out of sight.
Lighting and Finish
Decide whether you want LED strips, spotlights or both, and the colour of the light. Paired with your chosen wall finish, this is what gives the wall its character.
From First Enquiry to Finished Wall
Four straightforward steps, dealing directly with Leigh throughout.
1
Tell Us About Your Wall
Use the quote form to send your wall measurements, existing features and the options you would like. Photos of the room help.
2
Receive Your Quote
We reply within 24 hours with a detailed, no-obligation quotation. If the job needs it, we arrange a free site visit first.
3
Agree the Design
Leigh talks through the layout, fire position, lighting and finish with you directly, so you know exactly what is being built.
4
Built and Fitted
The wall is built to measure and installed in your home by Leigh, and the room is left clean and tidy.
Media Walls with Fireplaces: Your Questions Answered
Does an electric fire in a media wall need a chimney?
No. Electric fires need a power supply but no chimney or flue, which is why they suit media walls so well. The wall can be built on a flat wall, around a chimney breast or across the full width of a room.
Can you build a media wall around an existing chimney breast?
Yes. Our quote form asks whether the wall has a chimney breast so the design can make use of it. The breast usually becomes the central section for the fire and TV, with the alcoves either side fitted out as shelving or cupboards.
Can I have storage as well as a fire and TV?
Yes. Side cabinetry, alcove shelving and display niches can all be included, and are designed in from the start so the whole wall reads as one piece.
What finishes can I choose from?
Media walls can be finished as plasterboard, plastered and painted, or with a material or panel finish such as oak slat panelling, in a choice of colours.
How much does a media wall with a fireplace cost?
Every wall is different, so we don't publish fixed prices. The cost depends on the size of the wall, the lighting, the amount of cabinetry and the finish. Quotes are free, detailed and come with no obligation.
Customer Reviews
Real reviews from homeowners across South Wales
“We had a media wall installed with oak slat panels and storage cabinets. It's absolutely stunning and exactly what we wanted. Leigh listened to all our ideas and made them a reality. Five stars!”
“Our media wall with the curved LED lighting is a real showstopper. Everyone who visits comments on it. Leigh's design ideas were brilliant and the execution was perfect.”
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Areas We Serve
Media Walls with Fireplaces available across South Wales
Ready to Plan Your Fireplace Media Wall?
Send us your wall measurements and ideas for a free, no-obligation quote.
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