Small rooms, big screens: making 65 inches work in a Kearns cottage
A compact Kearns living room does not rule out a big panel; it just moves the decisions. Viewing distance comes first. At eight or nine feet, a 65-inch 4K screen is comfortable and a 75 still works, so the limiting factor is usually wall real estate, not eyesight. Full-motion arms earn their price in Kearns rooms this size: the TV parks flat against the wall, then pulls out and swings toward the kitchen table or the couch that sits off-axis because the room allows nothing else. We plan the arm's arc before drilling, checking clearance against door swings and window trim, and we anchor full-motion mounts into two studs without exception, since an extended arm pries at the wall far harder than a flat mount. Corner placements get the same treatment with an articulating bracket rated well past the panel's weight. Careful, unglamorous math, and why the screen ends up looking built in. Figure 60-80 minutes.