Three weeks into unpacking our new house, I stood in the living room holding a paint swatch in one hand and my old TV remote in the other, staring at the wall I’d already mentally claimed for art. It’s anchored by a gorgeous red brick fireplace with a crisp white mantle, dark hardwood floors stretching out in front of it, the kind of wall you plan a whole room around. It’s the one you see first walking in the front door, the one every dinner guest’s eyes land on before they even say hello.
If you’ve ever tried decorating around a TV, you probably know exactly where this story is going. Somewhere between picking a sofa and choosing window treatments, I still hadn’t figured out where to put the ugly black rectangle my family was, realistically, going to watch for hours a day. It’s the one thing in a room you decorate around, not with, the box you angle opposite the sofa and pray blends into the wall.
On that exact wall, over that fireplace, I finally stopped trying to hide the TV. Instead, we upgraded to the Hisense CanvasTV—an art TV designed to look like framed artwork when it’s not in use. Here’s why I think it earned the best spot in our house—and whether it’s worth yours.
The short version: The Hisense CanvasTV is an art TV that doesn’t make you choose between good design and a good TV. Its Hi-Matte Display cuts glare so, when it’s off, it looks more like framed artwork than another piece of tech.
I’ve spent years (and many, many hours on Pinterest) building the kind of rooms I like to think Diane Keaton, may she rest in peace, would have loved. Soft, layered vignettes with nothing that screams “gadget”—so I’m not an easy sell on anything promising to blend in. I’ve watched plenty of DIY Frame TVs and expensive alternatives fail that test with glossy screens and cheap-looking frames.
The Hisense CanvasTV is the first TV to make my husband and me both do a genuine double take, maybe a triple take, the first time we saw it mounted.
Frames are available in three colors:
White: best for coastal or quiet-luxury spaces, looks more like a matted print than a TV.
Teak: what it ships with, and the easiest match for organic materials or a collected-over-time look.
Walnut: moodier and more formal, suited to jewel tones and Ralph Lauren interior inspo.
And because the frames are magnetic, you’re not locked into one choice. Swapping takes seconds, no tools, no drilling, so I can go from teak in spring to something moodier for the holidays as easily as changing a throw pillow. It’s less “TV accessory” and more like rotating the art in an actual frame, which, at this point, is basically what it is.
In my opinion, TVs are hard to design around because they do two contradictory jobs. Whether you’re debating mounting it above the fireplace or hiding it somewhere less noticeable, you’re trying to solve the same problem: when it’s off, it’s a dead black void on your nicest wall. When it’s on, it has to handle movies, sports, casual gaming, and whatever your kids are streaming on loop.
I’ve always been in the camp that would rather style a room around beautiful furniture and collected pieces, rather than a black screen, but real life—entertaining, a husband who loves sports, kids with opinions—has always forced the TV to be the centerpiece. I wasn’t looking for a TV that disappears. I was looking for one that stops being the ugliest thing in the room.
My favorite features of the Hisense CanvasTV
If you’re skimming, here’s what made it difficult for me to mount anything other than the CanvasTV:
Reads as art, not electronics: the Hi-Matte finish kills glare and glossy reflections, even in a living room surrounded by windows like mine.
Customizable to your room: swappable frames and a flush, near-invisible UltraSlim Wall Mount mean it fits your space instead of the other way around.
Doubles as a rotating gallery: Art Gallery gives you 1,000+ artworks with no subscription required, and Memories on Demand lets you load your own photos just as easily.
Adjusts to your space automatically: the AI RGB Light Sensor and Motion Detector respond to the room, so it’s quietly smart without you having to manage it.
Still holds up as a real TV: 4K Hi-QLED color, 2.0.2 multi-dimensional sound, and a native 144Hz Game Mode mean it doesn’t sacrifice performance for looks.
But is it actually a good TV?
This is the part I was most skeptical of. A TV that looks good off is easy; a TV that’s actually good to watch is a different bar entirely, and I didn’t want to trade one for the other. I’ll admit upfront: I’m not a tech person. My husband handles the router, and I couldn’t tell you what HDMI ARC stands for.
The 4K Hi-QLED color made our old TV look embarrassingly flat by comparison; there’s genuinely no contest. We don’t own a soundbar, and the built-in 2.0.2 sound has held its own for everything from movie night to background noise while I’m cooking, so that’s one less thing on the setup list.
Setup itself had close to zero learning curve, it walks you through connecting via Google TV, and the backlit voice remote makes it easy to use with the lights down. The AI RGB Light Sensor and Motion Detector work in the background without any real input from me, quietly adjusting instead of asking me to think about it. And for anyone gaming, the native 144Hz Game Mode is built in, a nice bonus even though that’s not really our household’s thing.
And as I mentioned, the Hi-Matte finish keeps the screen completely clear and vibrant. So not only does it rid of any annoying glare from a nearby window that practically turns the screen into a mirror when you’re trying to watch a show, but it also matches the depth and texture of real paintings while set to art mode. Basically, your TV will not be giving a washed-out Times Square jumbotron.
TL; DR: The case for the best wall in the house
In the end, I didn’t have to choose between the wall I’d mentally claimed for art and the wall that made the most sense for a TV. They ended up being the same wall.
That’s the real case for putting your TV in the most-seen spot in your home: no single piece of art can rotate with your mood, hold your family’s real memories, and still show you the World Cup on a Tuesday night. This one can.
Megan Kemp, Senior Sales Manager of Brand Partnerships
Megan is the Senior Sales Manager of Brand Partnerships for both The Everygirl and The Everymom. She is responsible for driving new business with partners and brands that complement the lives of our readers, building key industry relationships, and staying on top of the latest trends to prospect and pitch new concepts and opportunities.
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