On the Couch with Frank Goldstin

Better Solutions

MHI: What should guys avoid?

FG: Don’t start by going out and buying a 60-inch television―even though television is important, you’re just not going to want to base your whole room around your TV. A TV should fit into the picture but not be the one major focal point of the room. Start with how you are going to live in that room, rather than building everything around the TV.

Invest in a nice sectional. CB2 or West Elm have great solutions for a few guys living together who need to watch television. Not everything is expensive, some things are really inexpensive.

Also, gone are the days of the huge speakers that are standing next to your 60-inch TV. Smaller or wireless systems by Sonos are really cool.