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The Frame TV Is It Worth It?

December 20, 2017

Last Updated on December 4, 2024

Confession — there’s a wall in my home you never see. The dreaded TV wall. A big black box eyesore that every home decor enthusiast tries to hide. Regular folks say, just deal with it. I get it, that’s exactly what I’ve done. It’s a part of life. Almost everyone owns at least one television, and in my home, there’s no living without it. Function over form accepted — that is until now — meet The Frame TV by Samsung.

Table of Contents

  • Is The Frame TV Worth The Money?
  • Installing The Frame TV
  • Choosing Art For The Frame TV
  • Discover More Eclectic Home Decor Ideas

Is The Frame TV Worth The Money?

The Frame TV

Interior designers and stylists have gone to extreme lengths to cope with the centerpiece for home entertainment. Remember watching Trading Spaces? Genevieve would have hunky Ty Pennington build some crazy cabinet contraption to hide it while Hilde tried gluing hay to a wall to camouflage it. Oooph! Palm to forehead. Then there are the normal people who fully embrace the TV hanging on the wall.

When I first met The Boy, he had one of those gigantic projector-style televisions. You know, the monster TV every bro had to own back in the day. It was as tall as me and took up the entire wall. Then he added huge speakers to either side. Perfect for every man cave.

The Frame TV

After we were engaged, I finally convinced him to replace that monster with a flat-screen tv and that has hung on our wall for the last 10 years. The components have been tucked away in a beautiful vintage Ello cabinet I’ve never photographed, and all the ugly wires are tucked away behind the drywall. As good as it gets, right? It was until The Frame debuted.

Santa arrived early and dropped off The Frame TV by Samsung. It chameleons itself into art when not in use. Wait, what the what? Yes home decor enthusiasts, you read that right. The geniuses at Samsung invented a slick new black box that when you’re not watching TV, turns itself into wall art. Insert screaming emoji! I haven’t been this excited since we installed the eero WiFi system. Yes, I geek out over smart home tech.

RELATED: We loved this television so much, that we bought 2 more. One for our primary bedroom and another for the home gym. I love changing out the TV art for the Samsung Frame and rounded up some of my favorite downloads. Also, if you are looking for a free TV art download, check out that link. There are actually 5 digital downloads to choose from.

Installing The Frame TV

I was giddy and dancing with excitement when it arrived. We pulled it out of the box and my jaw was on the ground. More beautiful than I could have imagined. The Frame TV is as deep as a picture frame and lies flush to the wall thanks to the No-Gap Wall Mount. Suddenly my 10-year-old flat-screen TV looked as clunky as The Boy’s old projection TV from back in the day.

The Frame TV

The whole installation of this art frame tv took less than an hour, and the only setback we encountered was dealing with all the ductwork behind the wall. Once The FrameTV was hung, we turned it on, and shazam — let there be 4K smart home technology! Added bonus, things like WiFi and NetFlix are automatically installed with the phone app. It just found everything on its own. Gotta love it when technology is smarter than you.

The Frame TV

Choosing Art For The Frame TV

Much to my family’s dismay, the first thing I chose to do was peruse Art Mode. That fun lasted about 8 minutes because Zoe was trying to attach herself to my body as a permanent appendage. I gave in to watching Teen Titans Go.

The Frame TV

Over the next month or so, I have a big decision to make. Do I blend The Frame TV into my decor as a picture within a gallery wall, or just showcase one large piece of digital art? I’m leaning towards keeping it minimal since I have the built-ins. I also need to figure out the surround sound speaker to make the look completely seamless. Any ideas out there? The Boy is bent on keeping that black rectangle on the wall.

The Frame TV

My capture of the pink peony petals seems to be a favorite I return to, but it’s fun to change it on the fly to a family picture of when my children — especially when they are acting like demons. See, they really do love each other.

The Frame TV

I do think I’ll be swapping out that black frame with one of the customizable bezels. I’m digging the light beige oak, but the interchangeable bezels are also available in White and Walnut wood.

One last feature that deserves a mention is the 4k resolution. The ultra-high definition takes some getting used to. On the first night, after the kiddos went night-night, we decided to watch the season finale of Curb Your Enthusiasm. While sitting on the sofa, I looked at The Boy giggling and said, “OMG, it looks like Larry David is actually in our living room!” It’s so crisp. I really felt like I could just touch his face. Over and over, we kept looking at each other and saying, I can’t believe how real it looks!

For this post, I received The Frame TV to review from Samsung. All opinions are my own and always will be. Thanks for supporting the content that keeps House Of Hipsters going.

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Kyla Herbes is an interior designer and home decor content creator based in Chicago, IL. She shares daily doses of home decor, corners of her home, interior styling tips, and will inspire you to do it yourself. House Of Hipsters has been featured in Architectural Digest, Apartment Therapy, House Beautiful, HGTV, The Huffington Post, Refinery29, Rue Magazine, and Style Me Pretty Living. Kyla has also made appearances on BravoTV and WGN TV and was named a Better Homes and Gardens Style Maker 6 years in a row.

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    Laurie Biere
    December 20, 2017

    Oooooooo……! I love it! Another one I wish I’d thought of and pattented! Lovely, and customizable?!?! I know what you mean about feeling like the actor is standing in the room too, wacko! Maybe setting the surround sound on the table and disguise it a bit with some things? (Hole in the wall though?) I’d say it looks amazing though, just beautiful and exciting to harness the tv dragon Bravo girl!!! Merry merry Christmas!

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    emily
    December 21, 2017

    wow – that is a huge step up in TVs! way out of my budget, and my decor isn’t pretty enough to merit hiding the TV, but in another lifetime, I’d absolutely want one.

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    tapestry wall hanging
    December 22, 2017

    Really nice! appreciated – thanks for sharing…

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