Should you hang your TV over the fireplace? Find out when it's a good idea, and when to choose an alternative layout.

When DIYer and blogger Evija (@fromevijawithlove) discovered some issues with her living room fireplace ... "The fireplace was falling apart," she adds. Safety first, design second.

We love renovating, so our house was already a shell and we were planning on starting over, so it was exciting to imagine the living room from scratch. Although there wasn’t a fireplace in there ...