Motorized MantelMount MM815 Over a Stone Fireplace in West Harpeth, Franklin

Quick facts

Job type

Motorized MantelMount MM815 Installation

Location

West Harpeth, Franklin, TN

Completed

September 2026

Duration

3 hours

Scope

Motorized MantelMount MM815 drop-down mount on a stacked-stone fireplace, above a thick wood mantel

Wall surface

Stacked stone above a thick rustic wood mantel

Mount

Motorized MantelMount MM815 drop-down mount with a remote control

The problem

The homeowners in West Harpeth wanted a TV setup that matched the rest of their living room: a stacked-stone fireplace, wood ceiling beams and a thick rustic wood mantel. They chose the motorized MantelMount MM815, a premium drop-down mount, so the TV rests up on the stone when it is off and comes down to eye level in front of the fireplace when they watch.

What we did

This living room in West Harpeth, in Franklin, is built around the fireplace: a stacked-stone facade that runs up to a ceiling with wood beams, a thick rustic wood mantel, a black fireplace insert, and white built-ins on both sides. The TV belonged on the stone, centered above the mantel, and it had to look like part of the room.

This was a special, premium install. The motorized MM815 is a top-of-the-line mount from MantelMount, and it calls for a specialist installer rather than a standard TV mount install. It is also a showpiece to watch. With the TV up, it sits on the stone above the mantel like a regular wall-mounted TV. With the remote, the motorized arm brings the TV forward past the front of the mantel and then lowers it in front of the stone to eye level.

I anchored the mount into the stacked stone, set it level and centered over the mantel, and adjusted it so the TV clears that thick wood mantel on the way down and on the way back up.

The homeowners also had several specific requests for how the setup should look and work, and I worked through each one with them. The photos below follow the full movement, from the TV resting up on the stone to eye level in front of the fireplace.