We have two chairs opposite of the dinette so what I did was I made a stand for the TV that fits across the dinette up against the wall. Does not take that much room on the dinette has a place for the satellite receiver and is the perfect height and angle for watching from the two chairs.
This is how I did it:
Bought two 11.5-in x 48-in Raw Unfinished Red Oak Stair Treads from Lowes and cut to the width of the dinette. Used these since they have a bull nose edge.
Cut 4X4 posts 8" long
Screwed the two 4X4 between the two stair treads coming in from the front by 1 1/2" and then using the scrap from the stair treads cut two pieces that fit the end of the post glued them in place to give a finished look.
Stained it to match cabinets.
The TV is secured to the this with 2" Velcro straps that go over the TV base and around the top shelf.
The satellite receiver fits in the space between the two stair treads/shelves
I choose to mount the stand to the dinette with two clamps at each end that it is easy to move to get behind it if need be.
on the top shelf on either side of the TV I mounted two power strips with USB ports for more outlets.
Have had no issues in over 4 years with this setup.
