Accessorizing a Fireplace

With my new apartment comes the fun challenge of accessorizing my new fireplace. I would love to say that I omitted my TV from the living room, but I didn't. So I have the task of incorporating it into the accessorizing of my new fireplace.

I could always hang the television over the mantel like these:

Or I could hang it off to the side in a built in or on shelving like this:

The built-ins in the last photo make a nice transition between the fireplace and the television. Derrick and I don't have quite the setup that is in the last two photos, but I like the look of both. The images are from houzz a home design website full of inspiration {a current obsession of mine}.