[Sandman]

This has been an ongoing project since getting the keys to my new house but was put on hold when my baby daughter arrived 13 weeks early.
I wanted the a/v stuff in the new house (1970's) to be the same as I had in my old house (a new build). Here are the pics.

The living room as it was when we bought the house.

First thing to do was get rid of the glass panel beside the internal door (dont you just love the 70's).

Next on the list was remove the pink textured wallpaper.

Plastering all done, skirting removed and flooring started (note cables left for tv install).

The finished article facing the front.

And the rear.

Sorry there are not more progress pics I wasnt thinking about this thread when I started.

[SG-22]

Looks great

Very bright and modern looking

[alz2605]

Top job done there mate!

[thfccambs]

Looks great mate, where did you get your wooden floor from?

[angelgrant]

nice one mate...but where did you get your av cabnet from?

[Sandman]

Thanks for the comments guys the flooring is Harvester Oak from B&Q and the cabnet and bookcases are from Ikea.

http://www.diy.com/diy/jsp/bq/nav/na...isSearch=false
http://www.ikea.com/gb/en/catalog/products/S69837889
http://www.ikea.com/gb/en/catalog/products/00105323

[SILVERBACK]

lovely stuff

[Kenny Glasgow]

Nice job

[gillw]

Nice job - bright & fresh.

Do you mind if I ask what colours you painted the room? We are looking to do our front room and you have very similar colours to what we want.

[Sandman]

Originally Posted by gillw

Nice job - bright & fresh.

Do you mind if I ask what colours you painted the room? We are looking to do our front room and you have very similar colours to what we want.

The light walls are dulux natural hessian and the dark wall is dulux cookie dough.

[Dr Force]

Bloody class a real top quality install.

You should be proud of yourself

[jolly]

Looks great, how do you get on with your Harmony 1000

I had one but changed to a harmony one instead, couldn't get on with the 1000

[Syphonic]

Just wait until your daughter gets a hold of all that av kit on the rack Fantastic looking install mate, but just to warn you that in the future you may have to invest in an av cabinet with a front in order to keep little hands out!

[Sandman]

Originally Posted by jolly

Looks great, how do you get on with your Harmony 1000

I had one but changed to a harmony one instead, couldn't get on with the 1000

It took a while to get used to and set up so it worked properly but now I love it. The only problem is when friends are round and me and the wife are the only people who know how to use it.

Originally Posted by Syphonic

Just wait until your daughter gets a hold of all that av kit on the rack Fantastic looking install mate, but just to warn you that in the future you may have to invest in an av cabinet with a front in order to keep little hands out!

I plan in the future to seperate the dining room from the living room with a partition wall with french doors and knock down the wall between the kitchen and dining room. When this is done I will relocate the a/v equipment into the cupboard under the stairs.

[jolly]

Originally Posted by Sandman

It took a while to get used to and set up so it worked properly but now I love it. The only problem is when friends are round and me and the wife are the only people who know how to use it.

The one up on me, only I could use it, one off the main reasons i got rid was the wife's inability to get to grips with it

[gillw]

Originally Posted by Sandman

The light walls are dulux natural hessian and the dark wall is dulux cookie dough.

Cheers for the info...I'll get myself down B&Q for some testers...

[jolly]

Colours look great,a massive improvement over the pink textured stuff

[evapor8]

Great improvement Sandman.

Can I ask how you've hidden the cables for the rear Kef speakers? Are they along the skirting board, under the floor, or somewhere cleverer that I've not thought of?

Chris

[Sandman]

Originally Posted by evapor8

Great improvement Sandman.

Can I ask how you've hidden the cables for the rear Kef speakers? Are they along the skirting board, under the floor, or somewhere cleverer that I've not thought of?

Chris

They are in the expansion gap between the flooring and the walls under the skirting boards.

[tankrs]

Originally Posted by Sandman

. The only problem is when friends are round and me and the wife are the only people who know how to use it.

I would call this a blessing

Tankrs

[jolly]

Originally Posted by tankrs

I would call this a blessing

Tankrs

Me too, nothing worse than unauthorized fiddling with your equipment!

[sidtrix]

Nice job

[easyshas]

Great set up, Loving the clean looks,I too have the silver eggs.

They give an improved sound when wall mounted but I understand that might lead to a few issues with the missus!

What sub are you running with them?

[thelostprophet]

Originally Posted by easyshas

Great set up, Loving the clean looks,I too have the silver eggs.

They give an improved sound when wall mounted but I understand that might lead to a few issues with the missus!

What sub are you running with them?

Was going to suggest wall mounting them but those book shelfs might interfere abit as the stick out further than the speakers would...

Would be better to have a wider sound stage on the front though.

[Sandman]

Yeah, I have been wanting to wall mount them for ages but so far have been unable to convince Mrs Sandman. We have just ordered a new suite though and I am trying to convince her that the rears will need to be wall mounted cause there wont be enough room either side of a 2 seater.

I will also need to update the pics, I have replaced the TV, Reciever, Xbox and SKY Box and added a Blu-Ray player.

The subwoofer is a BK Gemini. It is only an 8" driver but sounds great and is a very well built sub. Sounds better than the kef sub imho.

[Iccz]

Wow I really like this, I wasn't sure about the colours but it really does look great!
Top job.



mmmm cookie dough, sounds good enough to eat/lick