Finally finished - V40 Wall

mountfords · 13-03-2006, 6:41 PM

Hi guys,

I was inspired by a number of people on this forum to change my living room around after purchasing a new TV. It's taken me a while to get things together and I was aiming to put photos up as I went along. However I didn't get much time to do that during the process - the mrs was setting the deadlines!

..anyway, I did manage to take a few photos along the way so thought other members maybe interested in them? There are a plenty on my website http://www.stephenmountford.com (under 'album') but I've added a few here incase you're like me (ie lazy).

Hope you like them - I'm well chuffed! Thanks again to everyone on the forum for help and ideas!

stripe · 13-03-2006, 6:51 PM

Very nice.

Streetrod · 13-03-2006, 7:08 PM

Very slick, did you do all the work yourself? and are those LED's from Ikea???

ash · 13-03-2006, 7:11 PM

Yeah those are form Ikea.
Now that looks amazing! Whats that thing on the right of the last pic? And I think you didnt choose the best screenshot to show of your screen!

shahedz · 13-03-2006, 8:49 PM

mate that looks great, real cool. those lighst look brillaint, saw them on a few threads now, i want some! how long did it take?

putbinoot · 13-03-2006, 9:28 PM

Looks good, but thats not your center speaker away above the top of the tv is it. Just that i have been reading some advice that says always put your center speaker under the tv.

mountfords · 13-03-2006, 10:46 PM

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Originally Posted by ashmufc

Yeah those are form Ikea.
Now that looks amazing! Whats that thing on the right of the last pic? And I think you didnt choose the best screenshot to show of your screen!

Thanks, the lights are from Ikea - I originally wanted the white ones but couldn't source them - I think the blue look pretty good though.

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Looks good, but thats not your center speaker away above the top of the tv is it. Just that i have been reading some advice that says always put your center speaker under the tv.

Yeah, it is pretty high. The problem was that we wanted the shelf at the bottom and didn't want the TV too high so it was the only option. It doesn't actually seem to make that much difference - to my ears anyway - ideally it would be placed lower though.

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Very slick, did you do all the work yourself?

Yep, myself and and father-in-law. We even did the plastering - which I've never done before - and, although it took longer than a professional is pretty darn good even if I say so myself

So dead pleased.

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Whats that thing on the right of the last pic?

It's a philips photo frame. The wife was moaning about the lack of pictures on display around the house so I bought her one of these. It rotates through the pictures (about 300) all day - now she's a happy bunny!
http://www.engadget.com/2005/09/20/p...isplay-review/

The cost, I think was roughly as below;
TV £2200
Cables £350
Building Materials £150
Sockets £50
Carpet £200

It took a lot longer than I expected and I really under-estimated how difficult it was going to be to do all the wiring. Incidentally I ran cables through the side wall (left) and into the kitchen to feed a wallmounted philips. Meaning I can watch SKY in the kitchen. I made sure I ran DVI to the kitchen to keep it future proof (roll-on SKY HD!)

ash · 14-03-2006, 7:35 AM

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Originally Posted by mountfords

It's a philips photo frame. The wife was moaning about the lack of pictures on display around the house so I bought her one of these. It rotates through the pictures (about 300) all day - now she's a happy bunny!
http://www.engadget.com/2005/09/20/p...isplay-review/

Where and how much was it?

Streetrod · 14-03-2006, 8:01 AM

I bought one of those Photo frames for my other half at Christmas, I got it from John Lewis and it cost £170, Its very cool

scharf_10 · 14-03-2006, 9:51 AM

Excellent. Probably one of the best i've seen, it makes me want to build a false wall for my bedroom with the TV in the middle, but i think it would make my bedroom look far too small

... Anyway, great peice of work

Also, would you be able to take a completed shot of the TV from the angle that the second last picture was taken at? Because i think that would concentrate more on the TV, for all of us to see

mountfords · 14-03-2006, 11:52 AM

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Originally Posted by scharf_10

Excellent. Probably one of the best i've seen, it makes me want to build a false wall for my bedroom with the TV in the middle, but i think it would make my bedroom look far too small

... Anyway, great peice of work

Also, would you be able to take a completed shot of the TV from the angle that the second last picture was taken at? Because i think that would concentrate more on the TV, for all of us to see

Thanks for the comments. I'll post a better picture soon - they look a bit dark~!

*amills2005smart* · 14-03-2006, 1:30 PM

Awesome mate, very jealous! You should be very pleased especially cos you did it yourself! Inspiration to us all, now wheres my lump hammer..........

spuddy01 · 15-03-2006, 10:06 PM

Very Snazzy Mate Well Done

Kenny Glasgow · 16-03-2006, 7:31 AM

Very nice job

StevieB · 16-03-2006, 9:32 AM

Thats a real smart job you've done there mate, really impressed.

I've just one question if you don't mind.

I'm doing somthing similar in my bedroom, all be it that I'm using an existing stuc wall to mount mine to.

How have you powered your screen? Is there a hidden socket behind the screen or have you run the power cable with the other cables, then plugged it into a socket by your equipment?

This is the one delemna I have at the moment, and don't know is the best thing to do.

Any advice?

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