[pcman123456]

Hi guys,

I moved into a new house back in November, the living room was a fairly dark feeling place. The walls were papered with cheap, horrible woodchip wallpaper.

We had damp in the kitchen, which was what we thought was due to the outter wall running all along the side of the house being exposed to an alleyway. Anyway we got the long wall ripped down to bare brick and a damp course injected into the walls etc and got the kitchen ripped out and completely re-fitted with a new kitchen. The long wall running all along the side of the building was kitchen and living room. So the 1 wall was replastered after having a damp course done.

Anyway after that we decided to remove all the rest of the woodchip wallpaper from the other walls. (nightmare) anyway we then decided to have the other walls replastered as they were not in the best of conditions due 30 year old woodchip pulling away at the plaster

We removed the old wood chip paper (worst job ever!)

We then got the other walls replastered and had the horrible fireplace ripped out and a concrete base has been laid in its place for now.

Here are the pics of the room at the moment.

Anyway, once the plaster has dried out, I will be getting the new skirting boards fitted all round the room.

Then I am going to have the carpet ripped up and fit wooden flooring down.

The issue I have at the moment is how do I lay my living room out now?

I have decided I fancy wall mounting my TV as I have had the fireplace ragged out! MyTV is a 40". My entertainment stuff looks like this currently.

TV
Hifi unit (4 pc)
PS3
Virign Box
5.0 surround speakers

Now if I mount my TV on the wall, what is the best way to house all the other bits?

Here is a diagram of my living room, showing my old layout, and below is a blank layout.

I am thinking a new unit for the base of the chimney breast where the concrete has been laid?

With my sofa's staying where they are!

Or does anyone have better ideas?

[pcman123456]

Update.

The skirting board has been laid etc.

[pcman123456]

I now need to paper the rest of the walls and then paint them white. The chimney breast is going to have some pastel style paper (not 100% sure yet though) and I plan to get some LED lighting for behind the TV. I intend to wall mount the TV and get a smaller stand for the other units.

I also need to rip up the carpet and get new wooden flooring fitted. (Will my speakers resonate too much on the wooden flooring?) Then finally get a new sofa and I should be done!

Not epic like some builds but I'm on a modest budget. Looking at a new sofa also A three seater where I'm sat and a single chair where the sofa is on the pics.

The rest of the work won't be carried out until after the 2 week of July due to an upcoming holiday.

[adam81]

If not too late already should lay laminate before the skirting gets it final fix usually...

[pcman123456]

Here are some better pics, now its finally done.

[aandpwoodley]

Loads better, looks great, well done

[chinaman99]

Very nice transformation , like the wallpaper too

[pcman123456]

There is a funny story behind the paper too.

I bought it from homebase, for £12.99 and an additional 25% in their weekend sale. Three rolls.

£9.74 a roll, we only ended up using 2 rolls. I lost my receipt but I took the spare unopened roll back, and homebase said as I didnt have my receipt I could only have a credit, not my money back. Anyway they scanned it and it came at £19.99 a roll, so I got a credit for £19.99 when all 3 rolls only cost me £29.22.

BARGAIN!