breadmaker6
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Well at long last I have got around to updating my living room setup. Just before Chrimbo I bought myself a long overdue replacement for my Panasonic Viera TV, all be it another 42" Panny Plasma, I'm a bit of a Panny TV fanboy!
So as I was going to have to fit it in I decided to undertake on a bit of a revamp of my whole setup and introduce another 'cheap floaty wall' as my missus loves the Kitchen/Family Room one I did last year ( Linky Here )
I decided I wanted a cleaner looking look for the storage of my kit. Plus as the kids are now older so understand the consequences of touching the stuff! So I was able to lower everything including the TV as sticky fingers and the risk of toast being shoved into the plasma has now past..thank god!
So this time I bought -
3x Sheets of MDF Board at £18 each
1x Pack of 18mm Batons at £8
1x Pack of LED Christmas Lights at £12.50
and luckly I still had the priceless Handy Dad :thumbsup
So, as per the other thread we measured up and built the floaty wall.
Handy Dad -
Back of floating wall, fitting the lights -
In place and testing it all works -
Now I apologise for the lack of pics on the build of the AV Cupboard...My missus managed to delete them from the camera!
However..1x weekend and various evenings decorating, I now have a new room setup -
The cupboard door works on a one of those push release mechanisms that you get for Kitchen units etc. That way I don't spoil the look with a handle...a bargain £3 from Ikea ;-)
For your info the blue lights from under the HD box and PS3 are my bargain laptop coolers from Amazon (£4 ). They are USB powered so are only on when the units are switched on and have a spare USB plug so double up as a hub for charging my headset and controllers. They work really well and ensure the units never get to hot when the door is shut. TBH I tend to leave the door open slightly when I'm on the PS3 as that way it has plenty of air flowing around, and is no different than being on the shelf. Plus, now that it is below the oven that is my Onkyo amp the whole thing feels cooler than before anyway.
The Sky box is now fitted with a Sky Eye thing that I also got for Amazon for about £5. It connects to the RF connection on the back and has an IR reciever (tucked under the amp) on an extended wire, so I can use the Sky box without having the door open.
All in all I'm really pleased how it came out. We had friends around over last night and I now have a commission to build them one
I'll try and get around to updating the other thread soon to show the old Panny in place of the tiny TV that has now been moved up to our bedroom. At last I'm not relegated to small TV viewing for my evenings PS3 BFBC2 action.
So as I was going to have to fit it in I decided to undertake on a bit of a revamp of my whole setup and introduce another 'cheap floaty wall' as my missus loves the Kitchen/Family Room one I did last year ( Linky Here )
I decided I wanted a cleaner looking look for the storage of my kit. Plus as the kids are now older so understand the consequences of touching the stuff! So I was able to lower everything including the TV as sticky fingers and the risk of toast being shoved into the plasma has now past..thank god!
So this time I bought -
3x Sheets of MDF Board at £18 each
1x Pack of 18mm Batons at £8
1x Pack of LED Christmas Lights at £12.50
and luckly I still had the priceless Handy Dad :thumbsup
So, as per the other thread we measured up and built the floaty wall.
Handy Dad -
Back of floating wall, fitting the lights -
In place and testing it all works -
Now I apologise for the lack of pics on the build of the AV Cupboard...My missus managed to delete them from the camera!
However..1x weekend and various evenings decorating, I now have a new room setup -
The cupboard door works on a one of those push release mechanisms that you get for Kitchen units etc. That way I don't spoil the look with a handle...a bargain £3 from Ikea ;-)
For your info the blue lights from under the HD box and PS3 are my bargain laptop coolers from Amazon (£4 ). They are USB powered so are only on when the units are switched on and have a spare USB plug so double up as a hub for charging my headset and controllers. They work really well and ensure the units never get to hot when the door is shut. TBH I tend to leave the door open slightly when I'm on the PS3 as that way it has plenty of air flowing around, and is no different than being on the shelf. Plus, now that it is below the oven that is my Onkyo amp the whole thing feels cooler than before anyway.
The Sky box is now fitted with a Sky Eye thing that I also got for Amazon for about £5. It connects to the RF connection on the back and has an IR reciever (tucked under the amp) on an extended wire, so I can use the Sky box without having the door open.
All in all I'm really pleased how it came out. We had friends around over last night and I now have a commission to build them one
I'll try and get around to updating the other thread soon to show the old Panny in place of the tiny TV that has now been moved up to our bedroom. At last I'm not relegated to small TV viewing for my evenings PS3 BFBC2 action.