MANLY PROJECT EDITION: Panel Wall
Since the age of our house, as well as our style, tends to be sort of midcentury modern, we decided to add some wood paneling to the wall in place of a fireplace, and hang our TV there! The wooden sections next to the faux hearth are actually storage boxes (no closets in this house, but we've got random bins!!) so we didn't want to remove the lot. Plus we like the character of the brick! We hired electricians to do the dirty work of installing electrical paneling (we'd rather not get shocked, obviously), and then began the laborious job of putting up wood on the wall.
We took six (6!!) trips to Home Depot within 24 hours (5 were within 8 hours). Our first trip to Home Depot we purchased the wood, bought some tools like a drill and a saw, which we constantly have to borrow so it was a good investment, and the paint and stain. Our second trip was for a stud finder and some clamps. Our third was for a drill bit and to rent a nail gun - fourth and fifth were to a separate Home Depot for said nail gun! We finally started assembling the wall and put up the wood when we realized we'd only bought half of the amount we actually needed, so trip #6 was for more wood. MEASURE, PEOPLE!! It was quite a day!!



We had a bit of an issue with our original plan of cutting out nice sized holes for the electrical socket, and instead Ted used our fancy new saw to cut out notches for the 2 bottom electrical outlets. They're very unassuming, perfect!!
After all was said and done, and I'll mention here that none of it could've been done without saying the "magic words" all day long (usually of the 4-letter variety!), our wall paneling turned out just as we'd hoped!
Last step: adding shelves to hold the PlayStation and other items (and yes, stockings at Christmastime!).
Side by Side Before and After:
Update:
We finally added the last 2 shelves below the TV and placed some knick knacks on it, and used an extra length of shelf for the opposite wall above our couch for more pictures and things! Turned out quite lovely!
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