Recessed TV feature wall with easyVJ panels

At my wife's request I got to work on this recessed TV feature wall in our living room and we're so happy with how it turned out 😁 Would love to hear what you think! It may come as a surprise but this isn't out of reach for the average DIYer so don't be scared to give this one a go

Panels - Easycraft easyVJ panels. Made-to-order with 63mm spacing.

Paint - Dulux Lexicon Quarter

Timber shelves - French Oak to match TV unit

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redracer01

Hello @ProjectPete

This is straight out of those house fashion magazines! Those little touches like the overlap of the shelf to one side. You even went the extra mile with the shelves in french oak. What can I say Pete this is a fantastic, impressive build. It's definitely giving me ideas! I can only hope to emulate your superb work. I'm curious how did you hide the cables to the TV? What about your set top boxes, consoles or are they in another part of the house? Power points? Would love to know how you planned it out before you started the project. Amazing build all around!

Cheers,

Red

ProjectPete

Thanks so much for the kind words @redracer01 !

Conduits are in the brick wall itself (from original build) then I added another for the WiFi Mesh module sitting on bottom shelf.

The bottom of the conduits and the powerpoints are also recessed and hide behind the TV unit.

TV unit houses power board, modem/router, ethernet hub, speaker amp.

Would love to see you (and others) have a crack at this - happy to talk anyone through it.

MitchellMc

This is sensational, @ProjectPete!

I note you've mentioned it is a brick wall. Were all these niches created when it was built? That would be some fantastic forethought if they were. Do you believe something similar could be achieved on a non-load-bearing timber stud wall with some reconfiguring of the structure?

I'd love to see any before pictures you might have of the wall before the panelling going up.

Congratulations on achieving a finish level that most dream of, and many thanks for sharing your truly inspirational project.

Mitchell

ProjectPete

Thanks @MitchellMc - stoked with it!

This is a standard/flat brick wall. I created the niches with 90mm timber battens to ensure the TV sat inside the niche. And this can definitely be achieved on a timber stud wall.

TedBear

Excellent work @ProjectPete . I am wondering how you married the wall.addition to the existing doorway at the left. Did you put a strip of timber paneling right through the doorway, or is there a seam there?

It's a great effect for creating more character in the room, as well as being able to hide unsightly cabling within it.

ProjectPete

@TedBear I just fixed a 90mm timber batten to the very edge of the wall to essentially extend it. Then filled the gap/join (as both materials are pencil round), sanded back and repainted. Seamless.

TedBear

Another thing I like about how you did this project: -

When you asked for suggestions on it a while ago, most people said go horizontal with the boards (mostly for cognitively-explained reasons), yet you went for a style and did vertical instead. The sign of a true artist!

[My observation on art, is that artists only learn "the rules" so that they can figure out how and when to break them.]

ProjectPete

Ah you remember that one @TedBear

That's actually for my theatre which I haven't done yet as I haven't decided on the panelling just yet but I think I'm close. I'm considering an L shape of panelling where the panels run across the top of the wall and a section down the right. In doing this, I'm even considering a mitre in the corner so I get horizontal and vertical in the one design...but I need to test this out a bit first.

TedBear

That sound interesting too.

Regarding the L shaped paneling option, you are describing one of my favourite approaches to decision making;- i.e. when in doubt, do both!

It's amazing how often we can, yet people get stuck in an either/or world and often overlook that possibility.

When/how do you get time to use these multiple TV installations??

You have inspired me! I have a flat-screen TV in a small lounge, with inbuilt, inadequate quality sound (my dad and I used to build sound systems when I was a kid, so I am fussy about sound) and have been wondering how to include better speakers in the room without adding "clutter" (as my wife will call them), but by creating a new wall with a TV recess I will also create columns of air which can be used to house (and tune) better quality speakers within.

New project coming up, thanks Pete!

Padma

@ProjectPete

I am absolutely blown away by your creativity and skill! Do you work in the field or was this project just a passionate hobby build? I have always been interested in these skills but never had the guts to attempt but by registering for these alerts I am finding inspiration and maybe even confidence to attempt something like this.

Thank you all so much for sharing.

Regards, André.

MitchellMc

Welcome to the Bunnings Workshop community André (@Padma). It's fantastic to have you join us and many thanks for jumping into the conversation.

Let me mention @ProjectPete, as I'm sure he will appreciate your kind comments about his project.

We look forward to you attempting your first project and providing as much assistance as we can with it. Everyone within this community has failed or run into hurdles with a project many times before. I would be utterly surprised if anyone could honestly say that they never had difficulties. In fact, I'm surprised when completing a project I don't have multiple hurdles to overcome, it's just part of D.I.Y..

We'd encourage you to start a discussion and let us know about your plans around the house and garden. Our helpful members will be more than happy to provide some guidance. We're here to help.

Mitchell

Padma

Wow, I know this sounds very cynical but I'm waiting for the pun!

I'm so shocked with the supportive manner and comments on here, I'm really blown away.

Thanks heaps Mitch, I'm heading over to Bunnings in the next five minutes.

I sincerely appreciate the support.

André

MitchellMc

It's our pleasure to assist André (@Padma). I'll be on Workshop over the weekend, so please reach out if you need a hand or any moral support.

Mitchell

Shelley55

@ProjectPete

Hi I love what you have done in your living room 🙂 Just a question an about to attempt doping a number of walls in VJ by myself, how did you finish off the external corner? It looks very clean and I have to do the same on several on my walls. Thanks Shelley

ProjectPete

You can finish the panel flush with the wall and apply a flexible gap filler (usually a fee time to get it spot on) but there's still the rusk of cracking over time.

So an alternative is to us a 20x12x1.4mm length of aluminium angle trim. Gives you a perfectly straight line finish and covers the join/gap to hide any potential future cracking/movement. Spray it with Etch Primer first, stick it with Selleys Hold Up and paint it the same colour as your VJ.

Hope this helps.

Shelley55

Thanks Pete that is a great help ... really appreciate the quick reply x

EricL

Hi @ProjectPete

Thank you very much for sharing that extra information on an alternative on finishing off an external corner. Using aluminium in the corners will provide a much better defence against accidental bumps and hits.

Eric

EricL

Hi @Shelley55

It's great that you've received excellent advice from @ProjectPete. Please don't forget to post an update on your project once you have your EasyVJ panels up. I'm sure our members will be keen to see the transformation.

Eric

ryandp

Hi, great stuff this. How did you attach the aluminium angle?

thanks

EricL

Hello @ryandp

Welcome to the Bunnings Workshop community. It's wonderful to have you join us.

Let me tag @ProjectPete to make them aware of your kind words and question. If I recall correctly, they used Selleys 290ml Hold Up Construction Adhesive to mount the aluminium angle onto the panels. If you are planning on building your own recessed TV feature wall, please make sure to post an update. I'm sure our members would be keen to see what you're building.

If you have any other questions we can help with, please let us know.

Eric

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