Living Room Update (part 1)

A place for the grownups

The new house has both a family room and a living room, where the old house only had one, so I’ve been one entertainment system short since we moved. Also, my wife and I like to watch some things that a bit too adult for the wee ones, so it will be nice to be able to watch an episode of Vikings while they are playing on the Switch in another room

When I bought the seating last Christmas (we got volunteered to host and had ZERO furniture in the room) I decided that I was going to decorate this room.

I don’t believe there is a single room in the house that doesn’t have hand me down (or road side found) furniture. I want a room that looks designed & planned.

This is going to be a room for the grownups.

With a decent home theater setup.

And a place to display my glassware and mix up cocktails.

It will look cooler than the other side of the pillow.

I spent most of a year planning it out —

• How much storage is needed?
• What are the right AV components?
• Lighting?
• Cabinet handles & drawer pulls?
• Colors
• How do I hide all the wiring?

I’ve got a week vacation after Christmas, so I was planning to install everything that week. Sadly, the cabinets won’t make it through customs until the middle of January. Now I’m trying to decide if I want to hang the TV and speakers and do the electrical work before I get the cabinets.

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