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Our living room needed a makeover as it was plain and boring. I had an idea in my head of what I wanted to achieve so I got to work. This required removal of a window and bricking in the external wall which was something I had never attempted before but wanted to give it a go. I then began building the timber components (purchased from Bunnings).
The end result turned out better than expected considering this way my first attempt at a feature wall.
Materials
https://www.bunnings.com.au/porta-18x18mm-1-2m-dar-square-clear-pine_p0097570
https://www.bunnings.com.au/2400-x-600-x-33mm-hardwood-laminated-panel_p0618957
https://www.bunnings.com.au/gyprock-csr-55mm-x-3600mm-cove-plaster-cornice_p0734031
https://www.bunnings.com.au/dulux-wash-wear-4l-low-sheen-white-on-white-paint-4l_p1370176
TINTED to BLACK
https://www.bunnings.com.au/cableclear-50mm-wall-cavity-cable-management-duct_p4430714
Tools
Steps
Step 1
Cleared wall
Step 2
Planned out a rough design
Step 3
Stripped wall and removed window.
Bricked in window space.
Step 4
Plastered wall and painted black.
Built timber book shelf.
Fixed all timber strips to wall 1 by 1.
Wall mounted tv with hidden wiring.
Purchased new tv unit to match.
I also pulled up vinyl flooring and replaced with tiles to finish off the room.
Job Done.
Afternoon @Dundie21
Oh Wow..... I was looking at your pics and was thinking "why did they remove the plaster"..... Scrolled back and fourth and then re-read a few times and the light bulb went off 
So my first question 
Can we have a pic of the outside brickwork by any chance? You really have improved the space and feel of the room.
How have you found the timber slats you installed work with deadening the sound? (I thought they were the sound absorbing sheets at first) I have considered the same but yet to actually do it. They really add style to a wall.
Dave
Thank you JacobZ.
I searched for 3 months to find the exact Bricks to match the house and managed to find 1 pallet of bricks (very similar) in Adelaide. Then later that same afternoon I got a phone call from a bricklayer I contacted weeks prior (to assist with the search) and he found 1/2 a pallet worth in the corner of a brick supplier’s yard in Brisbane. So I jumped in the car the next day and drove 2 hrs to collect.
I was looking forward to the challenge of bricklaying as I had never attempted before.
So with the onsite guidance of a mate ( a qualified bricklayer) I managed to complete the job myself and I was quite surprised with the end result. (Refer photos)
Not perfect but it was great to learn another skill.
Thanks Dave-1
I’m stoked with how it all turned out, much better than I expected.
I found the timber to works well in regards to the sound deadening but I have also never used the sound deadening sheets before so I can’t really compare between the two.
I chose to use the timber slats so it would match the timber bookshelf I built and it was also cheaper to use the timber slats.
Refer the below photos of the outside brickwork.
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