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post #1 of 21
2/25/07 at 12:07pm
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wow, it looks good....

Pictures @ flickr

I'll go into detail later, but here is a quick overview. Maybe i'll even clean my house and take a few more pictures!!!

5/8" drywall
1" trim
Hung 4" from wall
Rope light around the back
Free floating appearance with no viewable wires

what do you all think??
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post #2 of 21
2/25/07 at 12:09pm
Hey it looks great. I like the backlight with the color of the wall. Well done!
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post #3 of 21
2/25/07 at 12:13pm
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Originally Posted by Angelo M View Post

Hey it looks great. I like the backlight with the color of the wall. Well done!

well painting red over white took about 4 coats...
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post #4 of 21
2/25/07 at 12:16pm
Are you viewing with the back light on? If you are post some shots both ways. Again it looks great.
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post #5 of 21
2/25/07 at 12:19pm
MAN that ROCKS!!! hows it look with the lights in the dark? wash the picture out any?

thanks for sharing..

Chad
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post #6 of 21
2/25/07 at 12:31pm
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Originally Posted by crcflyer14 View Post

MAN that ROCKS!!! hows it look with the lights in the dark? wash the picture out any?

thanks for sharing..

Chad

Nope, doesnt hurt the picture at all.

MAN, the more i look at it, the more i like it.
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post #7 of 21
2/25/07 at 1:23pm
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Originally Posted by tiddler View Post

Hey Cashen, very nice job!

What did you paint the screen with?

I painted it last year with behr silverscreen. i think i might repaint it with the latest and greatest.
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post #8 of 21
2/25/07 at 1:26pm
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Also, i forgot to mention the light it hooked up with X10, so i can control it via remote.
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post #9 of 21
2/25/07 at 1:32pm
Cashen,
What kind of and where did you get the rope light from? Is it LED or regular bulb style? Looks great...
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post #10 of 21
2/25/07 at 2:06pm
Nice. How do you go about masking for 2.35?
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post #11 of 21
2/25/07 at 2:26pm
Beautiful. How did you mount it to keep it 4" from wall? Is there an outlet behind the screen the lights plug into?
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post #12 of 21
2/25/07 at 3:25pm
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Originally Posted by tat2boy View Post

Cashen,
What kind of and where did you get the rope light from? Is it LED or regular bulb style? Looks great...

got it at home depot. its like 12' rope light, it was like $15 i think. I think it is the bulb type.
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post #13 of 21
2/25/07 at 3:27pm
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Originally Posted by Jim McC View Post

Beautiful. How did you mount it to keep it 4" from wall? Is there an outlet behind the screen the lights plug into?

2" x 4"s offset it from the wall. there are other pictures in the set that show the way it is hung. Yes, i added a receptacle behind the screen to plug the lights into.
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post #14 of 21
2/25/07 at 5:11pm
How far from the edges of the screen did you set the rope lights? Thanks
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post #15 of 21
2/25/07 at 5:51pm
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Originally Posted by Mike4AU View Post

How far from the edges of the screen did you set the rope lights? Thanks

i think its about 6" from the edge. I have pictures of the back, i'll upload those later.
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post #16 of 21
2/25/07 at 7:56pm
Cashen, thanks...and good job on the screen!
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post #17 of 21
2/25/07 at 9:30pm
Great job..........A back lit screen will help in preceived black levels....any added light will help close down your eyes iris making the blacks appear better. Light behind a screen has a long distance to travel to get back to the screen to lower black levels.....you are getting a little reflection off your brick and ceiling but not enough to do a lot of harm.
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post #18 of 21
2/26/07 at 3:59pm
WOW Great job
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post #19 of 21
2/27/07 at 7:33am
how did you hide the rope light wiring, etc?
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post #20 of 21
2/27/07 at 10:44am
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Originally Posted by richardyc View Post

how did you hide the rope light wiring, etc?


here are some more pictures.

As you can see i added an outlet behind the screen, i just wired it to the one below it. I still need to get the ones behind the screen. Also, i think i got the 18' rope light. Its clear with yellow/white bulbs.
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post #21 of 21
2/28/07 at 1:48pm
That is amazing! I hope I have as much skill when I attempt to do the same.
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