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Blog Entry Date: 17th December 2018 MondayClick Here to go back to Page 1 - Table of ContentsOne Year Retrospective 4/5 - Living Room Didn't do much renovations for the Living Room, and its still pretty much the same 1 year later. My Thoughts after 1 year: - 55 Inch TV for me was perfect for viewing. Watching movies was really a joy! Couple this with a good Sofa that you can lean back, this was really very comfortable indeed! - A Soundbar works surprisingly very well for Audio. In my original plans, I had wanted to fit a 5.1 or 7.1 surround system. If you are not particularly fussy about audio quality, I would recommend using a Soundbar if you want a more minimalist look. - The 18000BTU Daikin Smile Aircon at the Living Room worked very well in cooling the whole house even if I left the Kitchen Windows open. I have no regrets buying it. - The Cove Lighting / Ceiling L-Box I installed is seldom used and I felt I could have saved some money if I did not install it. - Same with the changing tone Downlights. I almost always use Cool White and very seldom the other colours lol. I could have saved some money by using a normal standard downlight. - One thing I regretted for my Living Room was choosing OCS components from HDB. While I'm ok with the white tiles given by HDB, but I'm not exactly happy about the wooden skirting that surrounds it. I mean its fine and all, but personally I feel the wooden colour did not gel very well with my overall primarily black and white look for my apartment. I've since gotten used to it being around, but I wish I had removed or replaced it with something that gels alot better with the rest of my apartment. - I'm not a Botany expert, but if you want to buy indoor plants for decoration, I highly recommend easy maintenance plants such as "Snake Plant" (Sansevieria Trifasciata) or "Spider Plant" (Chlorophytum Comosum). "Snake Plant" is especially good to keep in the Bedroom because apparently they give out Oxygen during Nighttime. The Plants I mentioned act as natural air purifiers and don't need much work to keep them alive. They also don't shed much leaves and are easy to maintain. IKEA do sell them at a reasonable price (Around $5.90) so you might want to check them out. (Do take note if you have pets though, because these plants may be harmful to them.) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- If anyone is interested, below was a guide I posted previously on how to do a quick and dirty style of hiding the TV Cables so they hang at the side instead of in the middle. Step 1: I first used some cable ties to bunch up the cables and try my best to slot them as deep as I can into the TV. Step 2: At the side of the TV, I stick a 3M hook to hold the cables as they come out and dangle to the side. Step 3: To cover up the cables that are dangling vertically from the hook, I will use my curtain to try and hide them like this. At certain angles like the below image, if the curtains do their job, the dangling cables cannot be seen. There are other much better ways to hide your cables of course, and this method I have shown is just a quick and dirty way to do it. I find it just a tad neater for the cables to dangle at the side as compared to having them dangle right in the middle of the TV. This concludes my thoughts and views for my Living Room after using it for 1 year. I hope this information helps you in planning for yours. Click Here for the Next Blog Entry: One Year Retrospective 5/5 - Bedroom Click Here to go back to Page 1 - Table of Contents