Hi All and thanks,
The molding was purchased from a picture frame dealer on e-bay and was rather expensive but I fell in love with it and nothing else would do! I made a few mistakes when mitering the corners and had to use a little wood putty to disquise them. I used a pearlized type paint on the molding to give it a little sheen which it needed because the wallpaper itself is a little on the shiny side. The wallpaper was vintage and also purchased from e-bay and I had a little left over to do those pesky little strips that go on the paneling, a 10' cornice, and the inlays on my old coffee tables.
The lights you see in the nighttime picture were Christmas tree lights but they didn't last long so I got some rope lights instead. The main colors in the wallpaper are gold, maroon, green, and rust. I painted the rest of the walls in that room maroon, which I really liked and then got crazy and painted my old end tables and an old cupboard I found as well. The end tables were in bad shape and had the old leather insets but the leather was totally shot. So, here's what I did.
I used several coats of polyurethane over the wallpaper on the end tables and they've held up really well.
Maureen, I like your idea of using the studs in the wall to make your entertainment center. Mine went in the end wall of the slide out because it's really cold on that wall and the velvet drapes I put up under the cornice to each side of the tv helps to block some of the cold air as well as keeping the electronic components cool. I also have my small freezer hid on one side and the organ hid on the other side of the tv behind the drapes.
I also think it's pretty funny about the "spy" mirrors. LOL
Pat