I agree with Brett here but, If your hell bent on a laptop I would look at a Dell. I have 3 Dell laptops and getting ready to order a Netbook for work and travel purposes. Personally I would never buy a desktop since you can build a better one for less and you can configure it exactly the way...
Go to the electrical outlet on the wall (any one will do) there is a stud on one side or the other then measure 16 inches from that and you should find another stud. I live in a house built in 58 and they are all plaster but the studs are there. I personally don't trust toggles because their...
What are your wall made of? Most are drywall if its a newer home. If thats the case remove your base and cut your channel in the wall not the base then re attach your base.If its an older home with plaster then there should be a wood base that is flush with the plaster finish that your baseboard...
i assume that your pic shows a wall constructed of drywall correct? If so the best way to do this would be to build a 2x4 wall section the size of your opening (inside dimensions) then secure it with lag bolts on all sides, cover it in drywall and paint it to match your walls. If yoiu do it this...
You could do this with fiberoptic lighting and it would make it very simple and if you used an LED illuminator it would be zero maint also. If you go this route you could add a color wheel and have it rotate thru a series of colors.
You have to be careful if your doing a retro fit with LED's. There is a product out the is a replacement for the so very common recessed can. The led is 5watts and replaces the 60watt par lamp. Do the math and it makes sense sort of. I am in the LED business and have replaced the PAR lamps in my...