I've been planning a dedicated Home Theater for years. I knew what I wanted it to look like but had no idea how to get it done. Enter research on Google and Pinterest! My somewhat simple home theater project morphed into a 3 year project with a whole bunch of cool gadgets and unique aspects that made it mine.
Follow along with the pictures and captions with my long and sometimes VERY frustrating journey to the end result which I am really happy with. It all started with a pretty simple vision. I wanted a dedicated home theater room. With a projector, surround sound system and a retractable screen that when up, would reveal my DVD and Bluray collection. When the screen would be down, the library would be hidden making for a cleaner look to the theater. That's it, simple right???
Here is where It all got complicated... I went out and spent $3,500 on a projector and screen. $2,500 on a Bose surround sound system. Set it up and enjoyed it like that for a while. I started researching how to build my front wall to house the media library and screen. The internet is a great source of inspiration but also gives a guy like me WAY too many ideas!
Fast forward 3 years. I've got 2 kids and just bought a house that has a great spot for my home theater! Great! But now, money is tighter and I have more important things to spend on. So more research... Finally, I get the go ahead and a modest budget of $3,000 to get my theater done the way I want it. The room is 12' wide by 31' long. ALL mine! ceiling is low at 76" but who cares!
Here is what I've done with the space. With a lot of help from my dad and brother (both electricians), my girlfriend and even my kids.
Please feel free to ask questions or leave comments (good or bad)
Follow along with the pictures and captions with my long and sometimes VERY frustrating journey to the end result which I am really happy with. It all started with a pretty simple vision. I wanted a dedicated home theater room. With a projector, surround sound system and a retractable screen that when up, would reveal my DVD and Bluray collection. When the screen would be down, the library would be hidden making for a cleaner look to the theater. That's it, simple right???
Here is where It all got complicated... I went out and spent $3,500 on a projector and screen. $2,500 on a Bose surround sound system. Set it up and enjoyed it like that for a while. I started researching how to build my front wall to house the media library and screen. The internet is a great source of inspiration but also gives a guy like me WAY too many ideas!
Fast forward 3 years. I've got 2 kids and just bought a house that has a great spot for my home theater! Great! But now, money is tighter and I have more important things to spend on. So more research... Finally, I get the go ahead and a modest budget of $3,000 to get my theater done the way I want it. The room is 12' wide by 31' long. ALL mine! ceiling is low at 76" but who cares!
Here is what I've done with the space. With a lot of help from my dad and brother (both electricians), my girlfriend and even my kids.
Please feel free to ask questions or leave comments (good or bad)