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My theater, on the cheap end...

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We had a house built, and we were able to have a dedicated theater behind the third garage bay. The room ended up being about 12' x 18'. Our old house had a combo playroom/theater room with an Optoma HD70 shooting onto a DIY screen with Behr Silverscreen paint.
I wasn't sure how long it was going to take to get it finished(well, it still not finished) with the budget, and management having her say, but it only took about 3 weeks.
I came home from work one day, and my wife had surprised me with having the room painted, and carpet installed. So then I could get after the rest of the work.
I still need to wire in the side surround speakers, and figure out where I'm going to mount the A/V equipment. Thinking about recessing it into the wall, or maybe just a small rack in the front corner.
Also not sure if I should do more with the screen wall. I'm thinking about some curtains on the sides.

So here it is:
Paint - Grey walls, and charcoal ceiling - full price.
Carpet - cheap, roll end.
A/V cables - cheap, from Monoprice.
5.1 surround wiring - cheap, included from home builder.(just need to add my 7's)
Berkline seats - cheap, craigslist, used in excellent condition.
Seat riser - full price, Home Depot lumber
Screen - cheap, 106" DIY painted with Tru Value Mountain Mist.
Screen border - cheap, 1"x3" moulding covered with black fabric found at Goodwill.
Acoustic panels - cheap, 1"x2" wood frame covered with same black fabric as screen border.
Projector - cheap, Epson home cinema 720 refurb, looks new to me.
Audio - cheap, Onkyo HT-S5200 7.1 surround system, refurb, looks and sounds like new.
Blue-Ray player - cheap, Sony BDP-S360 50% off clearance sale at Sears.

I'm really happy with the way it turned out, and am really impressed with the Epson.
Still not sure a name for it, I was kind of going for an industrial look with the greys and blacks. If I do curtains up front, the rod will be steel pipe with pipe fittings(adds to the industrial look), and curtains will be either a deep blue or deep red. Might add some decor items and call it The Hangar...







 
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