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post #241 of 1578
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BIG your killing me. If you wanna pm me your devices, model numbers and logitech sign in. I'll do it for ya.

If I fail I think I will take you up on the offer.
post #242 of 1578
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Originally Posted by carboranadum View Post

Jeff:

Did you ever post a plan?

CJ


You assume I had a plan.

Actually I have the basic floor plan around here somewhere that I used for the permit. At the time I was planning a pioneer 910 RP tv built into the wall, some game tables and a bar. Also a home office as my company at the time had closed it's physical regional offices.

Then I discovered AVS and things went down hill quickly. My productivity went to hell, I lost all interest in work and retired. And suddenly anything I built or bought was never good enough once someone pointed out the flaws on the forum. I discovered a new disease Upgraditis for which there is no known cure.

I Really like how Curtis did his plan and If I had seen that layout and If my house had the sun-room option I would have put my office under the sun-room space and did exactly what he did.
post #243 of 1578
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Originally Posted by BIGmouthinDC View Post

You assume I had a plan.

At least post the evil plan.
post #244 of 1578
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WOW!!!!

Very slick...

giving me some great ideas here, thanx...
post #245 of 1578
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I just love this room, very classic, not to much or to little, just perfect.

this is exactly what im looking for to do in my room...

Great job!
post #246 of 1578
Thanks for the feed back.

Just to give some credit for my inspiration to Kirk's Uptown Paradiso. It was DE design.

good details here:

http://home.comcast.net/~kirkk/uptownparadiso.html



We actually picked the wall colors based on how his pics looked on my monitor. When I found out the actual colors they weren't even close to what we wanted. So in essence my color scheme is due to the fact that Kirk's camera/lighting/mymonitor didn't render accurate colors for his final Pics.
post #247 of 1578
sweet will check it out...

i just show my wife ur room and she want the same one now...lol
post #248 of 1578
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Originally Posted by BIGmouthinDC View Post

We actually picked the wall colors based on how his pics looked on my monitor. When I found out the actual colors they weren't even close to what we wanted. So in essence my color scheme is due to the fact that Kirk's camera/lighting/mymonitor didn't render accurate colors for his final Pics.

That's funny right there...I don't care who you are!

CJ
post #249 of 1578
Here is a Pic he took with a flash and the colors are actually closer to real. A lot more green then we wanted.

post #250 of 1578
Did you do GOM on the walls? If so, what colors?

If not, what did you use?

CJ
post #251 of 1578
GOM, Crystal blue top, Baltic bottom. Ceiling and trim is Lowe's Drizzling Mist.

Here are most of the colors we used.
post #252 of 1578
We are just now picking colors and such. Funny how much more hands on my wife is now.

She had been leaving me alone for the most part up until now...
post #253 of 1578
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Originally Posted by jamis View Post

Funny how much more hands on my wife is now.


That's a bad thing?



CJ
post #254 of 1578
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Originally Posted by carboranadum View Post

That's a bad thing?



CJ

Its good that she is helping... agreeing on colors is another story. At least the black ceiling isn't an issue.
post #255 of 1578
Man, I can't get over how cool that marquee looks over the bar (with the Arbor Oak Cinema text). I simply must shamelessly copy that for the marquee over my bar... although mine is going to be quite a bit smaller than yours...

Beautiful work indeed. I love the clean, sharp look. Awesome!
post #256 of 1578
Thanks Tuck.
post #257 of 1578
Excellent work Bigs! I think your biggest challenge is fending off the hoard of neighbors wanting to hang out down there!
post #258 of 1578
Is a Home Theater ever really finished?
post #259 of 1578
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Is a Home Theater ever really finished?

I sure hope not or I'm in a WORLD of trouble.
post #260 of 1578
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Originally Posted by BIGmouthinDC View Post




man I just love this room and its color scheme...

Bigmouthindc, would you happen to have any left over peices of the fabrics you can mail to me? I would pay for shipping ofcourse... the fabric that really interests me is the carpet, but I would like to get a sample of the others as well. dont worry about the wood...

also on the wall behind the seats, is that paint or fabric? if paint can you give me the color?

thanks, and my wife just absolutely love this room, everyday she says, oh look at this and look at that. you did an amazing job on it...
post #261 of 1578
I'm new to all this so please no laughing at my question What does GOM mean?

BigMouthinDC I love your theater. It's one of the best I've seen
post #262 of 1578
THANKS

GOM is short for Guilford of Maine, the name of the company that makes the fabric. It is most frequently used for office cubicles. It is a polyester fabric and acoustically transparent. GOM makes several styles of fabric the one most frequently used is 701.

See sensiblesoundsolutions.com
post #263 of 1578
Thanks for letting me know. I've been seeing it throughout this thread and have been lost every time it was mentioned.
post #264 of 1578
Wow...very nice and I picked up a tip...PVC columns.

now I have the bug again...on to phase 2.
post #265 of 1578
HI Big. I too am in northern virginia and just purchased a new home. I'm looking for a basement remodeling company to help redo the basement. If there was someone that helped do yours I would sure like to talk with them.

Thanks!
post #266 of 1578
You are talking to him.
post #267 of 1578
wow.... well congrats to you and bummer to me. i was hoping there was someone i could hire to help do my basement. i'm lucky if i can change batteries by myself much less all of the work your basement must have taken!
post #268 of 1578
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wow.... well congrats to you and bummer to me. i was hoping there was someone i could hire to help do my basement. i'm lucky if i can change batteries by myself much less all of the work your basement must have taken!

Fellow Northern Virginian...welcome! You'll find that most of us slave away at our builds, but I do know of a few folks that hired contractors to help with their builds. Reach out to Bill MacKrell. ("Bmackrell" here). He may have a lead or two. He hired a contractor to complete most of the work if memory serves, and he's in Ashburn. His build turned out very well.

Good luck!

CJ
post #269 of 1578
I think we built our Home Theaters because we all wanted the extras, all of them. If someone was to pay a contractor they pick and chose the work. Taping or installing the rugs, maybe Pluming or Heating, wiring the home theater. The rest we do our self, because we want the extras, and we are all different in what we want rope lighting high or low on the wall, I also used rope lighting under the hand rail has a nice look to it. Stage custom work here all the Stages are special all Custom work which means Dollars. Thats one reason why we are here and also why the theater is never finish always tinker thats not bad thing. Money and Imagination Money may for short, but the Imagination never ends here. I think thats the Deal for most. Just my 2 cents, Later
post #270 of 1578
wow. i've been trolling thru the threads on different homes. I don't have anywhere NEAR the talent level required to do this kind of work by myself. Much less the time.

Do any of you northern virginia-ites have any recommendations on basement remodeling companies that have some home theatre experience?
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