poster management and display

Here are my plans:

homemade backlit DS poster lightbox


However, my updated frames use 2x3 for frame instead of 2x4,

real glass for front instead of plexiglass,

cord is now hidden by using recessed clock receptacle (on dimmer) behind frame,

I now use 48' ropelight instead of 24'.


I keep my unused posters in a tube.

In my list of DIY projects.... I completed this plan and bought all the hardware about 9 mos. ago, but I've just haven't gotten around to building it... been watching too many movies.


Anyway, I've incorporated a sliding drawer for my posters into the bottom of my concession stand design, so they'd lay flat. This is a countertop concession stand. Candy display is on the left and a popcorn area above a microwave on the right. The concession stand will be right next to my 3 marquees, so it will be very convenient for changing the posters.


Currently, (until I build the concession stand) all my posters are draped over a short wall in my theater. The wall has a rounded top, so it doesn't cause any creases in the posters.

Here's a side view. I've got a sloped ceiling, so the concession stand is butted up to that ceiling.


Note the Goobers, Whoppers, and Milk Duds to scale.