Axiom Home Page Forums General Discussion Home Theater A couple of pics...

Thanks for all of your nice replies...the camera work is getting better and the DVD/CD shelves are now in. Not too much longer the little missus will do her magic and the music/TV room *should* start to have that comfy, cozy feel only a woman can add...with a couple of nicely framed SRV, EC and B.B. King posters of course!

Very clean and spacious looking. I love the ceiling.

simply awesome!

i agree.....looks very comfy....

Thank you very much Peter and Randy. Peter the ceiling was a ton of fun...the original truss line was the left side of the vault in the picture from what was the 25' side of the screened room to the wall with the DVD/CD shelve (original exterior concrete wall of the back of the house). Whenever we first started I knew I didn't want to have a ceiling that was 7'6" on one side of the room that rose to 8'6" on the other so I decided to put the vault in with 2x4's and then decided that it looked too much like the inside of a single wide mobile home and then added the flat above the TV area, a few days and many beers later the side and french door flats was incorporated into the mix. Added a whole lot of work but turned out to be worth it in the end.

Where you see the glass blocks and shelf was a sliding glass door coming from the master bath into what was built with the house a garden area with a ground level spa. We actually took out the garden area a few years ago and added the screen room but left the in ground spa and added the glass blocks for light into the master bath...which now puts too much light into the music room so we're now having matching plantation shutters made to cover them.

Whenever this little project is completed I'm retiring my nail apron for good ... no mas, Amigo!

Hey Rick,

How do you find the brightness of the room for watching movies? I would have thought that most would keep their dedicated rooms as dark as possible (like Randy's area). I am planning a dark burgandy faux-finish but we'll see as it gets closer to the end. I am thinking of the textile fabric paint for the walls to help absorb reflections too.

(I too love the ceiling...wish I had more ceiling height...next house so I'll have to keep my apron handy)

Bruce so far we haven't had any issues with the light paint during movies...matter of fact I've never really gave it much thought until now. I'll certainly keep it in mind this evening.

After my beautiful bride of 25 years and I searched and looked on the internet for ideas regarding a *dedicated* room we collectively decided that we wanted a room for music, concert DVDs and watching movies without distracting too much from the rest of the house so this is where we ended up. Thanks for the compliments regarding the ceiling, it really looks better in person than what a camera can show....also I've taken all of the equipment out of the cabinet, painted the inside black, trimmed and gathered up and organized the cabling and have trimmed up the CD/DVD shelf since the last picture was taken. Looks a lot better now.

Bruce, good luck with your own room ... man it's a blast seeing the outcome of your labors!

Rick - that is a seriously good looking space. Once mama does her stuff, the cozy factor will round it off nicely.

I'm with you on hanging up the nail apron. I've spent almost all of my waking hours over the last 3 months finishing my basement (with help from a guy with excellent skills and all the tools).

Happily, the carpeting comes next Monday and then it's a matter of a few little things to finish and wait for the new furniture. Mondat afternnon will see the speakers come out of their boxes and hookups will begin!

I'm a little long in the tooth to want to tackle something this size this again. Next time I give the wife the Homeowner's Repair and Construction kit - the YellowPages and the checkbook.

Enjoy the room!