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Friday, November 30th, 2018
The ultimate movie experience is achieved with this Hancock and Moore Home Entertainment Monterey Theater Seating 2200 Monterey Theater.
What was your priority when you first moved to your home? While many homeowners may not think of the home theater as their priority, most actually rethink about their space planning once they realize how awesome it would have been if they had an entertainment hub.
So, if you’ve been imagining of a 5.1 or a 7.1 channel surround system and rows upon rows of movie collections, have you actually considered where you would put these?
Lucky for most homes, there is a basement. You can make the home theater as a complete basement remodel.
The basement has natural advantages for a theater room. First, more often than not, the floor is made of concrete. This means that you won’t have to worry about vibrations as you would when you have a wooden floor. While some would profess to the wooden floor vibration as something that adds to the life of the music, still, concrete floors take the vibrations to zero and that’s often advantageous.
The basement foundation is also often made of poured concrete or if you’re even lucky enough, cinder blocks. These, again, help in muffling the sounds, thus, you won’t have to worry about explaining to your neighbors all those late-night karaokes.
The basement also has zero windows (at least this is often the case). This is also amazing for controlling the light. This would mean that you can easily darken the room when you want to experience a movie theater feel.
Now that you know why the basement is the primary choice for home theaters, it’s time to act –
Define the Sound System
As much as you can, put your speakers into the recesses of walls or the ceiling. Installing the speakers into the drywall is often not a great idea. Doing this will help eliminate visible wires. This will also help create a surround sound feel.
If this isn’t possible, then at least have the speakers line the room in a stylish manner so that they do not appear too technical, rather, amazing decorative equipment.
Set Up a Media Storage
Are you a gamer or more of a movie buff? No matter, have a closet or some shelves set up to hold all of your media equipment. Make sure that the TV becomes the star of the show. This is that one piece of appliance that must not compete with all the other elements.
Ensure the long life of your electronics by using louvers, doors or screens to keep your electronics cool.
Bring in the Seats
What’s a home theater without ample seats? Find the most amazing seating units to make a stylish media room. Again, don’t forget your TV because this is going to be the focal point.
Have the sectional situated at a good angle. Find electronic recliners that will amp the level of viewing excitement in your home theater. Install some floor receptacles so that you will have wire-free walls. Even just a small slit on your carpet can allow you to run the cord up to the chairs.
Do the Acoustic Math
Remember that there are soft and hard surfaces in the home theater and these can affect sound quality. Improve the acoustics by installing thick carpeting (if you can do wall-to-wall, then do so). If you’re not a huge fan of carpets, then at least have an area rug that can aid with the acoustics.
Control the echoes in the room by using Roman fabric shades.
Have Total Control
The most awesome theater experience is achieved through the universal remote control. With just a touch of a finger, you can already control the lights, AV equipment, and even lower your window shades.
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Tuesday, February 2nd, 2016
For Four or More. The Denmark Collection (Bottom figure) is best for modern home bars. The set is made of American walnut veneer and solid hardwood. The Winners Only Bar and Game Room Westchester Barstool
DFWT145124 is versatile yet comfy. It’s made with walnut veneer and solid hardwoods as well.
One of the most unused rooms in many homes is the basement. Horror films even depict this as a scary, dark and dank place, a common notion as this is space plays second fiddle to the attic in terms of storage area. But aren’t you tired of doing your laundry down there or throwing all your out-of-season decor? Instead of allowing dust to settle in this extra space in your home – why not turn it into something useful instead?
A Home Bar
The basement can be remodeled into any room that you want. It offers a wealth of living space many different purposes. For example, it can serve as a wine cellar/bar. You might be looking into entertaining guests during the holidays or if you simply want to relax after a taxing day at the office – a home bar can be a place of refuge or entertainment.
Your home bar should reflect your taste not only in wine but also in interior design. Now you won’t have to rack your brains to set up your home bar. Just invest in the fundamentals – stock up on wines and the best liquors plus buy furniture that will make your guests nod in appreciation and approval.
With regard to liquor storage, know that most wines store for a very long time, more so since the basement is a cool and dark place. The rule of thumb is this when it comes to wine consumption, though, the lower the level of the liquid, the more that you should hurry and consume it. Air can make diminish the wine’s fine flavor. Vermouth, in particular, must be refrigerated (not just stored on a wine rack) and consumed once opened.
Once you have the wines, start shopping for the barware and glassware. Purchase ice bags, jigger, bar spoon, cocktail shaker, strainer, and ice cube trays.
As for the furniture, check out what McCreery’s Home Furnishings has to offer – from bar stools and tables, to wine racks, down to the most elegant glass door cabinets.
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A Game or Entertainment Room
Game rooms can have a flexible look. There are a variety of functions to be infused in one look so be sure that you delegate space for the board gamers, table tennis enthusiasts, video game experts, and a seating area for those who would want to just relax. These dedicated play areas don’t have to fill up the rest of the space. An entertainment area can also be allocated or a banquet corner.
A Library
What could be quieter than that room downstairs? Bookworms would love the idea of turning their basement into a room filled with books and, yes, more books!
Library fundamentals include two or more shelves (depending on the amount of available space that you can work on). Just like the rest of the rooms in your home, make sure that you also choose a theme. For the more traditional bookworms, there are always those wooden shelves while the contemporary aficionados should find a more streamlined shelf design.
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A Man Cave
An awesome bachelor should have his equally awesome man cave. Pick the furniture, tools, and decor that you will set up here, wisely. Man colors are often blue, black, brown, green, and metallic hues. You can ask your buddies and family members to build it with you. They will be especially helpful once you set up the patterned or textured wallpaper and when you balance the decor with the rest of the furnishings.
Men are also all about memorabilia and collections. A sturdy display cabinet is perfect for collectors and hobbyists.
Lastly, of course, what’s a man cave without a relaxing bed down that basement, right? So you better choose it right.
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