Digital Living Home Automation and Theater Project
Family room - mid-sized transitional open concept dark wood floor and brown floor family room idea in Chicago with a two-sided fireplace, a brick fireplace and a wall-mounted tv

We started with a blank slate on this basement project where our only obstacles were exposed steel support columns, existing plumbing risers from the concrete slab, and dropped soffits concealing ductwork on the ceiling. It had the advantage of tall ceilings, an existing egress window, and a sliding door leading to a newly constructed patio. This family of five loves the beach and frequents summer beach resorts in the Northeast. Bringing that aesthetic home to enjoy all year long was the inspiration for the décor, as well as creating a family-friendly space for entertaining. Wish list items included room for a billiard table, wet bar, game table, family room, guest bedroom, full bathroom, space for a treadmill and closed storage. The existing structural elements helped to define how best to organize the basement. For instance, we knew we wanted to connect the bar area and billiards table with the patio in order to create an indoor/outdoor entertaining space. It made sense to use the egress window for the guest bedroom for both safety and natural light. The bedroom also would be adjacent to the plumbing risers for easy access to the new bathroom. Since the primary focus of the family room would be for TV viewing, natural light did not need to filter into that space. We made sure to hide the columns inside of newly constructed walls and dropped additional soffits where needed to make the ceiling mechanicals feel less random. In addition to the beach vibe, the homeowner has valuable sports memorabilia that was to be prominently displayed including two seats from the original Yankee stadium. For a coastal feel, shiplap is used on two walls of the family room area. In the bathroom shiplap is used again in a more creative way using wood grain white porcelain tile as the horizontal shiplap “wood”. We connected the tile horizontally with vertical white grout joints and mimicked the horizontal shadow line with dark grey grout. At first glance it looks like we wrapped the shower with real wood shiplap. Materials including a blue and white patterned floor, blue penny tiles and a natural wood vanity checked the list for that seaside feel. A large reclaimed wood door on an exposed sliding barn track separates the family room from the game room where reclaimed beams are punctuated with cable lighting. Cabinetry and a beverage refrigerator are tucked behind the rolling bar cabinet (that doubles as a Blackjack table!). A TV and upright video arcade machine round-out the entertainment in the room. Bar stools, two rotating club chairs, and large square poufs along with the Yankee Stadium seats provide fun places to sit while having a drink, watching billiards or a game on the TV. Signed baseballs can be found behind the bar, adjacent to the billiard table, and on specially designed display shelves next to the poker table in the family room. Thoughtful touches like the surfboards, signage, photographs and accessories make a visitor feel like they are on vacation at a well-appointed beach resort without being cliché.

Television installation above a fireplace with a 3-channel sound bar, along with a subwoofer and wireless adapter for flexible placement. Television installed on a swing-arm mount and amplifier, cable box and speaker amplifier installed cleanly out of sight behind the television.

Phoenix Photographic
Living room - small coastal loft-style light wood floor and brown floor living room idea in Detroit with white walls, a standard fireplace, a stone fireplace and a wall-mounted tv

Justin Krug Photography
Living room - huge contemporary loft-style light wood floor living room idea in Portland with white walls, a standard fireplace, a stone fireplace and a wall-mounted tv

The lower section of this recessed cabinet conceals the audio/video AV components of for the TV over the fireplace. Special cooling fans mounted behind the components keep the components cool. Design by Tom Vriesman. Built by WrightWorks, LLC. Photos by Christopher Wright, CR WrightWorks, LLC--a Greater Indianapolis and Carmel, IN remodeling company.

Nat Rea
Example of a small farmhouse loft-style dark wood floor living room design in Portland Maine with white walls and a media wall

Custom home theater set up, completely disappears into cabinetry. Custom sound bar, hidden speakers and subwoofers. Cable box and all components hidden.

Inspiration for a mid-sized modern master light wood floor and brown floor bedroom remodel in Denver with white walls and no fireplace

Master Bedroom: You have this beautiful view of the Reservoir through all your windows of your Master Bedroom and yet you would like to watch TV as you turn in for the night. You sure don’t want to harm the view of the water with some bulky entertainment cabinet and you don’t have any wall space because of the windows. What do you do? How about a motorized folding lift? This product, when not in use, is flush in your ceiling, drawing very little attention to it. However, when you want to view television the mount folds down out of the ceiling and displays your TV. Flush mount speakers in the ceiling fill the room nicely with sound from the TV or any one of the audio sources for this room. And so the décor of the room is not harmed, all of the electronics (Cable Box, Amplifier, etc) are located in the Maintenance Room in the Lower Level.

We started with a blank slate on this basement project where our only obstacles were exposed steel support columns, existing plumbing risers from the concrete slab, and dropped soffits concealing ductwork on the ceiling. It had the advantage of tall ceilings, an existing egress window, and a sliding door leading to a newly constructed patio. This family of five loves the beach and frequents summer beach resorts in the Northeast. Bringing that aesthetic home to enjoy all year long was the inspiration for the décor, as well as creating a family-friendly space for entertaining. Wish list items included room for a billiard table, wet bar, game table, family room, guest bedroom, full bathroom, space for a treadmill and closed storage. The existing structural elements helped to define how best to organize the basement. For instance, we knew we wanted to connect the bar area and billiards table with the patio in order to create an indoor/outdoor entertaining space. It made sense to use the egress window for the guest bedroom for both safety and natural light. The bedroom also would be adjacent to the plumbing risers for easy access to the new bathroom. Since the primary focus of the family room would be for TV viewing, natural light did not need to filter into that space. We made sure to hide the columns inside of newly constructed walls and dropped additional soffits where needed to make the ceiling mechanicals feel less random. In addition to the beach vibe, the homeowner has valuable sports memorabilia that was to be prominently displayed including two seats from the original Yankee stadium. For a coastal feel, shiplap is used on two walls of the family room area. In the bathroom shiplap is used again in a more creative way using wood grain white porcelain tile as the horizontal shiplap “wood”. We connected the tile horizontally with vertical white grout joints and mimicked the horizontal shadow line with dark grey grout. At first glance it looks like we wrapped the shower with real wood shiplap. Materials including a blue and white patterned floor, blue penny tiles and a natural wood vanity checked the list for that seaside feel. A large reclaimed wood door on an exposed sliding barn track separates the family room from the game room where reclaimed beams are punctuated with cable lighting. Cabinetry and a beverage refrigerator are tucked behind the rolling bar cabinet (that doubles as a Blackjack table!). A TV and upright video arcade machine round-out the entertainment in the room. Bar stools, two rotating club chairs, and large square poufs along with the Yankee Stadium seats provide fun places to sit while having a drink, watching billiards or a game on the TV. Signed baseballs can be found behind the bar, adjacent to the billiard table, and on specially designed display shelves next to the poker table in the family room. Thoughtful touches like the surfboards, signage, photographs and accessories make a visitor feel like they are on vacation at a well-appointed beach resort without being cliché.

Photo Credits: Gillian Crane Photography
Minimalist living room photo in Orange County

This is an example of a huge transitional cable railing back porch design in DC Metro with a fireplace.

Interior Design: Allard + Roberts Interior Design Construction: K Enterprises Photography: David Dietrich Photography
Example of a large transitional open concept dark wood floor and brown floor living room design in Other with white walls, a standard fireplace, a stone fireplace and a media wall

Tiki Kev
Example of a beach style home design design in Philadelphia

Location: Atlanta, Georgia - Historical Inman Park Scope: This home was a new home we developed and built in Atlanta, GA. This was built to fit into the historical neighborhood. This is the theatre room. The wood paneling is from our sustainable woods program and is pecan wood from a downed tree. There is a bar, which is not visible from this angle. High performance / green building certifications: EPA Energy Star Certified Home, EarthCraft Certified Home - Gold, NGBS Green Certified Home - Gold, Department of Energy Net Zero Ready Home, GA Power Earthcents Home, EPA WaterSense Certified Home. The home achieved a 50 HERS rating. Builder/Developer: Heirloom Design Build Architect: Jones Pierce Interior Design/Decorator: Heirloom Design Build Photo Credit: D. F. Radlmann www.heirloomdesignbuild.com

Example of a beach style staircase design in Charleston

Example of a huge trendy open concept carpeted and gray floor living room design in Las Vegas with white walls

Photos by Kaity
Example of a trendy open concept dark wood floor family room design in Grand Rapids with gray walls, a ribbon fireplace and a wall-mounted tv