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Custom home theater with traditional styling. The feel of an old time theater without leaving your home. Theater chairs add comfort and style.
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The homeowners wanted to remodel the space to make it into "a pleasant media room where we could sit for a cozy evening of TV viewing" in the winter as well as summer. An artistic couple, they described what they wanted, giving us sketches, photographs and pictures torn from magazines. Photo Credit: Marc Golub

Traditional built-in entertainment wall unit with big screen tv, raised panel doors, in a painted and glazed finish.
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Custom theater/media room with 100" screen, surround sound, motorized leather theater seating. Custom made deco-styled columns & equipment cabinet. Wool carpeted platform seating with rope lighting. Photos by Ed Hall, WatersEdge Magazine

This room is very typical of what is requested for a 'home theater' these days. Rather than the dedicated room that serves one purpose, the client is looking for a multi-purpose room that can be converted in an instant to a theater like scenario. When the Theater is turned one, the screen and projector come down, the blackout roller shades come down, and the room can be pitch black even on the brightest day! With this Spanish Transitional Style residence, we were once again tasked with hiding ALL technology. As you can see from the photos, between Paintings covering TV's, multiple automated lifts from cabinets, and a large mirror making the TV disappear, when not in use, the technology is simply not present. All the system is controlled Via iPhone and iPad minimizing the need to unsightly touch panels throughout as well except for the crucial thoroughfares. The system used in this residence was a fully integrated Savant Automation Platform with Lutron Homeworks Lighting Control.

This room was once a large game room with an old 57 inch console big screen TV with HTB (home theater in a box). It is now features a 110 inch Dragonfly screen, TruAudio LCR in-wall front speakers, in-ceiling rear speakers and 12 inch subwoofer all powered with a Pioneer Elite receiver. Crisp video is provided by Epson Procinema projector. Sources include: Bluray, U-verse, X-Box, PlayStation 1 and the family's favorite, a karaoke system.

When it is movie watching time, the lights are dimmed and the screen comes on.
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This LDK custom family room is the perfect size to entertainment and relax! The beautiful dark wood shelving and media stand are bright features that add to transitional look of this room!

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The Harper Electric Fireplace TV & Media Stand features solid construction with classic design and a powder coated steel base. Finished in a beautiful, rich Birch stain that perfectly complements the ash wood, you’ll love how easily this unit blends in and matches your existing décor. Capable of holding a flat screen TV up to 50-inches in size, this versatile piece of furniture is the perfect addition to your family room or den.

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At the other end of the home is this media room featuring a Velvet Aqua sectional and area rug that defines the TV screening area. An accent chair in the very bold pillow fabric is added to balance the seating area and a large Zebra cocktail ottoman for casual feet-up comfort in front of the sectional. An exterior entrance leads into an entry with a console on the left and a round table right front. The round entry table has Crocodile embossed leather stools that can be used as seating around the table or pulled into the screening area. Assorted trees and accessories ad to the coastal vibe while the selected furniture is more eclectic than overtly beachy.

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Neat and tidy equipment rack is now in the garage
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The basement features ample space for the owners to store their sizeable collection of records, movies, and A/V equipment. A polished concrete floor with in-floor radiant heating throughout the basement makes the space easy to clean and comfortably warm year-round. Photo by Scott Norsworthy

USI was able to place the mini-kitchen behind the theater seating to allow for popcorn and drinks for easy accessibility. Custom leather reclinable seating, all new flooring really changed the feel of this space. ( Look at the before photos to really appreciate the change over).