Selecting the right colors for our HT room has not been an easy choice. I had a very bright portable light in the room while working and with the white primer the room reflected light quite well. It was easy to see in the room. As I was painting the ceiling and walls with the darker colors it got darker and darker in the room. It's as if my light was shrunk to a mini flashlight and there was practically no reflections except the screen wall. We decided to minimize any reflections other than from the screen we would go with darker colors. Afterall this is a HT room and typically theaters have dark walls and ceilings.

We chose Oriental Express for the ceiling, which is a midnight blue. The walls are Rich Burgundy. All paint is flat latex. The trim is not a traditional type of trim. I used 5.5" facia (cedar) against the wall and ripped it 2.75" for the top portion. I figured I would try something different than standard crown moulding. The trim is alternating colors, lower portion of the trim is the ceiling color and the top portion is the wall color. We're not sure how we'll like it all yet but if we don't we'll simply paint over it. So far it's growing on us and we seem to think it will be fine.

I primed the walls and trim with Kilz 2 latex primer. I dosed the walls and ceiling with 2 coats of the selected colors and then installed the trim. Once the trim was caulked everything got another coat of paint.

The screen wall section in painted Misty Evening Gray which is a common color used for painting screens on walls. This wall has been pampered with extreme caution in painting and smooth sanding between coats. I've painted this section a little larger than I intend for the image size. Once we decide on a permanant size I'll frame the screen with flat black painted brick moulding and finish painting the wall around the screen.

This is the screen wall with the trim installed with caulking and putty work completed along with a few touch ups with rock mud.





This is after the final paint and trim (except for the screen trim). The carpet is the same as in our house, Dusty Taupe.





The rear before.





The rear after. We don't think the Pink Floyd pic is gonna stay. We have one each of the recliners we'll be using. We'll have 3 Lazy-boys and 3 black glider recliners. You can see the Studio Experience Matinee SE2HD installed along with the surround spearkers.





We've hung our Boulevard of Broken Dreams picture up on one of the side walls. Here you can see the sconces and side surrounds as well.





Another side shot.





Here's a very temporary shot of the equipment. I used the flash so the image isn't going to look that good in this picture.



I'll have some better room pics and screen images on the final construction page.


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