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06-30-2009, 03:59 PM
A little old school looking for my taste but still badass regardless. Wish there were some data rack shots :(
Art Deco Theme Dominates Movie Palace
By Lisa Montgomery
$150,000 home theater features dozens of hand-made embellishments.
When the Lowes step into their theater, sometimes they don’t even bother to turn on a movie. There’s just too much other eye candy to savor besides the 125-inch screen.
Designed in an Art Deco style, the 330-square-foot space is embellished from top to bottom like a 1930s movie palace. Remarkably, nothing was ordered from a catalog, came from a store, or was pulled out of a box. Each piece, from the 8-foot DVD storage cabinet and the comedy and tragedy wall ornaments that flank the screen, to the umbrella-shaped wall sconces over the doors and the ornate medallion-shaped chandelier was hand-constructed from MDF board and finished with enamel and latex paint. “The only store I stepped into to get my supplies was Home Depot,” says theater designer Mario Sorrentino of Marioarts in Roseville, Calif.
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Sorrentino represents a unique niche of home theater specialists who focus solely on the decorative aspects of a room. “I’ve been an artist, a sculpture and a furniture builder all my life,” he explains. “Creating unique environments for theaters was a way for me to branch out and redefine my craft.”
The Lowes' Art Deco space is just one of many theme theaters Sorrentino has designed for clients. He’s done everything from sci-fi to the Wild West. “If we ever run across a client who’s thinking way outside the box, we’ll usually call in Mario,” says Brian Smith of El Dorado Home Theater in El Dorado Hills, Calif.
Smith and El Dorado Home Theater owner Chris Shine have no problem sharing the limelight with Sorrentino. “Our philosophy is that a home theater should be a getaway, something special and completely different from the rest of the house,” he says. “If that means bringing in a designer, we’re happy to do it.”
Seating
Six reclining Berkline chairs, upholstered in brown microfiber, were positioned so that everyone has a good view of the 125-inch screen in front.
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Rear of Theater
Designer Mario Sorrentino of Marioarts in Roseville, Calif., created a knee-wall to delineate the seating area from the back portion of the home theater.
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Wall Decor
Most of the Art Deco embellishments were hand-made from MDF board.
http://www.electronichouse.com/images/slideshow/lowe3.gif
Projector & Rear Speakers
Although the Dali speakers and Runco 1080p projector could have been recessed into the walls and ceiling, the installers at El Dorado Home Theater, El Dorado Hills, Calif., chose to keep them out in the open for better performance.
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Screen
The 125-inch Runco Cinewide screen features a masking system that alters the shape of the screen automatically to accommodate the format of the video currently being viewed. :bowdown::bowdown::bowdown::bowdown::bowdown:
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Proscenium
The made-from-scratch proscenium beneath the 125-inch Dalite 2:35:1 high contrast CinePerf screen holds a variety of audio and video components.
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Sign
This DVD storage cabinet doubles as one of the room’s visual focal points. Standing 8 feet tall, it holds hundreds of DVDs.
http://www.electronichouse.com/images/slideshow/lowe7.gif
Art Deco Theme Dominates Movie Palace
By Lisa Montgomery
$150,000 home theater features dozens of hand-made embellishments.
When the Lowes step into their theater, sometimes they don’t even bother to turn on a movie. There’s just too much other eye candy to savor besides the 125-inch screen.
Designed in an Art Deco style, the 330-square-foot space is embellished from top to bottom like a 1930s movie palace. Remarkably, nothing was ordered from a catalog, came from a store, or was pulled out of a box. Each piece, from the 8-foot DVD storage cabinet and the comedy and tragedy wall ornaments that flank the screen, to the umbrella-shaped wall sconces over the doors and the ornate medallion-shaped chandelier was hand-constructed from MDF board and finished with enamel and latex paint. “The only store I stepped into to get my supplies was Home Depot,” says theater designer Mario Sorrentino of Marioarts in Roseville, Calif.
http://www.electronichouse.com/images/uploads/lowes300.gif (http://www.electronichouse.com/article/art_deco_theme_dominates_movie_palace/)
Sorrentino represents a unique niche of home theater specialists who focus solely on the decorative aspects of a room. “I’ve been an artist, a sculpture and a furniture builder all my life,” he explains. “Creating unique environments for theaters was a way for me to branch out and redefine my craft.”
The Lowes' Art Deco space is just one of many theme theaters Sorrentino has designed for clients. He’s done everything from sci-fi to the Wild West. “If we ever run across a client who’s thinking way outside the box, we’ll usually call in Mario,” says Brian Smith of El Dorado Home Theater in El Dorado Hills, Calif.
Smith and El Dorado Home Theater owner Chris Shine have no problem sharing the limelight with Sorrentino. “Our philosophy is that a home theater should be a getaway, something special and completely different from the rest of the house,” he says. “If that means bringing in a designer, we’re happy to do it.”
Seating
Six reclining Berkline chairs, upholstered in brown microfiber, were positioned so that everyone has a good view of the 125-inch screen in front.
http://www.electronichouse.com/images/slideshow/lowe1.gif
Rear of Theater
Designer Mario Sorrentino of Marioarts in Roseville, Calif., created a knee-wall to delineate the seating area from the back portion of the home theater.
http://www.electronichouse.com/images/slideshow/lowe2.gif
Wall Decor
Most of the Art Deco embellishments were hand-made from MDF board.
http://www.electronichouse.com/images/slideshow/lowe3.gif
Projector & Rear Speakers
Although the Dali speakers and Runco 1080p projector could have been recessed into the walls and ceiling, the installers at El Dorado Home Theater, El Dorado Hills, Calif., chose to keep them out in the open for better performance.
http://www.electronichouse.com/images/slideshow/lowe4.gif
Screen
The 125-inch Runco Cinewide screen features a masking system that alters the shape of the screen automatically to accommodate the format of the video currently being viewed. :bowdown::bowdown::bowdown::bowdown::bowdown:
http://www.electronichouse.com/images/slideshow/plht.gif
Proscenium
The made-from-scratch proscenium beneath the 125-inch Dalite 2:35:1 high contrast CinePerf screen holds a variety of audio and video components.
http://www.electronichouse.com/images/slideshow/lowe5.gif
Sign
This DVD storage cabinet doubles as one of the room’s visual focal points. Standing 8 feet tall, it holds hundreds of DVDs.
http://www.electronichouse.com/images/slideshow/lowe7.gif