AMAZING Basement Home Theater Renovation (1920s Art Deco-inspired!)

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Wall paint: Benjamin Moore Vintage Vogue

When we first moved in, I envisioned our basement as a place for us all to hang out and relax, but in the months that followed, it primarily served as a storage area for forgotten furniture and moving boxes we never bothered to unpack (don’t judge!). What a shame that we didn't use this great space more! I was inspired to create a 1920s Art Deco home theater after binge-watching all five seasons of Peaky Blinders.

We cleared out the space and our electricians wired the room for the wall sconces. As soon as the sconce placement was decided, the trim could be installed. We actually used window mullions for this trim!

Once the trim was done, I agonized over the color choices (what else is new?). I knew I wanted the trim to be gold, but was unsure about the wall color. Home theater enthusiasts often recommend a dark, flat wall paint so as not to distract from the ‘movie theater’ experience.

We finally landed on “Vintage Vogue” for the wall color, but once I saw it on both the walls and the fireplace brick, it just didn’t feel right. I realized I wanted a little more contrast between the fireplace and the wall, so we had the paint store associate mix up the wall paint at varying strengths. We used 100% strength on the brick and 75% strength on the walls. It turned out to be the perfect solution! I love how this color is muted and masculine – it has a vintage, nostalgic charm to it, while still feeling relevant and modern.

We removed the small mantel from the fireplace and built a new Art Deco-style fireplace surround. Building this tiered surround was a surprisingly difficult project! Most of the edges are beveled so that the joints are seamless, but keeping track of what needed to beveled, mitered, or squared off was really tricky! This Art Deco fireplace was made out of a single sheet of 1/2-inch thick MDF – not half bad for a $30 solution, right?!

Large, antique gold art frames can be quite pricey, so I picked up a few feet of decorative dentil molding for about $20 and made my own! It was an easy and cost-effective DIY project that I was able to completely customize. The horse artwork is a nod to the Kentucky Derby as well as to the Peaky Blinders (the Shelby family are horse-racing gamblers).

I also built two bar tables for the back of the room. All of the options I considered for the bar top were either too expensive or not readily available (natural stone, butcher block, something else?) so I wracked my brain to find a smarter solution. Wandering up and down the aisles of Home Depot, I stumbled upon some pine stair treads! They were the perfect size and thickness and at $11/piece, they were just the right price too! It cost about $120 to build both bar tables.

After a bit of research, we were surprised to discover that home theater gear isn’t as costly as we’d expected. Of course, there are a ton of crazy expensive, state-of-the-art equipment available on the market, but we were on a mission to build a home theater on a budget.

Our projector, 120-inch screen, and sound gear was about $1,000 total. Even though we don’t have a true 5.1 surround sound system, our sound bar and subwoofer sound great in this space and gives us that immersive ‘movie theater’ experience. I also don’t like the cluttered look of a bunch of speakers sitting around the room, so a sound bar and subwoofer was a great solution for us. When we build our forever home, we’ll consider building the speakers into the walls, but until then, this little setup does a superb job!

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