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Home Theater History--Proscenium
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One of the great things about building a home theater is
that you get to learn new words like "proscenium" (which is the
area between the front of the stage and the back). This was Stage 1 (so to
speak) of the proscenium. You can see the arch, which was essentially done
at this point, and the paneling on the left. |
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Here is the proscenium with the columns added and a better
view of the stage. The columns are supposed to look like they're holding
up the arch, but as you can see from the prior picture, the arch is
actually secured to the ceiling. |
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Here are the columns with the molding installed. |
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Here are the columns with the baseboard installed at the
bottoms of the columns and also along the back of the stage. The double
layer of baseboard was a late design idea, but I like the way it turned
out. |
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Here the proscenium columns, arch, and toe-kick under the
stage have been stained, the stage-baseboard has been painted black, and
the drywall has been repaired and painted black. Only steps left are the
polurethane coat and replacing the carpet. It's still got blue tape to
protect the wall from the polyurethane. |
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Here's the stage all done except for the carpet. Adjacent
wall is stained, and the door frame on the left has been painted dark red
to coordinate with the ceiling and the (eventual) carpet color. I tried
putting curtains on the sides of the screen. I liked the look a lot, but
the way my speakers are set up, the curtains I had blocked too much of the
sound, so I took them down. |
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Here's the finished product. |
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Email me at
stevemcc@construx.com. |
