Ross' Downstairs Entertainment Room

The Ross' downstairs entertainment room was a very southwestern theme, and they decided they wanted a more contemporary feel.

 

     

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The only light in the whole room is the one above the fireplace seen here. You can also see the huge console TV out of place, taking up space on the floor.  The new projection screen would eliminate this eyesore.

 

   

                                before                                                                        After

 

Not only did they have the brick fireplace, but also the carpeted flooring and no lighting ...so it felt like a dungeon.

    

                                                                             Before

 

Notice how dark this room looks even with the light coming in through the window

 

 

Demo begins:

 

        

The Ross’s made the decision to get rid of the wet-bar, and getting rid of the brick was a MUST.

 

Once the demo was done, Jeff started the reconstruction.

 

 

 

 

Jeff had to use stucco on this installment because underneath the brick was MORE brick that could not be removed and stuck out too far to put drywall over & keep flush with existing wall.  Some of his creative ingenuity there...

 

The removal of the brick revealed a much larger opening that had to be reduced, so Jeff built a steel insert to fill the gap.

Then he put lathe over top of this layer of brick to prepare for the stucco.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

Then he applied the base coat followed by the stucco, then smoothed it all out with drywall compound because stucco has such a grainy texture.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jeff installed some recessed lighting which is very popular, and pretty classy- especially in an area where you're entertaining. The lighting is on a dimmer switch.  Then retextured the whole room with a knock-down texture.  Once complete, the Ross’s painted. then the rings went on the lighting.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Before this floor could be laid, the foundation needed to be leveled due to settling.  Because of fear of more settling, it was decided that the best way to avoid gaps in the floor later was to lay the laminate at a 45 degree angle which looks great.  It also opens up the room, as well as gives it a more contemporary feel.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The homeowners presented Jeff with these jet black tiles, accent glass tiles, and brushed nickel (metal) tiles and this is what he came up with.  He just tiled over the brick hearth.   Black grout was used to finish it all off.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jeff made a canvas screen to hang above the fireplace for the projector.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This is Jeff's custom made housing box for the projector and other components.

 

 

                                  
Having this mounted on the ceiling gets it out the way (out of the reach of children) and helps reduce the space used by a big entertainment center.

 

During the demo phase Jeff ran all of the wiring for the electronic housing and for surround sound.  You can also see a close up of the texture in this picture.

 

Here you can see the functional 1080p projector image.

 

Of course, baseboards were added and molding replaced around windows and doors to finish it off.  No pictures available at this time.