greeneyedg
I'm a teenager and my room has tan/sand color walls and burgundy carpet. I'm really not into the old regal looking "burgundy" and bland old beige walls that I have right now (cant change them) and want to find a way to make it work into a more tropical, young, modern, maybe even an asian flair bedroom. Any suggestions? My room's pretty small, but has three great windows. And i'm on a budget! :)
Maybe curtains, bedding, accessories, anything? Good colors to use? Thanks
thanks for all the suggestions so far! :)
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Since you are on a budget, i'll give you some ideas that wont require a ton of altering. A way you can dress your walls up without repainting them are maybe adding texture to them. I have tan walls, and on the lower half of the wall i put bamboo. This can either have a tropical look or an asian style to it, depending on the color of bamboo you choose. http://www.mastergardenproducts.com/woodcare/bamboowallrestaurant1.jpg , another example: http://cdn.media.kiwicollection.com/media/property/PR008186/xl/008186-02-bedroom-bamboo-wall.jpg . This will make the walls stand out a little more. This is very inexpensive, you can buy it in rolls at your local hardware store such as Lowe's or Home Depot. For the three windows, maybe you can do a cellular shade, in a soft color like this: http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=179947322036630&set=a.122051531159543.12360.122048044493225&theater. Or you can do a white faux wood blind, both are very affordable at http://blindsetcusa.com . If your budget isn't very high, you could get a small area rug to cover your carpet. Stores like Target, Walmart, Costco,and others will all have inexpensive area rugs. This will allow you to cover up the burgundy carpet, and it is very inexpensive compared to removing the carpet. Another way to give the room a new younger feel is to change your bedding. You can get Bed-in-a-Bag at places like Bed Bath and Beyond, or Target. They have both tropical themes and asian themes. The Bed-in-a-Bag is the most inexpensive way to go when it comes to bedding. Hope some of these ideas helped you! Good luck.
Since you are on a budget, i'll give you some ideas that wont require a ton of altering. A way you can dress your walls up without repainting them are maybe adding texture to them. I have tan walls, and on the lower half of the wall i put bamboo. This can either have a tropical look or an asian style to it, depending on the color of bamboo you choose. http://www.mastergardenproducts.com/woodcare/bamboowallrestaurant1.jpg , another example: http://cdn.media.kiwicollection.com/media/property/PR008186/xl/008186-02-bedroom-bamboo-wall.jpg . This will make the walls stand out a little more. This is very inexpensive, you can buy it in rolls at your local hardware store such as Lowe's or Home Depot. For the three windows, maybe you can do a cellular shade, in a soft color like this: http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=179947322036630&set=a.122051531159543.12360.122048044493225&theater. Or you can do a white faux wood blind, both are very affordable at http://blindsetcusa.com . If your budget isn't very high, you could get a small area rug to cover your carpet. Stores like Target, Walmart, Costco,and others will all have inexpensive area rugs. This will allow you to cover up the burgundy carpet, and it is very inexpensive compared to removing the carpet. Another way to give the room a new younger feel is to change your bedding. You can get Bed-in-a-Bag at places like Bed Bath and Beyond, or Target. They have both tropical themes and asian themes. The Bed-in-a-Bag is the most inexpensive way to go when it comes to bedding. Hope some of these ideas helped you! Good luck.
Home theater question?
OBX
The room I am putting this in is 24' long x 16'wide x 10' high and the room will be pitch black (no ambient light). My question is with an Optoma HD70 and a screen of 145" diagnal, does it matter what screen gain I get since there is no light? If so what do you recommend Light grey or white GOO paint? What will be the difference? With that said, once the screen is built, what determains how low I should hang the projector from the ceiling in relation to the top of the sreen. The reason I ask this is because I don't want to set this up and have the sceen look distorted. Last question is will a ceiling fan running in front of the projector distort the picture.
I know I have a lot of questions, but since I will be spending several thousand on this, I want it right.
Thank you to ALL who answer.
Answer
The first 2 links are to 2 reviews of the HD 70. They are a must read to get a good overview of the projector.
Note that the first link is to the page that contains screen recommendations for the HD70. A maximum 100-106" screen is recommended (unless you want a high gain screen -- which risks hot spotting and colour shifts). So I'd suggest your idea of a 145" screen is unrealistic.
Furthermore do you really need that big a screen? Take into account that THX recommend no more than a 40 degree viewing angle (SMPTE suggests more than 30 degrees) ... that is the angle subtended from the viewing position between the left and right screen edge (see the 3rd link for a calculator). While this is a personal preference issue too big a screen is as bad as (or worse than) too small since it will result in viewer fatigue. So, keeping in mind that the apparent size of the screen stays the same as long as the viewing angle is constant you can define the viewing angle you prefer then adjust the viewing distance to accommodate a smaller screen (that will allow room for a second row of seats if you project along the long axis of the room).
A further consideration is the vertical height of the screen. While 10 ft room height is great, a 16:9 143" screen is 70" high, and to mount it optimally for a 40" viewing height you need to have the bottom 15" or less above the ground (eyes should be level with a point no more than 1/3 to 1/2 the height of the screen). This doesn't leave much room for a centre speaker.
Finally, the offset angle on the HD70 is fairly steep (and there is no lens shift), so the projector has to be mounted well above the top of the screen if ceiling mounted. The manual is confusing, but it appears that you need to mount the projector 16" above the top of the screen for a 100" 16:9 screen (and more for a larger screen).
So if you assume 24" from floor to bottom of screen (not absolute, but a common dimension), a 102" 16:9 screen would be 54.2" high, plus a bit over 16" offset ... or a projector mounting height of 94". A 143" screen would require a mounting height of approximately 115" ... which would not fit.
I suggest you plan on a smaller screen than 143" --- ie. 100" or so -- and, given the lack of lens shift and the confusion in the manual re offset angle, mount the projector at the height you calculate based on 16" offset for a 100" screen (i.e. about 94" from floor to the centre of the lens). Then see where the light falls, mark the wall and mount or paint the screen to match. If you use Goo or some other paint formula (There is some good advice on alternatives on the AVS Forum (Google it!) DIY Screen section) paint the screen oversize and then mask with black cloth or paint to match the projected image.
If you want a screen so large you can't accommodate a centre speaker, consider an accoustically transparent screen material instead of paint. See the 4th link for a supplier for a DIY solution.
As to a fan ... you don't want anything in the light path, so you will want to have the projector below the fan ... another reason to go with the smaller screen.
There ... a long answer, but I hope it helps.
The first 2 links are to 2 reviews of the HD 70. They are a must read to get a good overview of the projector.
Note that the first link is to the page that contains screen recommendations for the HD70. A maximum 100-106" screen is recommended (unless you want a high gain screen -- which risks hot spotting and colour shifts). So I'd suggest your idea of a 145" screen is unrealistic.
Furthermore do you really need that big a screen? Take into account that THX recommend no more than a 40 degree viewing angle (SMPTE suggests more than 30 degrees) ... that is the angle subtended from the viewing position between the left and right screen edge (see the 3rd link for a calculator). While this is a personal preference issue too big a screen is as bad as (or worse than) too small since it will result in viewer fatigue. So, keeping in mind that the apparent size of the screen stays the same as long as the viewing angle is constant you can define the viewing angle you prefer then adjust the viewing distance to accommodate a smaller screen (that will allow room for a second row of seats if you project along the long axis of the room).
A further consideration is the vertical height of the screen. While 10 ft room height is great, a 16:9 143" screen is 70" high, and to mount it optimally for a 40" viewing height you need to have the bottom 15" or less above the ground (eyes should be level with a point no more than 1/3 to 1/2 the height of the screen). This doesn't leave much room for a centre speaker.
Finally, the offset angle on the HD70 is fairly steep (and there is no lens shift), so the projector has to be mounted well above the top of the screen if ceiling mounted. The manual is confusing, but it appears that you need to mount the projector 16" above the top of the screen for a 100" 16:9 screen (and more for a larger screen).
So if you assume 24" from floor to bottom of screen (not absolute, but a common dimension), a 102" 16:9 screen would be 54.2" high, plus a bit over 16" offset ... or a projector mounting height of 94". A 143" screen would require a mounting height of approximately 115" ... which would not fit.
I suggest you plan on a smaller screen than 143" --- ie. 100" or so -- and, given the lack of lens shift and the confusion in the manual re offset angle, mount the projector at the height you calculate based on 16" offset for a 100" screen (i.e. about 94" from floor to the centre of the lens). Then see where the light falls, mark the wall and mount or paint the screen to match. If you use Goo or some other paint formula (There is some good advice on alternatives on the AVS Forum (Google it!) DIY Screen section) paint the screen oversize and then mask with black cloth or paint to match the projected image.
If you want a screen so large you can't accommodate a centre speaker, consider an accoustically transparent screen material instead of paint. See the 4th link for a supplier for a DIY solution.
As to a fan ... you don't want anything in the light path, so you will want to have the projector below the fan ... another reason to go with the smaller screen.
There ... a long answer, but I hope it helps.
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