Today I want to share a recent project we did about 2 weeks ago. We just moved into our new home (bought) in April and as with any new home comes the game of figuring out where furniture and whatnot will go.
Since the house we bought was about 3 times the size of our old rental, it made for very interesting configurations. Honestly having a bigger home was a TREMENDOUS blessing. We were very squashed with 8 people in less than 1400 sq ft. Now remember I tend to lean toward simplistic lifestyle and minimalism so I can hear you laughing and asking yourself- How does 8 people live in such a big house and try to be minimalist? Well, for one thing you don't buy more furniture when you move! With 1400 sq ft of furniture in a 4,000 sq ft. house- looks pretty sparse. Which is what we are going for. In fact I think having the bigger house is easier in many ways since things have a home and it's not everything on top of each other.
Still whether you're in a big house or a small house, the whole goal is to keep only what you use and nothing more. So we are constantly decluttering and reorganizing (my love in life truly!).
One thing we realized when buying this house, was the potential for the large living room. The sheer size (900 sq ft!!!) make it the perfect place to have our church come and watch movies, etc. So our big dream moving in was a projector movie screen with surround sound.
Now choosing the perfect system for such a space isn't as easy. Darling Husband did research for 2 months while we saved up money. Finally we settled on BenQ projector, a Denon receiver, Energy surround sound system, and I got to help make the screen!!!
So without further ado- our screen building project- tutorial fashion!
First step:
Build Your Frame
Second Step:
Paint Your Frame
(I used what I had on hand which was leftover chalkboard paint. You want a nice black edge on the frame roughly 2 inches or larger all the way around)
Third Step:
Attach Your Screen
(We ordered black-out fabric from Joann's while it was on sale for only $3.50/yard... 4 yards was plenty for the 110'' screen). We attached it on the top and bottom with velcro (sewn onto fabric and sticky part onto the frame) and attached the sides by wrapping fabric around the wood frame edges and stapling. The reason we did velcro on the top and bottom is because the fabric was 54'' wide and we didn't want to loose any height on the screen so wrapping the top and bottom was out of the question. Then I had to paint the black edge on the sides where we wrapped the cloth around.
Fourth Step:
Add Mounting Brackets to Hang on Wall
(We were hanging the screen to the fireplace which is stone. We used "Hangman Picture Hanging System" 18 inches mounting brackets bought at Lowe's Home Improvement. We debated ahead of time whether to try to do a fold up screen or similar but the frame screen was just easier in the long run. We plan to keep our screen up almost all the time but with the type of hooks we bought we take it off the fireplace simply by lifting it off. Easy peasy! We used yarn tacked the the ceiling with weights on the end to mark the centerpoint.
Fifth Step:
Hang the Screen
All done!
Now we are all ready for a fun-filled night with our church!
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