Home-made Movie Theater Screen

Did you know that aside from me, there is another very creative and hard-working person working up our home???

It is none other than my wonderful husband!!!!!

Am I not lucky?! :-)

Yes, yes, I know, lucky me huh?! I agree, especially with his latest project that got me super-amazed at what he can do once he sets his mind and hand, into something.

Here is what he did...

I asked him how he did this, and this was how he explained it to me:

First of all, the materials:

1 x 4 wood

Black Velvet fabric

Seamless paper

L-Brackets

Stapler

Tools

1) Cut your wood to size

2) Assemble your frame using your L brackets

3) Cover your frame with the black velvet fabric using your stapler. He says that is important to you a fabric like velvet so that it will not reflect unto your screen (that's why all the movie houses have velvet curtains on the screens sides?!).

Assembling the frame

close-up view of the corners

4) Add the paper - this part is tricky - I actually helped him with this one because when he tried to do it alone, there were lots of un-even-es on the screen. We did this carefully using the stapler, but if your gonna try this, use duct tape or masking tape first before stapling, because it is very hard to remove them once set (like we did, when we adjusted the paper).

Finished product

Tada!

Our Basement/ Media Center is a work in progress... Stay tuned on how we slowly transform this purple space into a our Movie Space!

Have a Nice day!!!!!!

Blue- but- not- really BLUE Bedroom

All winter long and this early spring, our bedroom had a minor transformation...

Master Sanctuary

I bought the drapes from target.com on CLEARANCE for $22/panel. Pretty good deal I think, compared with the original ones I hung here, that were more than twice that price!

The design was modern damask, bluish silver in color. I think for the price and style it is a good alternative curtains to our bedroom.

Not too flashy print

Here's another look

I bought the duvet covers from TJ Maxx on CLEARANCE- major clearance. They are from TAHARI HOME, and was like more than 80% off! It is the most luxurious duvet I've ever had, and I threw away the packaging so I actually don't know what it is made of! But it is very cool to the touch and warms up right away once we're tucked in.

The  other new things are the bench - of course, from my fave TJ Maxx for $149. It is a lovely bench with natural stained, slightly curved legs, feminine but not glaringly so, and the recliner. The recliner was actually my Christmas gift to my husband ( bought it at a local furniture store - Bryan's) -  it the most comfy recliner ever ( and also decoratively appealing :-)), the fabric is grey suede and called "Lashes" (I think because it kinda looks like a bunch of lashes up close), this is where my hubby hangs-out after a long days work.

I have changed these AGAIN already but I wanted to share our Blue sanctuary with you.


Hope you have a wonderful day!

The Nest

We like gadgets.

No, we love gadgets. Especially my husband, before we get something for the home, he researches and looks at all the tech reviews of any gadget around  or available before we get something.

From our cleaners to our toilet, we try products that makes life easier and more comfortable in this century. So when we decided to get a new thermostat for our home, my hubby introduced me to this..

The Nest

It is actually one of these Hi-tech, energy-saving thermostats from the same people who came up with our beloved Ipods!

According to the website, this is the "thermostat that improves with time" and "No more programming, no more constantly changing the temperature. The Nest™ Learning Thermostat™ programs itself in a week to keep you comfortable and save energy"


If you wanna know more about it Watch Video here.

My hubby installed it in a jiffy, and we'll see if it lives up to expectations. I heard that "Honeywell" (biggest maker of thermostats in the U.S.), has sued this company for this - that tells me IT MUST BE THAT GOOD.

Anyway, for now, one thing is for sure, I love how it looks in our living room. A far better look than our old thermostat. Will let you know if it really does what it's advertised to do!

Hope you Have a Nice Day!