Thorough Home Theatre Construction Howto

Here's an in depth article on turning an average basement into a slick home theatre room. The author illustrates his plans with CAD drawings while detailing many, many issues to consider, including the differences between LCD and DLP projectors, mounting and image keystoning issues and the secrets of progressive scan DVDs.

One of the more interesting things in this piece is how the author used the hard paper columns that builders use to pour concrete along with some marble paint to create some faux marble columns for $20.