Feb
26
2016

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A Tiny House Movie Theater

by Tyler

I have planned to build a music listening station and movie theater in our cottage since day one. At long last, this dream has come to fruition!

Tyler Brad Nailing Plywood Sheathing in Pony Wall Storage Nook

When we were raising the bale walls, I ran speaker wire and HDMI cable through them to prepare. Here are the front-channel speaker nooks:

Left Speaker in Tiny Straw Bale Cottage Stereo System Right Speaker in Straw Bale Cottage Stereo System

I haven't gotten around to picking out rear channel speakers, but here is where they will mount:

Future Rear Speaker Mounting Location

Recently, we turned our stereo system into a full-blown movie theater with the addition of a projector and screen.

Panasonic Projector on Counter

The projector fits perfectly between two floor joists under the loft, right next to the HDMI cable and electrical run.

Tyler Screwing Projector Mounting Plate into Ceiling Tyler Affixing Projector Mount Tyler Test-Fitting Projector Mount Tyler Test-Fitting Projector Mount

Out 100" projector screen is mounted to the tie-beam in our living room. Given our space constraints, it literally could not be any bigger!

Tyler Spray-Painting Projector Screen Tyler Spray-Painting Projector Screen in Tiny Straw Bale Cottage (Construction Zone!) Projector Screen

We now have an unobtrusive movie theater and stereo system that is nothing short of amazing. We inaugurated the setup by showing some friends our house-building montage (so meta). Recently, we've been watching Girls—it's really good. The next season of Game of Thrones is going to be EPIC!

Tiny Straw Bale Cottage Movie Theater Projector Tiny Straw Bale Cottage Movie Theater: Tyler watching "Girls" on the Big Projector Screen
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7 comments

love it!
Posted by Elizabeth S Shvedenko on March 3rd, 2016 at 7:44 PM
Mate that's awesome - well done :-)
Posted by Scot McPhie on March 5th, 2016 at 7:23 AM
WOW!!
Posted by Anne on March 6th, 2016 at 6:16 AM
Hi ,

Loved your new set up!!! you guys rock!. Just one question , how do you get internet at your place ?
Posted by Tejas Dongre on March 9th, 2016 at 3:37 AM
Pure Awesome!
Posted by Jason N (jclaudii) on April 25th, 2016 at 3:53 PM
Thanks, everyone!

Tejas - Here's a post about how we got internet up here. :)

http://journal.goingslowly.com/2013/05/off-grid-cable-internet-access-with-power-over-ethernet
Posted by Tara on May 10th, 2016 at 8:34 AM
Thanks, everyone!

Tejas - Here's a post about how we got internet up here. :)

http://journal.goingslowly.com/2013/05/off-grid-cable-internet-access-with-power-over-ethernet
Posted by Tara on May 10th, 2016 at 8:34 AM
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