DIY Home Theater Includes 176-inch Screen
By Rachel Cericola
Some extra space affords this theater more room to entertain.

When it comes to home theater, size matters—at least to Warren English. When this do-it-yourselfer decided to build his own theater room, he wanted to go big, so he chose the basement spot under his garage.

“I had always wanted a large theater,” he says. “This ended up being a little larger than I had originally planned. However, the extra size afforded another row of seats.”



Having the additional row of seating certainly isn’t a problem, especially for friends of the English family. Warren and his wife Cydney entertain several times a year, so that row doesn’t go to waste.

There are a few areas Warren wishes he could downsize. “I originally wanted to have 7-foot-wide risers to give a lot of space in front of the chairs on each row.

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