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Escaping 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
Filed Under: Reader Interiors   Theme   $$$   
Bookmark and Share Posted Fri Aug 21, 2009, 11:37 AM ET — By David Goldberg

I love the wow factor of themed home theaters and it was the love of old science fiction films and the Steampunk genre that prompted me to design my theater like the Nautilus from Disney’s classic 1954 film, 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea. Rather than try to duplicate any one particular room of the submarine, details and influences from the entire boat were combined to create this one-of-a-kind theater.

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Future Deco
Filed Under: Pro Interiors   Contemporary   $$$   Theme   
Bookmark and Share Posted Fri May 15, 2009, 10:07 AM ET — By Kim Wilson Photography: Andrew Trask

Sometimes it takes the combined talents of two professional organizations to come up with a striking, one-of-a-kind home theater. Such was the case with this Florida home. Cinema Design Group is a leading designer, manufacturer, and installer of home theater seating, acoustic panels, and custom home theater environments. Along with Boca Theater and Automation, a premier provider of turn-key, custom-built integration systems and home theaters, these two specialists created a home theater that bears the resemblance of the familiar geometric Art Deco designs of the early 20's, yet, it reveals a distinctive 21st century edge.

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High End on the High Seas
Filed Under: Pro Interiors   $$$   Theme   
Bookmark and Share Posted Tue Mar 10, 2009, 6:52 PM ET — By Kim Wilson Photography:Trent Bell

Themed theaters allow the homeowner to retreat into a sanctuary of sorts. This month's Nautilus Theater even transports you to another time, when hearty sea farthing men (and a woman on occasion) spent months on the ocean in small wooden ships. However, they were never as technologically decked out as this.

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The Bentley Home Theater
Filed Under: Installer Profiles   $$$   Theme   
Bookmark and Share Posted Thu Feb 12, 2009, 4:39 PM ET — By Kim Wilson Photography: Rob Hart and Revo Reese

We all know that California has it own unique car culture. Here a person's automobile and their personality are often closely aligned. One homeowner loved their Bentley so much; they couldn't get enough of it and choose it as the theme for their dedicated Home Theater.

"The homeowner wanted a one-of-a-kind theater that was modern and contemporary," said Rob Hart, president of UV Ultimate. "The concept of the interior was inspired by his car, which is plush and luxurious."

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