Jun 17 2008How Not To Spend $150K: An Italian-Themed Home Theater In Some Dude's Basement
I'm as big a fan of themed home theater setups as the next guy who watches movies on a hand-me-down 24" CRT that rests atop a magazine pile entertainment stand. And we've certainly seen a good many bunch of a whole lot of different ones here on Geekologie. Hell, even some that didn't even have a theme, but were just plain ridiculous. However this Italian village themed home theater isn't doing it for me. Like I really want to watch movies right next to the Gastronomiche (which, based on the picture, sells home theater components alongside plastic meat and cheese).
While I'm not really digging the theater, hit the jump for the "Bourbon Street Room" he has in the basement as well. I admittedly wouldn't mind seeing some boobs in there. The whole house is over 15,000 square feet and the damn ceiling in his basement looks like it's 20 feet tall (and I thought my crawlspace has never felt more inadequate). Oh yeah, and there's another disturbing picture of what appears to be the world's gaudiest sex-room I've ever seen in my life. God this dude is making me so sick I could spit. Here I am, stuck watching a television manufactured before I was born while this dude gallivants around blowing $150,000 on a shitty home theater system. That's it, I'm selling a kidney. *sharpening letter opener* "Oooh Superficial Writer..."
Money Can't Buy Taste: The Tackiest $150,000 Home Theater You'll Ever See [gizmodo]
Reader Comments
1. FluxWave - June 17, 2008 10:12 AM
Lame!
2. Grievousfish - June 17, 2008 10:25 AM
I kinda like the chairs though. Think he bought them at Wally World?
3. SmokingGirl - June 17, 2008 10:26 AM
I kinda like the Italian themed home theater...kinda. I'd probably like it better if it were a French themed home theater. Oui!
4. Marcos - June 17, 2008 10:50 AM
I kind of liked it too, but a little further than SmokingGirl (#3, for the people who can't read names).
5. wes - June 17, 2008 11:11 AM
whats up with the lamp dude in the last pic
6. boredom - June 17, 2008 11:25 AM
the bourbon street room looks cool as hell but I'm not feeling the theatre part. Could have been done better for that much cash
7. mtk - June 17, 2008 11:47 AM
Haha, I saw that lady-lamp thing for sale in an in-flight magazine, and wondered who would ever buy one (they were expensive too).
Something tells me those Bourbon Street mannequins are this guy's only friends.
8. Jeezy - June 17, 2008 12:16 PM
If I had more money than brains, I'd do something similarly stupid.
9. Momboelitist - June 17, 2008 12:51 PM
Fake!!!!
10. Sarah - June 17, 2008 1:52 PM
http://www.vtap.com/video/Bourbon+Street+Basement/CL0004590597_f6c5b798
11. DaBA - June 17, 2008 3:50 PM
FIRST! Suckers.
What a pervy douche.
12. Rokk Star - June 17, 2008 4:19 PM
sucky!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
13. nadalo - June 17, 2008 10:45 PM
@smokingGirl ok your post just confirms it. No taste at all....too bad i was falling in love with you...*sobs*
14. Joey - June 18, 2008 1:02 AM
That sex room looks like the place they filmed the snuff films in Videodrome.
15. Dan - June 18, 2008 5:22 AM
Yeahhh...... that Italy themed room, I don't know what part of italy this guy has been to but Italy don't look anything like that! Maybe Naples???
16. Kesang Tseten - June 18, 2008 5:48 AM
what's the fucking deal with retards having all the fucking cash.
someone stab him please.