DESIRABLE OR ESSENTIAL?

Hello Folks,

In Europe-as opposed to the U.S.-a Custom Cinema is not seen as essential more desirable.

This is changing..and should..the old mentality of a house having- 4 bedrooms ,a kitchen and a "living" room (**"Living Room"..what does this mean anyway?....we live in ALL the rooms..it implies nothing,its a nonsensical label...) .. is ..thank god..changing...

Progressive Architects & Developers,are realising that designing a house for 8 people to sleep with other areas only designed for 2/4 is madness...its completely out of balance..yet thats what we have had for years..an indoctrination thats its o.k. to spend 20k plus on your kitchen..(even if you dont cook in)..and 20k plus on a car ..but cheapskate on your entertainment in the home...

NOT..in the U.S....where its the norm to have a Home Theater ..and have a good one....why?

Because in the U.S. they base their home around their entertainment,,their living...in Europe we have based it round our sleeping..:-)

Frankly,I see no sense in spending a fortune in the kitchen-especially in the Algarve where most eat out..or eat outside...who actually spends much time inside in the kitchen?..in the cooler months ,maybe..3/4 months?

Most families today are 3/5 persons...allowing for a guest bedroom,no average family needs more than 4 bedrooms....most couples certainly dont need more than 2 bedrooms...

So whether an average family or couple..nobody really needs more than 4 bedrooms....

The ideal home in the Algarve for a family or couple would be 2-4 bedrooms,a functional kitchen,the ability to eat outside..outside kitchen/barbeque..AND an Entertainment space..now,that Entertainment space should include the things you like..whatever that may be..most like the Movies..or Sport..or T.V....so it should include a decent sized t.v. at least,the ability to watch the media you like..indeed why have a seperate computer room..convergence is here...so have a *media area* in your Entertainment room..maybe a pool table,maybe a bar..or IF you have the space..have a Custom Cinema for the ultimate Movie experience....or a Music Room (*hi fi room)......

There are of course other ideas Projectiondreams can fly your way..what about relaxing in the pool and watching a Movie or listening to Music with a nice glass of chilled wine?

Why not have your *Entertainment Room*..outside...?...

I do not consider your Entertainment desirable..I consider it Essential..life should be about enjoying yourself not counting your unused Bedrooms or lamenting the huge investment in the kitchen when the missus never cooks.....are we that controlled that we only live in our *living* room?...Better lifestyle is about better living and at Projectiondreams we are about helping our customers build a better lifestyle..:-)

..Of course,we live in a society that encourages mass drug taking-Alchohol &Nicotine-to keep us *maleable*..and I like the odd drink as well,but you know what/...who wouldn`t trade all the money squandered in bars and smoking over the years to have something special and non threatening now?

..Do the maths..IF you have spent 100 euros a week on booze or fags for 30 years you have spent over 150,000 Euros....had you not..you could be sitting in that Aston Martin now...or indeed have a Custom cinema and Entertainment room...and a Jacuzzi....

O.K..,i`m sure wev`e had fun along the way..but at one heck of a cost..and who wouldn`t want that money back now?.....and ask yourself this..was it essential?...or Desirable.....really?...neither...it was at best frivolous,at worst unecessary.....

So,I`m sure we could argue that we have wasted money..that we have been educated to think the more bedrooms our house has the better off we are..whilst we short change our own internal entertainment....

I want to change that...ANYONE that has a basement but NO toys in it needs their head examined..why?..because you would have paid for that basement option when you paid for the house...that SHOULD be the jewel in the crown..the area where ALL your entertainment is contained..whatever it is....and IF you still like a tipple..have your own bar and save more money..increase the size of your property and make your property more valuable..and your lifestyle FAR better...

Rgds,
Vince Myers