Trophy Room - start

[JES Adventures]

Beautiful! I love the wood floors and wainscoting, excellent choice for wall color.

Congrats, can’t wait to see if finished.

JES

 

[Hunt anything]

Can we get a few dimensions? How high are the ceilings and maybe total square footage and any other pertinent measurements.
That rhino is great!

 

[Franco]

Beautiful! I love the wood floors and wainscoting, excellent choice for wall color.

Congrats, can’t wait to see if finished.

JES

Thanks John, I appreciate the critique.

 

[Franco]

Can we get a few dimensions? How high are the ceilings and maybe total square footage and any other pertinent measurements.
That rhino is great!

The room with the rugs is 15' X 15' and was a game/entertainment room. The opening off the hallway was original to the house.

The second room (Ferdinand's) is 15' X 20" and was originally a bedroom with entry at the end of the hall (Where the rhino skull sits). We eliminated the bathroom/closet gaining 5', walled in the door at the end of the hall, and opened the wall between the 2 rooms. I had planned a larger opening but gas, water, electrical, and AC lines limited us to 5'. It actually worked out OK because it provides more wall space for hanging.

The ceilings are all 9'.

We added the 12' X 20' balcony, and installed the double doors in place of existing windows.

All walls, including hallway, were taken down to studs, plumbing re-routed, and electrical outlets re-located to the baseboard rather than try to fit them into the panels.

Once the plywood was applied to all walls, we hung 1/4" sheetrock from 33" to the ceilings. The wainscot is a build up of 1/4" red oak ply, with 3/4" red oak for baseboards, rails, door jambs, and trim. The stain is walnut and the wall color is something we created. I think it worked.

We still need to lay the flooring in Ferd's room; we just got it yesterday, so it needs a few days to acclimate.

Right now I'm trying to get an idea of what else is coming and how to make it all fit.

 

[Franco]

Congratulations on seeing a vision through and a great looking room. When is the party and are we invited? I must warn you, most of us aren't housebroke yet. Lol

Thanks. I'll let you know.

 

[Hunt anything]

Outstanding, I’m pretty much out of room in my enclosed 2 car garage and you have given me an idea or two.
Pins and needles to see the finished product!

 

[Franco]

Ok first of all...I'm in for the journey. Secondly, we need more topics like this on the forum. Third, I want to hear more about the carved leg bones and who did that for you? Any costs and time involved to get that done? If you would rather share that offline, just let me know. Thanks! Rhino looks great.

I believe those were done by Collet's, I will go back through my records and get you the details.

I have some giraffe leg bones as well, I'll post them once they're unpacked.

 

[LWPhunt]

I think you were out of room when you started. What a great mix of trophies, thanks for sharing, that is a cool space.

 

[Franco]

I think you were out of room when you started. What a great mix of trophies, thanks for sharing, that is a cool space.

I fear you are not wrong.

 

[CarsonG]

It looks great, congratulations on a beautiful bicornous!

 

[SCHUNTER73]

Man! Well done! Following more updates….

 

[MontanaPat]

Thanks for sharing the details and pictures, it is going to be a great looking space once finished. Looking forward to seeing more

 

[AZDAVE]

Taking the time to put up the plywood under the sheet rock will pay for its self when you have hung the first 5 animals. and I like the wainscoting and wall colors. and the rhino as the first trophy into the room is classic.

 

[Green Chile]

I don't remember another topic where an entire floor was repurposed for a trophy room. It's an interesting subject and probably more practical for most readers than building another building.

 

[Franco]

I don't remember another topic where an entire floor was repurposed for a trophy room. It's an interesting subject and probably more practical for most readers than building another building.

Practicality was certainly a major player. With the building already in place, all that was required was remodeling walls and flooring. The advantages were; heating and AC already in place, the addition of the balcony enhanced the look of the house and provides a cigar area with a nice view, and best of all - it eliminated 2 bedrooms which, if left to my wife would have been decorated to the max with useless crap and worst of all - made available to family members whom I can't stand.

I now have a small but functional trophy room, my office will house gun safes and a built in humidor, I can smoke cigars and shoot off the deck, and I've reduced a 4 bedroom house to 2 - it was never really a question. And the beauty of it all - it was her idea.

 

[Franco]

Taking the time to put up the plywood under the sheet rock will pay for its self when you have hung the first 5 animals. and I like the wainscoting and wall colors. and the rhino as the first trophy into the room is classic.

Thanks, trying to get a feel for where to put the various heads. I'm hoping the poses will help limit the options.

Putting the rhino in first was my plan from the start. I wanted to have every spot available and to pick the right one.

 

[Franco]

Here's my first attempt at hanging heads. Using only taxidermy heads, the euros will go elsewhere - at least that's the plan.

 

[Andrew62]

Absolutely love your rhino mount!! Thank you for sharing such a wonderful project!

 

[375 Ruger Fan]

Very nice indeed!

 

[Green Chile]

Whoa...lesser kudu!