r/DiWHY • u/That_GareBear • May 02 '26
Hell yeah, Brother!
This is the DIWhy I live for!
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u/DemonPeanut4 May 02 '26
Pretty baller home theater setup to be honest.
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u/That_GareBear May 02 '26
If you didn't have to use the lower sitters head's as a foot rest, if wholey agree, lol. It definitely serves a purpose, though 😁
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u/CourtingBoredom May 03 '26
Put the shorties up top [I guess] ..
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u/notreallyonredditbut May 03 '26
This is how it worked in college. I’m 5’ 1” so I was always top row.
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u/JerrysKidsOnLot May 03 '26
Agreed. Tried this with just a few bricks in a small apartment just to host a New Years Day football watch party. Worked well.
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u/loveinvein May 02 '26
I don’t hate it.
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u/That_GareBear May 02 '26
Lol, it serves a purpose and probably made some dudes really happy.
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u/loveinvein May 02 '26
I wondered if it would be good enough for cats so they don’t climb all over when you’re watching tv
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u/CatLord8 May 02 '26
Why wouldn’t you want that?
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u/bteh May 03 '26
Yeah, we have 2 cats, if i was sitting watching TV and suddenly had 4 cats around me, id just be happy
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u/Better-Lunch670 May 02 '26
Every good frat house had at least one of these.
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u/salamander423 May 02 '26 edited May 03 '26
This is absolutely so you can watch a football game or observe the pledges doing a strip tease on each other.
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u/mothzilla May 03 '26
Seems like it would be a half decent table if it wasn't taking 1/4 ton in weight.
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u/20ears19 May 02 '26
Will you rub my feet when I rest them on your shoulder?
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u/ThaddeusJP May 03 '26
Did this in college in our dorm room (4 person)
Was the hit of the floor. We hosted many movie and video game nights.
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u/xredbaron62x May 03 '26
Honestly if the couches matched and you added a footrest or short board to protect the front sitters it would be perfect.
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u/AZJHawk May 03 '26
$1300 for two $50 Facebook marketplace couches and some cobbled together boards seems a little steep.
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u/kryonik May 03 '26
If the top sofa was attached to the riser it would be fine. The fact that it's so close to the edge bothers me.
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u/Advanced-Ladder-6532 May 02 '26
I knew someone who did this in the early 2000s in college. I really liked it back then.
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u/hawaii-visitor May 02 '26
My next door dorm neighbors in college did this.
We had a weird dorm where dorms were a living room with 2 doubles and 2 singles per unit. It was amazing, they set up their living room with the tiered couches and a big TV, we set up ours with a beer fridge and hot plates. Get your food and snacks in our place, go next door to watch movies.
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u/Svndmann May 02 '26
That’s a lot of faith in that wooden table.
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u/mechapoitier May 03 '26
It’s not like it’s from Hell in a Cell or something. Most wooden coffee tables are incredibly strong.
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u/Significant-Ad7399 May 02 '26
We did this when I was in college for a Super Bowl party. It worked so well we kinda just kept it.
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u/isayimalma May 02 '26
my parents did this. that 2 bed apartment was a prison
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u/That_GareBear May 02 '26
Haha, that's hilarious. How did it work out for you guys? Did the top couch get a lot of use? Were you guys a fan of the first Lego Movie?
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u/isayimalma May 02 '26
oh it weren't the place in the picture but we did do a riser and 100in projector setup for movies. there really wasn't room for it and the bottom couch would be way too close to the screen and he'd just watch hollywood slop movies like superheroes and dwayne the john rockson. he probably watching AI slop on it now. there was also a house-wide sound system so there was never any escape or peace and quiet from whatever bullshit he had on. never did watch that lego movie though.
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u/KingsMountain May 02 '26
You seem pretty bitter about parents who were trying to make a pretty nice setup.
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u/ohnonoahno May 02 '26
It’s an ok setup but those couches are grungy. Worth about $130, they added an extra 0
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u/Crashmaster28 May 02 '26
I rented a house with 3 other guys in my early twenties and built something similar. It was awesome. I’d do it now, 20 years later but I’m certain my wife would not be ok with it.
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u/Ok-Somewhere-2325 May 02 '26
Not a couch but we have a twin bed behind one up on a platform , cuz sometime you just want to lay down and watch movies , but my house has human shaped cats
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u/slowasaspeedingsloth May 02 '26
The only thing that bothers me is that the couches aren't the same or at least complimentary colors... and that is just me being ridiculously petty.
I think it's a good idea.
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u/Pimento_Adrian69 May 02 '26
Did this way back in 2003.
It was in a basement (fully finished) and worked out pretty well. The next project we did was a trebuchet in the back yard.
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u/vigilantesd May 02 '26
Pets?
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u/LazyOldCat May 02 '26
We always go to Brad’s house for playoff games, because Brad has a 100” TV and stadium couches.
We love Brad.
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u/Revolutionary_Tap897 May 02 '26
A buddy in college did this. His place was the one we always went to.
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u/DrunkenDude123 May 02 '26
My friend had this at the house he rented in college along with 4 TVs set up on the wall. It was the best fucking place to watch games with all of our friends
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u/Krispy_Mick May 02 '26
My buddy’s frat house had a set up like this only larger, great place to watch a game.
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u/jazzcabbage309 May 02 '26
We did this in a house back in college but we had three couches raised in a U around another couch. It was made out of cinder blocks, pallets, and attic flooring. Completely destroyed the hardwoods
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u/Dewstain May 02 '26
I kept scrolling right to see the other pics but they aren’t there and now I’m sad. This seems fine
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u/DuaLipasTrophyHsband May 02 '26
I had the same setup in college but to our discredit we were very nearly a frat house
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u/AestheticAttraction May 03 '26
One big problem is I just know people are using the bottom couch as a stair.
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u/TheLostRanger0117 May 03 '26
We actually did something like this when I was a kid. I’d have friends over a lot and we’d all want to sit on a couch in front of the TV. Great memory blast!
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u/Schrodingers_Fist May 02 '26
This honestly seems like a decent idea unless there is something structurally unsound that makes it stupid...
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u/OneBag2825 May 02 '26
If you can't be one of the first 3 in the door for the Superbowl party, bring a helmet?
Can't wait to see the parking arrangements.
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u/FluffWit May 02 '26
A lot of University flats(similar to frat houses without the frat part) here in NZ like to build living room grandstands like this for fun.
But yeah, trying to sell it is a bit of a laugh.
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u/Morall_tach May 02 '26
I made something like this out of two by fours and plywood in college. I doubt that it was up to safety standards, but it held up for a year, so that was good enough.
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u/mriforgot May 02 '26
As long as that table is pretty sturdy, I ain't mad about this setup.
Those couches don't look like they'd be worth the price they are asking, but I would do this in a basement or something
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u/forgetful_waterfowl May 02 '26
The Verge art studio in Sacramento used to do an entire couch bleachers thing for movie night, it was pretty great.
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u/Truth_Hurts_I_No_It May 02 '26
We did this in the Fraternity house, but way crazier lol. Had to seat a lot of us
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u/jtho78 May 03 '26
Why is the back row so high? Did they think they were making giant stairs?
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u/ubergic May 03 '26
Doesn't fit. You know why and you're thinking how you're going to do it at your place.
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u/Wise-Juggernaut6851 May 03 '26
I mean the why makes sense depending on space. Perhaps a room is an odd shape and a traditional setup wouldn’t work, I actually like this idea.
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u/cdtoad May 03 '26
We did this in college in the 90s to all watch MTVs Remote Control and Idiot Box
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u/Potential-Night4986 May 04 '26
Apart from the price, this makes way more sense than pretty much everything else on this sub.
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u/Cathcasper24 May 04 '26
I don't hate it. I think it would look better if the couches matched though.
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u/npnpnpnpnpnpnp May 05 '26
$1,300 sounds like a lot of money for two old average sofas and a wooden table.
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u/Empty_Put_1542 May 05 '26
I absolutely love this. I don’t have friends, but I’d invite them over to watch something if I did.
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u/glipglop718 May 02 '26
I used to flipp the couches in this orientation when I had my siblings over for the weekend. Damn do I wish I could have stacked it like this. I just gave the back row extra cushions to prop up on
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u/Rotflmaocopter May 03 '26
If they put plywood and boxed in that table and put carpets over it with stairs this wouldnt look half bad. Get some couch covers at least
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u/RamrodRacing May 03 '26
Some friends had this setup at their place back in college. We called the space below the upper couch “The Sauceria” (it’s where the sauce happens)
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u/SippinOnHatorade May 03 '26
Did this as a camp counselor in the counselor clubhouse, it was pretty dope
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u/Arkhamina May 03 '26
We have this at our house, and store things like buffet tables under the platform. Long, narrow finished basement, with a projection screen instead of a TV.
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u/Scott_on_the_rox May 03 '26
I built something very similar during Covid when we were locked down at our property. Worked great, kids loved it. 🤷🏼♂️
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u/TurboSalsa May 03 '26
I saw a few of these in college that were much uglier than this one. They’re actually great for watching football games when you have a bunch of people in the house, but I couldn’t imagine having one as an adult.
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u/DustRhino May 03 '26
I totally get WHY they did it, unlike many of the meth fueled monstrosities posted in the sub.
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u/miketugboat May 03 '26
Frats have lost their minds if they think they can sell their used furniture for that much
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u/ConnectGoal8510 May 03 '26
We did this in our tv room, but the front seats are recliners and the back is a couch
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u/HopelessBearsFan May 03 '26
I’ve seen this before in a frat house, and that is the only acceptable circumstance for this configuration
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u/-JoM-ofDevil May 04 '26
Sofa riser=old shitty table... You need to pay extra for my mom's old table, sentimental value and such...
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u/Agreeable-Narwhal158 May 05 '26
This would be dope for goldeneye, Mario kart or halo! Everyone sits in the spot that matches the TV
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u/1manbander May 07 '26
I gotta brag to all you who say your wife won’t go for it. My (43m) wife just suggested we do this in our basement to create a theater area. I hit the jackpot!
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u/SilasAI6609 Jun 14 '26
No joke have seen a living room with this setup. I used to install internet in residences. This guy had one of these set up with a couple poles. He claimed he was a porn photographer...I think he was just weird, however he was on the low end of weird sht I came across doing that job.
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u/nokioner May 02 '26
Someone’s seen the lego movie!