Affordable Home Cinema Room with a Built-in Media Unit Ideas and Designs

Oak Hill Craftsman

Marilyn Hill Interiors

Showcase Photographers

Blackout Window Treatments

Abda Custom Window Fashions

Most shades, blinds or curtains allow some type of light through when they are closed which can be very frustrating, especially if you’re trying to take a nap or enjoying a movie in a home theater. Or with the kids being back in school, it’s sometimes hard to get them to bed early with the evening light shining in the room. We have a solution. That is what blackout window treatments were made for. You can get a variety of products as “blackout”, such as; curtains, shades, blinds, roman shades, honeycomb shades, roller shades, vertical shades, and specialty shades (silhouette, pirouette, luminette). We work with clients in the Central Indiana Area. Contact us today to get started on your project. 317-273-8343

Built-ins

RFW Cabinetry & Millwork

Built in media wall unit done for client in Palm Beach Florida. This beautiful unit is installed on the tenth floor in a condominium. It is installed in the living room with a lot of natural light coming in through the sliding glass doors facing the ocean. The faux finished, steel-brushed veneer paneling is made out of paldao wood. The floating console that is attached to the front of the unit by french-cleats houses the electronics for the unit and features assisted-lift blum aventos hl hinges that lift up parallel to the console.

Fashionable Entertainment

Dura Supreme Cabinetry

Media Centers are a fashionable feature in new homes, and a popular remodeling project for existing homes. With open floor plans, the media room is often designed adjacent to the kitchen, and it makes good sense to visually tie these rooms together with coordinating cabinetry styling and finishes. Dura Supreme’s entertainment cabinetry is designed to fit the conventional sizing requirements for media components. With our entertainment accessories, your sound system, speakers, gaming systems, and movie library can be kept organized and accessible. The entertainment center shown here is just one example of the many different looks that can be created with Dura Supreme’s entertainment cabinetry. The quality construction you expect from Dura Supreme, with all of our door styles, wood species and finishes, to create the one-of-a-kind look that perfectly complements your home and your lifestyle. Entertainment cabinetry from Dura Supreme can be designed to integrate seamlessly with your living room furniture and other cabinetry within the home. Dura Supreme's Crestwood Cabinetry is shown here with "Montego" cabinet door style in Knotty Alder wood with the Heavy Patina “D” finish. Request a FREE Dura Supreme Brochure Packet: http://www.durasupreme.com/request-brochure Find a Dura Supreme Showroom near you today: http://www.durasupreme.com/dealer-locator

Custom Home Cinema and Fireplace

Craftmark

This custom TV cabinet was designed to not only suit its environment but also house an Integrated fireplace, Curved TV and Sound Bar. Having everything designed and housed in the same custom cabinetry ensures that available space in the surounding area is used to its maximum capacity.

Office cabinetry

Simpson Cabinetry

Maple cabinetry combines bookshelves, TV, components, and drawers for storage

DVD / CD Storage Drawer - Detail

User

Modern Basement

Envision Construction

Home Cinema

Claudia Ludwig Design

As part of a larger renovation project, we were asked to transform the loft space of this West Hampstead family home into a welcoming guest bedroom and cinema room as well as playroom for the children.

Gaming Room

K&W Audio

A very cool multi player gaming room. Many Thanks to Tom Johnson of Open Art Inc. who was responsible for the artistic design, build, and paint of this unique and fun space!

Wallpaper & Faux Finishes

Paint the Town Red - Color Consulting

amazing texture for 1 wall or entire room. we created a home theater with this on the side walls!

Media all Furniture in European Oak Veneer Dusk Grey

Newcastle Kitchen & Bedroom Co

Media wall furniture finished in European oak veneer dusk grey; back lit décor panels and grey tinted mirrors provide the perfect contrast and feature to the geometric linear style of design, making this stunning piece of furniture a main focal point to this wonderful room.

Traditional Home Theater

A new life in a new place

Juliana Lahoz

Photo Credits: Nenad Radovanovic

Mount Maunganui Family Home Renovation

Vekart Limited

Amanda Aitken | www.aaphotography.co.nz

Custom cabinets were built in along one wall of this multi-purpose bonus room.

The Virginia Gail Collection

Strawbridge Photography Woodmaster Woodworks, Inc. City Rock Countertops and Remodeling

Custom Built-in Media Wall

Finish Carpenter LLC

Custom Built-in Media Wall, great update to the family room which perfectly fit to the space that was chooses by the customer. Design made by @burkdesigngroup

Heavy Timber Tudor

Luther Paul Weber AIA, Architect

Screened porch above a garage renovated into a cozy den with Fir windows and Cherry trim delineated in the Arts and Crafts style. Phase one of this whole house renovation. The Interior paint color is Benjamin Moore, Navajo White Eggshell finish on walls, Flat finish on the ceilings. Hoachlander Davis Photography

CUSTOM ENTERTAINMENT UNIT

Sheila Rich Interiors, LLC

Pocket doors allow the multifunctional family room to become a private main floor fifth bedroom for weekend guests. A ceiling mounted fan and recessed lights in the room illuminate and provide welcome air circulation in summer months. The proportionally-sized custom wall unit with strategically placed angles allows the Queen size sofa bed to open with ease. The touch-latch doors to eliminate the protrusions into the room from door knobs.

Affordable Home Cinema Room with a Built-in Media Unit Ideas and Designs

A home cinema is one of those luxuries that film lovers dream about, but if you are fortunate enough to have a spare room, basement or garage that’s sitting empty, a cinema room conversion with a home entertainment system may be easier to install than you think. And the great news is, a home theatre experience isn’t a reality reserved solely for homeowners with the space to turn a whole room into a home cinema. Replicating the experience of a cinema at home is an attainable goal even for those of us with a regular old living room, but of course, the more realistic cinema experience you want, the more changes and commitments you’ll need to make. Take a look through home cinema photos to get some ideas.

How do I turn my living room into a home cinema?

Sound is the most important element for transforming a TV room into a home theatre. Invest in a quality surround sound system – this can comprise of a number of small speakers dotted around your makeshift home theatre with a subwoofer for boosting the sound. Wireless speakers are ideal for placing around the home cinema without the worry of tripping over cables in the dark. If you’re not working with a large space, a big, widescreen TV could be overbearing, especially if you want to use the room for more purposes than just TV watching, so consider a projector and foldaway screen that will hide your home entertainment system when not needed. With a quality home cinema sound system installed, it won’t matter that you don’t have the built-in speakers of a TV in your new, pop-up cinema room. Good insulation is equally important to fortify sound quality in a home cinema; without the right flooring, door and window protection, your superior sound good might just sound sub-par. Carpeted floors are ideal for absorbing sound, but if your living room has wooden floorboards cover them with a large rug to minimise reverberations. Heavy curtains will do a similar job on windows and if you can, replace flimsy doors with heavier alternatives such as fire proof doors. It might sound extreme, but we did say a home theatre would require commitment!

What furniture does my home cinema need?

Furniture for a cinema room should be minimal, comfortable and functional. Chairs and sofas you can sink into are a must, and the beauty of this room is that you can introduce home comforts such as throws and cushions to the cinematic experience of your home theatre. Or, you can go the whole hog and invest in some real cinema chairs so it will really feel like you’ve stepped out of your own home and into the cinema – either revamp some original cinema seating, buy new ones, commission your own design or adapt some regular chairs to become your chosen comfy home cinema seats. You may want to keep the room free of distractions if you’re choosing a full home cinema system and installing it in a dedicated home theatre room, with only TV stands or media cabinets to house your DVDs, DVD players and sound systems. If you choose to wall-mount your TV or projector screen, avoid giving yourself a crick in the neck by keeping it at roughly eye height (when seated) – unless your sofas are particularly high, this may rule out a TV above the fireplace.

How should I decorate my home cinema?

The thing about sitting in the dark is that, well, you can’t see much! In a dedicated cinema room or home theatre, decor can be kept minimalistic. Opt for black-out curtains on windows and keep colour schemes muted and neutral. If your living room is doubling as a home cinema, be aware of glass or shiny surfaces around the room such as picture frames, mirrors and coffee tables that can reflect the screen and create a distraction. If you’re struggling to work out how to put together your perfect home theatre room or space, consider contacting home cinema specialists who can design and install bespoke home cinemas. Even if you don’t want to go for a full renovation, they’ll be able to give you advice on acoustics, projectors and how to create the right feel for a home cinema.

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