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

Simon Burt
Photo of a medium sized contemporary enclosed home cinema in Cornwall with black walls, carpet, a built-in media unit and grey floors.

Cinema Room

3rdEdition - Handmade Kitchens & Bespoke Furniture

Small contemporary open plan home cinema in Wiltshire with a built-in media unit.

Morgan

iHome Systems

This media room has a custom speaker bar as the center channel and invisible ceiling speakers for the remainder of the surround sound system. The television is a Samsung 55" Smart LED model.

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Maxim Maximov

Photo of a small rustic enclosed home cinema in Saint Petersburg with brown walls, medium hardwood flooring, a built-in media unit and brown floors.

Simon Family DIY Basement Theater

Wahoo Walls

This was taken by the DIY family who did a fabulous job on their basement remodel.
This is an example of a small enclosed home cinema in Newark with red walls, carpet, a built-in media unit and beige floors.

Media/TV room

AK Interiors

A bespoke media unit and storage coffee tables designed, manufactured and installed to fit an existing room space.
This is an example of a large contemporary enclosed home cinema in London with grey walls, dark hardwood flooring, a built-in media unit and brown floors.

Soho Penthouse

Absolute Sound & Vision

Inspiration for a modern home cinema in London with a built-in media unit.

Education Hill Transitional Media Center

Coast to Coast Design, LLC

This client had a unique nook in their family room. This nook had originally housed a large tube big screen TV. Once removing the old and monstrous TV they were left with a large space for a small TV stand. Coast to Coast Design created the perfect space for media storage and the new TV.

University Park Traditional | Dallas, TX

Mike Healey Photography

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Inspiration for a large classic enclosed home cinema in Dallas with white walls, carpet, a built-in media unit and beige floors.

HIDCAM

House Improvement and decoration [HID]

Design ideas for a medium sized modern home cinema in Other with a built-in media unit.

Stand Out Subwoofer

Visually Sound LLC

This photo includes a 55" Samsung LED mounted in a custom cabinet. The Speakers are RBH Sound and Kirksater. The cabinet doors can be closed to hide the equipment and the remote will still work.

TV Built In Wall Units

One Tree Construction Inc

Inspiration for a small classic enclosed home cinema in Calgary with a built-in media unit.

Broadmoor Custom Theater

Design Pro Electronics

This is an example of a small classic home cinema in Denver with white walls, ceramic flooring, a built-in media unit and white floors.

Home Theaters

Sterling Audio Video

The painting slides down over the television when you turn it off. A full 5.1 Surround system with all the speakers, including subwoofers built into the walls and ceiling.

Custom Media Center

Supreme Home Design

This is an example of a large contemporary open plan home cinema in Dallas with a built-in media unit.

South Pasadena Media Room

Nomad Concepts

A home media room designed under $1000 using existing furnishings, twin mattress set turned into a day bed at back. Accent pieces from local stores. Nomad Concepts

Built in home theater

DCC Construction & Remodeling llc Gen. Contractor

Photo of a large modern home cinema in Phoenix with beige walls, carpet and a built-in media unit.

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Maxim Maximov

Small rustic enclosed home cinema in Saint Petersburg with brown walls, medium hardwood flooring, a built-in media unit and brown floors.

TV Built In Wall Units

One Tree Construction Inc

This is an example of a small traditional enclosed home cinema in Calgary with a built-in media unit.

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Budget 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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