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

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Beaumont Gardens
Beaumont Gardens
ND StudiosND Studios
This is an example of a large modern open plan home cinema in London with black walls, carpet, a built-in media unit and black floors.
Sound control panels make for amazing sound.
Sound control panels make for amazing sound.
At Home Theater of Hawaii, LLCAt Home Theater of Hawaii, LLC
Design ideas for a large traditional enclosed home cinema in Hawaii with brown walls, carpet and a built-in media unit.
Fenway Man Cave
Fenway Man Cave
21 Interiors21 Interiors
21 Interiors Designer: Christina Forrest, Green Monster Wall
Medium sized traditional enclosed home cinema in Phoenix with grey walls, brick flooring and a built-in media unit.
Hillcrest Home Theater
Hillcrest Home Theater
Cinergy ConstructionCinergy Construction
Custom home theater with professional acoustic construction and finishings.
Photo of a contemporary enclosed home cinema in Los Angeles with green walls, carpet, a built-in media unit and green floors.
Education Hill Transitional Media Center
Education Hill Transitional Media Center
Coast to Coast Design, LLCCoast 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.
Royal Parkway- Highlands
Royal Parkway- Highlands
Omega Builders LLCOmega Builders LLC
Todd Douglas Photography
Contemporary enclosed home cinema in Other with a built-in media unit, yellow walls and dark hardwood flooring.
Blueberry Hill
Blueberry Hill
RDC Fine Homes, Inc.RDC Fine Homes, Inc.
Photo of a medium sized contemporary enclosed home cinema in Other with white walls, light hardwood flooring, a built-in media unit and beige floors.
Custom Movie Theatre
Custom Movie Theatre
Fratantoni Luxury Estates Design/Build/RemodelingFratantoni Luxury Estates Design/Build/Remodeling
What's a luxury home without a private home theatre? Fratantoni Luxury Estates knows just how to design-build the best home theatre for your home! For more inspiring photos follow us on Facebook, Pinterest, Twitter and Instagram!!
Elegant Living
Elegant Living
Sandra Costa Design GroupSandra Costa Design Group
The room was large and lacked warmth. We created hand painted ceilings that changed the life of the room
Photo of a classic enclosed home cinema in Los Angeles with carpet, beige floors and a built-in media unit.
Sumerland house
Sumerland house
Gonzalez ArchitectsGonzalez Architects
This is an example of a medium sized classic enclosed home cinema in Houston with green walls, carpet and a built-in media unit.
Venice Canals
Venice Canals
Katie Leede & Company StudioKatie Leede & Company Studio
Check out the play of pattern on pattern, and how the daring textures of fur, silk, cotton, and wool create visual depth and interest in this corner of a TV room.
Contemporary New Built Home Design
Contemporary New Built Home Design
Katie Malik Design StudioKatie Malik Design Studio
Design ideas for a contemporary enclosed home cinema in Cambridgeshire with a built-in media unit and a feature wall.
Home Entertainment
Home Entertainment
Stereo TypesStereo Types
This sunroom features a semi-custom StereoTypes built Entertainment Media Cabinet with high-end sound and video system.
Photo of a medium sized modern home cinema in Miami with green walls and a built-in media unit.
From Vacation Home to Lake Residence
From Vacation Home to Lake Residence
R+R DesignR+R Design
A bonus space over the new 3-car garage, an Entertainment and Casual Dining area have elevated views of the surrounding lake on 3 sides of the home.
Photo of a large nautical enclosed home cinema in Charlotte with medium hardwood flooring and a built-in media unit.
Craftsman Contemporary Beach house
Craftsman Contemporary Beach house
Design Moe Kitchen & Bath / Heather Moe designerDesign Moe Kitchen & Bath / Heather Moe designer
First Floor walk-out media room with Murphy bed, La Cantina full-width sliding door to ground floor patio, copper detail on overhang. Distressed stone floor tile on interior floor hides tracked-in beach sand. Photo by Homeowner
Hillcrest Home Theater
Hillcrest Home Theater
Cinergy ConstructionCinergy Construction
Custom home theater with professional acoustic construction and finishings.
This is an example of a contemporary enclosed home cinema in Los Angeles with green walls, carpet, a built-in media unit and green floors.
Wall unit entertainment center
Wall unit entertainment center
THE MASTER CABINET MAKER INC.THE MASTER CABINET MAKER INC.
Custom made wall unit. Client choices: wood, style and hardware, we manufacture to customer's specifications.
Inspiration for a rustic home cinema in Tampa with a built-in media unit.
Fenway Man Cave
Fenway Man Cave
21 Interiors21 Interiors
21 Interiors Designer: Christina Forrest, Custom Bat Rack
Photo of a medium sized traditional enclosed home cinema in Phoenix with grey walls, brick flooring and a built-in media unit.
Hillcrest Home Theater
Hillcrest Home Theater
Cinergy ConstructionCinergy Construction
Custom home theater with professional acoustic construction and finishings.
Inspiration for a contemporary enclosed home cinema in Los Angeles with green walls, carpet, a built-in media unit and green floors.
Hillcrest Home Theater
Hillcrest Home Theater
Cinergy ConstructionCinergy Construction
Custom home theater with professional acoustic construction and finishings.
Contemporary enclosed home cinema in Los Angeles with green walls, carpet, a built-in media unit and green floors.

Green 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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