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

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Wall Mounted TV Unit White Volakas Modern Living Room | Inspired Elements
Wall Mounted TV Unit White Volakas Modern Living Room | Inspired Elements
Inspired Elements LtdInspired Elements Ltd
Stunning Bespoke Living Room Designs With a Character for Modern Homes. So order your next personalised home furniture today! We have a unique collection of Glass Finish TV Units that will suit every living room. The storage features in the high TV units are so vivid that you can add and remove features according to the requirements.
Chevy Chase Media Room
Chevy Chase Media Room
Custom Works AV IncCustom Works AV Inc
After. We added fabric covered walls for the acoustical properties, upgraded the TV and installed a Totem Acoustics surround speaker package.
Design ideas for a small classic enclosed home cinema in DC Metro with beige walls, carpet, a built-in media unit and grey floors.
Flower Mound Traditional
Flower Mound Traditional
Brandi Renee DesignsBrandi Renee Designs
This is an example of a small traditional enclosed home cinema in Dallas with brown walls, carpet, a built-in media unit and beige floors.
Downtown Penthouse
Downtown Penthouse
Sheree Stuart DesignSheree Stuart Design
Media Room Photography by Gillian Jackson
Design ideas for a small contemporary enclosed home cinema in Toronto with grey walls, medium hardwood flooring, a built-in media unit and grey floors.
DC DECO
DC DECO
REVE Design Studio, Inc.REVE Design Studio, Inc.
An Art Deco remodel of a historic rowhouse on Capitol Hill in Washington DC. Most spaces are used for formal and informal entertaining. The rowhouse was originally 4 apartment units that were converted back to a single family residence. Photos by: Jason Flakes
Home Theater
Home Theater
Design ideas for a small home cinema in Los Angeles with a built-in media unit.
DVD / CD Storage Drawer - Detail
DVD / CD Storage Drawer - Detail
UserUser
This is an example of a small traditional enclosed home cinema in Chicago with beige walls, carpet and a built-in media unit.
Grey Lynn
Grey Lynn
Rogan Nash Architects LtdRogan Nash Architects Ltd
Simon Devitt
Design ideas for a small midcentury enclosed home cinema in Auckland with white walls, concrete flooring and a built-in media unit.
Custom AV Rack
Custom AV Rack
Audio Video Concepts & Design, Inc.Audio Video Concepts & Design, Inc.
Red K Photography
Small contemporary enclosed home cinema in Charlotte with beige walls, carpet and a built-in media unit.
Wall Mounted TV Unit Delave Penelope White Levanto Marble | Inspired Elements
Wall Mounted TV Unit Delave Penelope White Levanto Marble | Inspired Elements
Inspired Elements LtdInspired Elements Ltd
Stunning Bespoke Living Room Designs With a Character for Modern Homes. So order your next personalised home furniture today! We have a unique collection of Glass Finish TV Units that will suit every living room. The storage features in the high TV units are so vivid that you can add and remove features according to the requirements.
Artisan's Kitchen
Artisan's Kitchen
Robert Edson Swain Architecture and DesignRobert Edson Swain Architecture and Design
The entertainment center visually separates the living room and kitchen without closing either space. Photo: Kyle Kinney & Jordan Inman
Design ideas for a small modern open plan home cinema in Seattle with multi-coloured walls, light hardwood flooring and a built-in media unit.
Full home interior renovation and interiors update
Full home interior renovation and interiors update
Design by UBERDesign by UBER
A full renovation of a dated but expansive family home, including bespoke staircase repositioning, entertainment living and bar, updated pool and spa facilities and surroundings and a repositioning and execution of a new sunken dining room to accommodate a formal sitting room.
Transitional Luxury
Transitional Luxury
Adams + Beasley AssociatesAdams + Beasley Associates
Interior design by Lewis Interiors Photography by Richard Mandelkorn This small home office/media room does triple-duty as a guest room, thanks to a double-set of pocket doors. The first has single-light glass doors to close it off, the second has a fully-enclosing paneled door for privacy. Once closed, the only view is out the windows to the spectacular vision of the Boston Public gardens below.
Media all Furniture in European Oak Veneer Dusk Grey
Media all Furniture in European Oak Veneer Dusk Grey
Newcastle Kitchen & Bedroom CoNewcastle 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.
Oceana Residence / Key Biscayne
Oceana Residence / Key Biscayne
VISION_miami I DESIGN - BUILD - MAINTAINVISION_miami I DESIGN - BUILD - MAINTAIN
Small nautical enclosed home cinema in Miami with white walls, dark hardwood flooring and a built-in media unit.
South Pasadena Media Room
South Pasadena Media Room
Nomad ConceptsNomad 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
Floating Bookshelves Dust Grey TV Units in Walnut | Inspired Elements | London
Floating Bookshelves Dust Grey TV Units in Walnut | Inspired Elements | London
Inspired Elements LtdInspired Elements Ltd
Floating Bookshelves living room unit dust grey tv units in walnut with storage along with a Graphite Grey TV units in natural dijon walnut finish. Also check out our Wooden Bookcases Office Area shelving.
Our Work
Our Work
Franklin Custom Home & RemodelFranklin Custom Home & Remodel
This is an example of a small traditional enclosed home cinema in Indianapolis with red walls and a built-in media unit.
Home cinema at Gleneagles Private residence
Home cinema at Gleneagles Private residence
Design by UBERDesign by UBER
A compact home cinema with fixed (very) large TV. Photo by Karl Hopkins. All rights reserved including copyright by UBER
Design ideas for a small contemporary enclosed home cinema in Cheshire with black walls, carpet and a built-in media unit.
CUSTOM ENTERTAINMENT UNIT
CUSTOM ENTERTAINMENT UNIT
Sheila Rich Interiors, LLCSheila 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.

Small 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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