Traditional Home Cinema Room with Black Walls Ideas and Designs

Upscale Home Remodel in Lincoln Park (Chicago, IL)

This Lincoln Park home was beautifully updated and completed with designer finishes to better suit the client’s aesthetic and highlight the space to its fullest potential. We focused on the gathering spaces to create a visually impactful and upscale design. We customized the built-ins and fireplace in the living room which catch your attention when entering the home. The downstairs was transformed into a movie room with a custom dry bar, updated lighting, and a gallery wall that boasts personality and style.

Bundy: Brentwood Modern Farmhouse

Boswell Construction

Photo of a medium sized classic enclosed home cinema in Los Angeles with black walls, carpet, a projector screen and brown floors.

Coral Gables, Florida Home

Eva Quateman Interiors

Steven Brooke Studios
This is an example of a large classic enclosed home cinema in Miami with grey floors, black walls, carpet and a projector screen.

Amalfi Elegance in Pacific Palisades, CA

Dressed Design

Photo of a medium sized classic enclosed home cinema in Los Angeles with black walls, carpet, grey floors and a projector screen.

Upper Saddle River

MITERBOX

Inspiration for a medium sized traditional enclosed home cinema in New York with black walls, carpet and a projector screen.

Prairie View // Frisco, TX // Highland Homes // Plan 377

Highland Homes

Traditional enclosed home cinema in Dallas with black walls, carpet, a wall mounted tv and beige floors.

Troyer Builders

Troyer Builders LLC

Inspiration for a traditional enclosed home cinema in New Orleans with black walls, carpet and multi-coloured floors.

Traditional Home Theater

Cinema Design Group

Photo of a medium sized traditional open plan home cinema in Miami with black walls, carpet, a projector screen and black floors.

Traditional Home Theater

Photo of a traditional home cinema in Other with black walls.

Villa Lago

Kurt Baum Architects

DIGIgraphics Photos Inc
This is an example of a classic enclosed home cinema in Minneapolis with black walls, carpet and a projector screen.

Putting a Star in a Reasonably Priced Home

WIRED Technologies Group

The hidden home theater is cozy, but the interior dimensions were designed using the 'Golden Room' acoustical dimensions. Specific acoustic treatments were applied to all of the interior surfaces. The result was sound that rivals any commercial cinema and an experience the homeowner enjoys weekly.

Hollywood Private Theater - Screening Room

Paradise Theater

Large classic enclosed home cinema in Los Angeles with black walls, carpet and a projector screen.

TORONTO NEW BUILD

HARRISON FAE DESIGN

Inspiration for a large traditional home cinema in Toronto with black walls, a projector screen, brown floors and medium hardwood flooring.

Sorrento Drive

Joseph Spierer Architects, Inc.

Classic home cinema in Los Angeles with black walls, carpet and grey floors.

Cord Shiflet Birnam Wood Estate

Cord Shiflet

Design ideas for a classic home cinema in Austin with black walls, carpet, a projector screen and grey floors.

Home Theater and Media Room $150,000 and over

NARI Greater Dallas

2014 NARI Greater Dallas Contractor of the Year Award for Home Theater and Media Room $150,000 and over - Dallas Renovation Group
This is an example of a classic enclosed home cinema in Dallas with black walls, carpet, a projector screen and multi-coloured floors.

Sherbourne Circle

Morrone Interiors

Custom media room home theater complete with gray sectional couch, gray carpet, black walls, projection tv, stainless steel wall sconces, and orange artwork to finish the look.

Upper Saddle River

MITERBOX

Photo of a medium sized classic enclosed home cinema in New York with black walls, carpet and a projector screen.

Dressed Design

Traditional home cinema in Other with black walls.

Greenwich

User

This is an example of a medium sized classic enclosed home cinema in New York with black walls, carpet, a projector screen and beige floors.

Traditional Home Cinema Room with Black Walls 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 traditional 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 traditional 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 traditional 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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