Have you ever dreamed of having a modern home theater of your very own? Luckily, they are simpler to set up than you might expect. Creating a home theater room requires optimizing all aspects of the environment to better enjoy your favorite movies, television shows, video games and music.
But there’s a bit more to making an amazing home theater than just comfy chairs and surround sound speakers. To help you get started, here are some home theater design ideas to make your dream a reality:
Acoustic panels are an excellent idea for modern home theaters. When added to your walls, acoustic panels improve sound quality in your home theater by eliminating echo and reverb. The best thing is that they are incredibly versatile and available in many colors, textures and sizes to meet your needs.
Acoustic panels can also prevent noise from escaping into other rooms. Feel free to turn up the volume on your favorite movie while the panels absorb the excess sound rather than transfer it.
Achieving a zero-glare home movie theater setup requires your room of choice to have little or no natural sunlight. Installing blackout curtains or shutter blinds to block the outside light from your media room will make your viewing experience more comfortable.
Reduced lighting concerns are a major advantage of a basement home theater. If you have a finished basement, consider making it your theater room location and enjoy the shortcut to more control of your environment’s light.
Lounge chairs and recliners are perfect for home theater seating. If you’re short on space, zero wall clearance recliners are an excellent option for a luxurious seat you can spread out in without taking up a ton of square footage.
Making sure you have enough home theater seating for your audience is important as well. Consider having some portable, auxiliary seating options like bean bags and floor cushions available to expand your movie night capabilities.
For help in reducing the messes and distractions, opt for chairs with built-in cup holders. You can also buy or DIY tray tables and cup holders that attach to the arm of the chair whenever you need them.
While comfort is the most important aspect of modern home theater design, don’t forget to make it personal. By using these tips and adding your own creative twist, you can create the perfect place for enjoying a movie night in.
I'm John Mahan, Sales Associate with William Raveis Real Estate, Harwich Port Office.
Throughout his childhood, John Mahan spent summers on Cape Cod at his parents’ home in Dennis Port. His intro to the Cape was, as he puts it, when his parents “carried me down the stairs at Sea Street Beach when I was a week old.” With a lifelong connection to Cape Cod, it seemed only natural for John and his wife, Mary, to move to Harwich – where they still reside – with their two young children in 1996.
Prior to moving to Cape Cod, John lived in the Worcester-Auburn area where he worked for Mass Electric for 10 years and was a member of the International Brotherhood of Utility Workers. When John and his family moved to the Cape, he worked at NSTAR for six years.
John began his career in real estate in 2002 when he joined Team Waystack Realty in Harwich Port. He has been a consistent top producing realtor in the Harwich area for the past 20 years. John’s approachable demeanor, combined with an integral understanding of the Cape Cod residential real estate market, have allowed him to build trusting, long-term relationships with his clients – both sellers and buyers.
