With the price of cinema tickets becoming more and more expensive and the rapid rise of home video streaming platforms, most of us are ditching cinema trips for cosy movie nights at home.
With a greater choice of movies, the ability to pause your film when you’re desperate for the toilet and easy access to snacks from mini fridges, watching films from home is far better than the cinema. Especially when you create an immersive home cinema room in your house.
In this guide, we’ll go through everything you need to create the ultimate cinema room in your home.
Every home cinema needs a projector
Okay, first things first, no cinema room is complete without a projector – be it a high-end projector or a portable smartphone projector. Unless you have a giant built-in screen, a projector is necessary for projecting your films largely, creating a cinematic atmosphere and immersing you in the movie.
Cinemas use projectors to project their films, so without one you’d be missing out on a true cinematic experience. There are various projectors to choose from, but what matters most is where you place them.
Dedicate a wall and space
Before you transform your spare or dedicated room into a cinema room, it’s important to determine which wall will be projected on and whether the space is fit for a cinema room. Dedicate a large and wide wall that isn’t too close to the opposing wall to project your films on. If the room has four walls, choose the walls which have the most space between them and the opposing wall. You want to be able to have plenty of seating space behind the screen.
Think about lighting
Unlike any other room at home, you want to block out as much natural light as possible in your home cinema room. Light bleed ruins video projection visuals, so you’d benefit significantly from lower room lighting. The easiest way to handle ambient light is simply to block it completely – this can be done by choosing a room that already has little to no natural lighting. You can always use curtains, blinds and other window coverings to block natural light from entering your space.
A mini fridge is your best friend
Every cinema room needs a mini fridge – or a snacks cupboard at the least. Snacks and drinks are essential when watching films and with a mini fridge, it’s drinks galore! Store all your favourite drinks and chilled treats in your mini fridge, rather than running down to the kitchen or sipping room-temperature cola. A dedicated snack storage spot is also a great idea for storing sweets and popcorn.
Make atmosphere priority
Most people go to the cinema for the ambience and atmosphere – your cinema room offers the same. Consider the ambience you want to create when designing your home cinema room. You want the room to be cosy and comfy so that you can curl up and watch your favourite movies with both comfort and immersion. We think spotlights are something you should definitely throw into the mix.
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