Jaw-Dropping Media Rooms

Turn a ho-hum movie night into an Oscarworthy event with a dramatic and welcoming media room

Countless hours are spent around the TV with family and friends. If you are lucky enough to have a home theater or media room, why not make movie night a showstopper? These 10 designer tips will give you the tools to help your media room steal any show.

Meeting of the minds

 Why not have all of your favorite books and movies in the same room? Simply install decorative shelving for that distinguished library feel right inside your media room. Then you can choose a classic book or a classic movie all in one place.

Painted scene 

Channel your inner Michelangelo and paint the perfect illusion of a blue sky on the ceiling of your media room for an ethereal effect. It’s an ingenious approach to creating the perfect outdoor movie night with all the comforts of home.

Unscripted style

 Replace all of your traditional media seating with with an oversize platform bed that allows viewers to totally relax by laying down. Your friends and family will never want to leave.

Behind the scenes

 Add texture and style to your media room by hanging curtains to act as a divider between the game room and movie room. Just draw them shut when either side needs privacy.

Quiet on the set

Cover the walls of your media room with upholstery tufted in your favorite fabric for a wall application that creates the proper acoustics.

Movie under the stars

Add an enchanting cosmic delight to any home theater experience by installing fiber optics into the ceiling. Sit under the glowing night sky while watching your favorite movie.

Sound check

 For a commercial-quality surround-sound effect in your theater, try an acoustical ceiling.

Hollywood royalty

 Achieve old-time Hollywood extravagance by cladding your entire media room in a plush red palate of shag carpet, velvet walls, fabric-covered ceilings and overstuffed furniture.

Oscar-winning performance

Help your media room double as a living room when not in use. This contemporary yet comfortable space is perfect for entertaining with or without a movie.

Of stage and screen

 Give your media room’s screen a stage that commands attention. Add lush draperies, dapper moldings and sconces to accentuate the stage and create a full theater effect. Bravo!