Move over movie lovers, home cinemas are for the sports fanatics too! In the past handful of years, the popularity of home theaters packed with luxurious home theater sofas, bar carts, and collections of favorite movies has surged tremendously. With the decline in popularity of movie theaters, and the increase in home streaming, more people … Read more
If you’re undertaking the endeavor of creating a dedicated theater room in your home, there’s some industry-specific terminology you should probably be familiar with. If you’re worried you’ve just opened a Pandora’s Box of movie theater and tech terms; don’t. We only picked our top 20. Ever heard of a pocketbook dictionary? This is kind … Read more
Every family with kids and/or pets understands the constant risk of scratches and stains on any and all surfaces of the home. Really. Even walls – toddlers love crayons. But even the most adult, immaculate, curated homes are still susceptible to accidents. We’re only human. What if you trip over a rug and spill some … Read more
A DIY home theater project requires coordinating a lot of things at once. You have the three big things: the theater seating, projector/screen, and sound system, but there’s a lot at play between all three of those. Where should the speakers go? How big should the screen be? How many rows of theater seating can … Read more
If you’ve invested in a serious sound system and theater seats with bass shakers, you should probably take advantage. Bass shaker seats immerse you in the movie-watching experience, not to mention adding to the ubiquitous stomach flip at jump scares. But to best take advantage of those big base blowouts in climactic movie scenes, sci-fi … Read more
People often underestimate the potential of their half-finished basement. It’s dark down there, and the cement is cold. It’s laundry and storage… why bother? But you’re wasting the potential for a completely dedicated basement home theater that doesn’t sacrifice any of the current space in your house. Adding a bonus room without actually having to … Read more
How To Build a Custom Home Theater If you’re a home theater enthusiast it’s probably not new for you to see a basic basement transitioned into a luxury home theater. It can be a tedious process, but the reward is more than worth it. Your home theater is personal to you and your needs, which … Read more
Not to be dramatic, but technically, humans have been projecting images onto surfaces using light for thousands of years. Honestly, probably about 100,000. And that’s only if we were the first ones to do it. Feasibly, Neanderthals and Denisovans would have been equally capable of coming up with this idea. Okay, you’re thinking this sounds … Read more
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“Netflix and chill” isn’t just for hook-up culture anymore. Since we all got locked in our homes in 2020, the culture of binge-watching has become pretty universal across the country. We’re even seeing a huge boom in people creating dedicated home theaters in their homes’ bonus rooms, complete with tricked-out media room furniture like rows … Read more