Soundproofing Cinema Rooms

This is a very personal choice, however, with a few basic ideas you can make an elegant, luxurious or contemporary space. Creating a tactile mood board with fabrics and soft furnishings to reflect your personality and home is a good starting point. The inspiration for themes could come from the old Glamourous Hollywood Theatres or The Art Deco Cinemas with clean lines and colour creating a chic atmosphere.

Colour palettes follow closely with your desired Theme, using textured walls from flock wall finishes will create an ambient atmosphere, positively affecting the acoustics and enhancing your viewing experience. When using deep dark colours such as deep reds, moody blues and even black this will maximise the contrast between light (the screen) and dark the furnishing and colour scheme.

Wall lighting tends to be the popular choice as this type of lighting does not obstruct your view and when used in conjunction with a dimmer switch you can adjust the lighting to suit the mood. You could also choose to use floor lighting which is flush with the flooring, again creating that ambient lighting and obtaining the right balance when viewing. This type of lighting can also help in accessing the exit points with minimal disruption to your viewing pleasure.

Leisure time is about relaxation and enjoyment. Creating a Cinema Room using sumptuous fabrics, soft furnishings and cosy textures will give your room a luxurious ambience.

You will need to consider the layout of your room before adding large furniture or decorative objects, this is because in the Cinema Room the View is the most important feature. You would need to arrange seating so that everyone is able to view the screen and access the seats without causing too much disturbance.

Firstly consider how many people would be using the Cinema Room and make sure that the seating is comfortable for everyone. Reclining seats work well in a large room and screen, positioning seating into two rows will create space for more people and by simply raising the platform of the back row this will allow these seats to have a good view of the screen. If you have a smaller cinema room, an L-shaped seating plan will work well. You will still have room to stretch out and it creates a relaxed atmosphere.

Planning for more occasional seating is a good idea and this can be achieved by using a large oversized floor pillow or beanbag seating when you are hosting additional guests. Young children particularly like this informal seating as they can struggle with sitting still for long periods of time.