For one, you need to consider which room you would want to house your home theater in. The right room for a home theater would translate to a “true” theater experience; you really would not want to set up your home theater on a room flooding with bright light would you? When you are planning your home theater design, consider these following tips in choosing the right location for your home theater.

For your home theater, choose a room with the fewest openings as possible. The basement or the attic is a great place to set up a home theater as it provides minimal interruption from outside light. If your room simply has too many distracting windows, you can always cover them up with heavy, dark-colored curtains.

When planning your home theater design, give wall color and floor treatments some consideration too. Consider having a home theater design with dark, deep colored walls to keep walls in the background while textured wall coverings or matte finish paint keep walls from shining with screen light reflection.

Lighting is another thing you need to consider when designing your home theater. Avoid putting overhead lights in your home theater as they can be too glaring. Scones though, which produces soft light on walls, as well as recessed lighting are perfect lighting choices for your home theater design. Just make sure you use dimmers to adjust the brightness of your home theater lighting to keep viewers’ eyes comfortable.

Lastly, the finishing touches of your home theater. Tables and trays, a mini refrigerator, cupboards and shelves and even a microwave to make popcorn and heat up nachos are great additions to a home theater. You can replenish snacks without missing a single part of the movie.