Essential Furniture for your Media Room

A media room is a place to go and enjoy media like movies, television, games and music. As such you need to decide in what aspect you are going to enjoy your media room. Is it going to be strictly for movies or are you going to allow television and games to be played also. Once you have determined what type of media you are going to allow in the room then you need to decide what type of room you are going to create. Are you going to create a dedicated room that is only for media or are you going to use your existing family room? Once you have decided on the space for the room then you can determine what you need to put in it which includes seating, video equipment, audio equipment, and accessories.

SEATING
The seating will depend on what type of room you decided on. If you are going to do a dedicated room then it would probably work best with theater chairs. These come in a wide range of styles from love seats to individual recliners. They can be the traditional upright chairs that are like the ones at a movie theater or they can be deluxe recliners that move with different aspects of the movie. If you are going with your existing family room then you will want seating that create a warmer environment like couches and love seats with a couple of chairs. This will help you have a room that can be used for more than just media; a place where you can entertain guests and family.

VIDEO EQUIPMENT
You have a couple of options for your video equipment. If you want to do a full fledged media room then you will need to buy a screen and a projector, but if you prefer you can buy a television and install it instead. Another product you can buy for your media room is a computer to hold all of your movies and music, that way you can select the movie or music by the touch of a button and don’t have to worry about the children losing or scratching the DVDs or CDs.

AUDIO EQUIPMENT
The audio equipment you are going to need will be speakers, a receiver, subwoofer and possibly an amplifier. For the speakers you will need to decide if you are going to go with surround sound or just front speakers. If you are going to go with surround sound then you need to determine how much surround sound you want from 5:1 to 7:2 and depending on which one you choose will help you determine which receiver you choose because it has to support your surround sound. You might also like to purchase a CD holder so you can put all of your CDs together and not have to worry about losing them.
ACCESSORIES
With the accessories you have quite a few options open from a touch screen to a popcorn machine. The accessories is where you will have to determine what type of lighting you would like, which could include simple table lamps or elaborate sconces for the walls. If you decide to go with a touch screen then you will need to research how elaborate of a touch screen you would like because it can control everything from your movie collection to the lights and security system. You will also need to decide if you are going to allow food into your media room and if you are then you can look at popcorn machines to give it a more authentic look. Another product you can buy for your room are movie posters to frame and light to accentuate your room.

Media rooms are a fun and fascinating room to design. It can be a simple and low budget project or an elaborate and expensive one; it is up to you to decide. The best part of them is to have fun, it will provide hours of entertainment for your family, friends and even your children’s friends. The best thing you can do is figure out your budget and design your room around the budget. Have Fun!