![]() Lighting: Lighting is controllable so the room can be darkened for viewing. ![]() Scale: The screen is larger than you would expect in a standard living room: either a large widescreen TV, or a front-projection system, possibly both if the projection screen is a roll-up type. The display is typically wall-mounted rather than stand-mounted, the speakers may be hidden behind the screen or in-wall, and the source devices are hidden in cabinets (or even outside the room). Stealth: Apart from the display, most of the system elements are hidden. So what are the differences between a typical living room home cinema system and a dedicated room? If you think of your favourite cinema, it boils down to these main elements: The trick is to know your own limitations and call in the professionals when needed that way, you’ll keep the budget down and keep control of your own project. If you can’t face the prospect of drilling walls, sawing timber, lifting floor-boards or soldering connections, you won’t be able to do the work alone. But needless to say, you will need basic DIY knowledge and tool-handling skills. Most of the skills you need to build your own home cinema room are no more demanding that those of putting up shelves, hanging a door or boarding out a loft. The principles are the same and the results can be just as stunning. Our example project is a living room in a typical Thirties semi, but your space may be a garage, basement, loft or even an outbuilding. All it needs is a room, a budget, plenty of time and some elbow grease. But by learning some simple principles of design, construction and calibration, you can achieve marvellous results yourself. Of course, we don’t deny that the wonderful design, building and engineering work done by the pros is a bit beyond most of us. You can pay the professionals thousands of pounds to do the work for you, or you can do it yourself! The ultimate aim of any home cinema enthusiast must be to own a dedicated media room, designed and built to emulate the theatrical experience. ![]() If you’re serious about home cinema, you will never be happy with just a living room equipped with a TV and a Blu-ray player, no matter how high quality. It was a labor of love (and some tears).Design it, build it, enjoy it - we show you how to build a cinema fit for a superhero Drew got the speakers on sale or used, we got the couch on major sale (and with a coupon), and we did this over the course of three years. Everything in this room was 100% DIY- we didn’t hire contractors or anything to get it set up. Decorations for the bookshelves? Old piano books from my grandpa. The ugly pillows that came with the couch? Covered with Amazon pillow covers.
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