Learn How to Turn Any Room into a Media Room
When compared to home theaters, the media room is a relatively new concept and owes part of its popularity to the rise in smart home automation. Today, homeowners can tap a button on an in-wall keypad or remote control and watch as their fine art painting transforms into a large 4K or 8K HDR TV and sound fills a room from speakers hidden from view. Now, any room in your Park City, UT, home can become a media room.
What Is a Media Room?
Let’s start by sharing what a media room is not. It’s not a home theater designated for watching the latest movie on the big screen and replicating the cinema experience. Instead, it is a space to gather with family and friends, socialize, bring out appetizers, play video games, watch your favorite movies, and enjoy the season’s sporting events. As is evident, a media room is all about fun.
Don’t get us wrong. Today’s media rooms can encompass the same high-quality audio and video with high-fidelity sound and crystal-clear pop off the screen images. But media rooms are more than that. Some incorporate pool tables, pinball machines, and a foosball table. Others include bars, fireplaces, and a space to play board games. A media room is only defined by the activities you deem important in the world of entertainment.
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How Do You Make a Media Room?
Almost any room in your home can morph into a media room. We’ve transformed basements, extra bedrooms, garages, and family rooms into media rooms. Invariably, the space becomes one of the favorite gathering spots in the home.
Hidden audio and video technology let you use the space for entertaining, keeping the beautiful aesthetics of your home untouched. Only when it’s movie night or time for the big game is your TV or projector and screen revealed. TVs hide behind custom-made paneling or mirrors and in ceilings, floors, and furniture, appearing only when beckoned with one touch of a button.
In-wall and in-ceiling speakers can be hidden entirely from view or painted over to match the décor. You’ll still experience the immersive surround sound and can also enjoy your favorite playlists. When it’s time for TV viewing, blackout shades can lower to reduce ambient light and make for the best viewing experience possible.
When it comes to designing a media room, let your imagination soar. Do you envision comfortable reclining chairs with cup holders and LED lighting or sectional sofas and the latest Mood Pod chairs? Consider different seating arrangements for varying areas and activities.
Of course, your media room will only be utilized to its full potential if it’s easy to use. When integrated with a Control4 home automation system, one-touch on a remote control, tablet, or touchscreen reveals your hidden technology.
When it’s time for a movie or your favorite series, you can effortlessly lower the shades and dim the lights. All audio and video are accessed from one easy-to-use platform, which means you can also select your favorite playlists or listen to your morning podcasts in your media room as well as any other room in your home.
Are you ready to create the entertainment mecca known as a media room? To learn more about these unique spaces or to schedule a complimentary consultation, contact Show & Tell AV Solutions today.