How Do You Choose Home Theater Lighting?
From an entire room designed as a home theater, to a simple living room you’d like to serve multiple functions, the right lighting sets the mood and creates the movie theater atmosphere. Choosing the right lighting and light bulbs is essential for watching movies without causing eye strain or headaches. It plays an even bigger role when the room serves multiple purposes, such as a living area. Lighting designed to accommodate each task will create a successful home movie theater. Sketch a layout of your home theater including where the TV or screen is and where all the furniture is located. Indicate the direction each piece of furniture will face. Circle any areas that will serve other purposes, such as a reading area used during the day. Choose overhead ceiling lights to create the room’s ambient light—the lighting used to illuminate the entire room during general use. Consider track or recessed lights for this task. They provide a glow bright enough to light up the room without ove
