Home Theater Design
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Home Theater Design Inspiration

If there’s one home improvement project I’m most looking forward to, it will be converting part of the basement into a home theater. Do you have a home theater, or would you like one?

Home theaters come in a wide variety of styles. Some are very casual, featuring big screen televisions and a living room style lounge area. And some are more elegant, mimicking more traditional theater designs — big projection screens, elevated theater seating with built-in cup holders, speakers built into the walls, and even bars, popcorn machines, and other fun theater add-ons.

If you’re considering creating a home theater of your own, check out these examples people shared online for some design inspiration. We’ll start with casual designs and move toward more traditional theater styles.

Home Theater Design
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Home Theater Design
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Which of these home theater designs is the most inspiring for you? What things would you want in your own dream theater? And if you’ve already created one, feel free to link us to photos in the comments below. We’d love to hear what the process was like for you.

Written by
Jennifer Mattern