Planning to redesign your entertainment room but don’t know where to start? What aesthetic do you want to achieve? Do you want to transform your area into a classic Hollywood home movie theatre or an 80s-style arcade? The possibilities for shaping your entertainment space are endless. 

Creating an entertainment room allows you to have a separate place for loud jam sessions and small gatherings where you won’t disturb the rest of the house. But when designing your new entertainment room, you need to consider a couple of things. We've put together a list of ten effective ways to redesign your entertainment space, regardless of size, theme, or materials in the room. 

Create a Multifunctional Space

When redesigning your entertainment space, you should pick an area in your home that's open and allows flexibility to rearrange your furniture. Create a multifunctional space to watch movies, play games, or relax. If the area is large enough, you can create little nooks for each activity. 

Plan your furniture, seating, and entertainment nooks around your primary source of entertainment so that there's enough space for everything. For example, if a projector is your primary entertainment source, you need to consider how large the screen is and how much wall space the projector will take before planning your nooks. 

Arrange Comfortable Furniture

When picking out your furniture, you want to make sure that you get the most comfortable pieces. Invest in good-quality armchairs, sectional sofas, loveseats, or recliners. The key to forming an inviting and open entertainment space is having comfortable seating arrangements for you and your friends to enjoy. 

Arrange your furniture to promote engagement and conversations. You want to make your room as inviting and comfortable as possible. When people sit on your furnishings, they should face each other. So place the seats to naturally promote this.

When arranging your seating, you want to avoid clutter and disturbing the room's flow. Add ottomans and tables by your seating so that your guests can place down their belongings, cocktails, or snacks without moving too far away. 

Use Cool Lighting 

While planning your entertainment area, it’s best to use as much natural lighting as possible with the appropriate shading to darken the room for movie night. If your room has windows, you should ensure you use blackout curtains so that the sun’s glare doesn’t diminish your viewing pleasure. Choose different lighting to give a certain feeling in the room. 

Add different types of flexible lighting, such as:

• Recessed lighting
• Wall sconces
• Ambient lighting 
• LED lighting

Line the Room With Acoustics

In rooms that aren’t rectangular, you'll need to add acoustics to the room to ensure you have the best sound possible. When sound travels from your speakers, it can become distorted because it bounces off the objects in your entertainment space. So you should place your speakers and acoustic panels strategically when designing your multifunctional space. Doing this will prevent harsh sounds and ensure that you don’t have spots where the sound doesn't reach. 

Add Appealing Wall Art

Style your entertainment room with aesthetically pleasing wall art. Add large and small pictures to create visual appeal. Get creative and play with different styles until you find the perfect fit. For example, you can use a removable chalkboard wallpaper for your guests to doodle on while lounging. This will result in a playful entertainment space. Don't be afraid to think outside the box and use various frames for your pictures. 

If you want a more minimalistic approach, you can find an art style that fits your entertainment room aesthetic. Some forms of wall art you can add are:

• Clocks
• LED wall signs
• Family portraits
• Wall canvas prints
• Sports jerseys
• Postcards
• Polaroid pictures

Paint Your Wall a Deep Shade

If you want to make your entertainment room feel and look more attractive, you should use deeper shades of paint. The wall opposite your entrance should be a rich hue to add depth to your space. Light colors reflect light and can be distracting when watching a movie. 

Provide a Snack Bar

You won’t want to leave the room when you have a big TV, beautiful lighting, plush seating, and a great sound system. Therefore, you should be able to provide snacks for you and your guests to enjoy in your entertainment space. Having a snack bar in your entertainment area is super convenient and adds a sense of luxury to your room. You can add a popcorn machine, as well, to give your entertainment space that classic movie feel. 

Include a Bar Cart

You can add a mini bar cart and fridge to store your ice, cocktail mixers, and alcoholic beverages. This will take things a step further. Have fun with your bar cart and show off your bartender skills! Give your entertainment space a luxurious and "grown-up" feeling by decorating your bar cart with your favorite coffee table books, cocktail recipe books, and personal accessories.

Have an Ample Amount of Storage 

When designing your entertainment area, you want to put things in their appropriate places. There are many ways to organize your room while still having a chic entertainment space. You should place your speakers, game systems, and DVD player close to your designated TV or projector, hidden from sight. This way, accidents won’t compromise them. You can have custom built-in devices and a designated closet to store your DVDs, games, or extra pillows and blankets.

Personalize Your Room

After you handle the necessities of redesigning your entertainment room, you can finally add your personal touch! Before you begin, plan what you want to put in your room. Try not to add too clutter things up with inessential items. You can hang movie posters or wall art behind or on the side of your seating arrangement. 

Remember that sometimes more is less. The wall where you mount the TV or projector should be bare.

There's nothing like having a movie theater experience in the comfort of your home. By using these ten effective ways to redesign your entertainment space, you'll be on your way to hosting the best gatherings in your new entertainment room! Once you finish designing your entertainment space, you'll see that all the time and effort you put into it was worthwhile in the end. 

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