7 Best Home Theater Seating Ideas

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To help you get inspired, here are 7 home theater seating ideas that you’re bound to love.

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The idea here is to go for low, comfortable seating for two people—the perfect setup for those who don’t want a dedicated home theater environment but still enjoy watching movies.

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This type of seating arrangement is ideal if you plan on entertaining and will have several guests enjoying your home theater.

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A bedroom-based home theater should really just be a pumped-up TV viewing room, with the option of watching DVDs or Blu-Ray.

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Creating a theme can help tie everything in, and will make the space seem much more personal. However, creating a themed room can end up becoming more expensive because you have to be more selective with your items.

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If space is tight and you want to squeeze in as many seats as possible, this arrangement can be a good option. It’s very similar to the dedicated home-theater arrangement—everything points directly at the viewing area.

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For a mixed media home theater, arrange seats so that they can easily be adjusted to accommodate both socializing and viewing. Curved or semicircular sofas are good options for this purpose.

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7 Best Home Theater Seating Ideas

To help you get inspired, here are 7 home theater seating ideas that you’re bound to love.

The idea here is to go for low, comfortable seating for two people—the perfect setup for those who don’t want a dedicated home theater environment but still enjoy watching movies.

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Two-Person Home Theater

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This type of seating arrangement is ideal if you plan on entertaining and will have several guests enjoying your home theater.

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Dedicated Home Cinema Seating

2

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Combined Home Theater And Living Area

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A bedroom-based home theater should really just be a pumped-up TV viewing room, with the option of watching DVDs or Blu-Ray.

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Bedroom-Based Home Theater

4

Creating a theme can help tie everything in, and will make the space seem much more personal. However, creating a themed room can end up becoming more expensive because you have to be more selective with your items.

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Themed Home Theater

5

If space is tight and you want to squeeze in as many seats as possible, this arrangement can be a good option. It’s very similar to the dedicated home-theater arrangement—everything points directly at the viewing area.

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A Home Theater For Entertaining

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For a mixed media home theater, arrange seats so that they can easily be adjusted to accommodate both socializing and viewing. Curved or semicircular sofas are good options for this purpose.

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Mixed Media Home Theater Seating

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