Should Home Theaters Have Light Or Dark Walls

Paint the home theater a dark color but don t use a gloss semi gloss or satin finish paint.

Should home theaters have light or dark walls.

I recently upgraded the video aspects of my home theater to include a 100 screen and projector and in a word its awesome. But in home theaters light reflection is not desirable. When it comes to the walls and ceiling the goal is to not use anything that would distract from the room s focal point the screen. To make the picture in your theater room really pop you ll want a dark color for both the walls and the ceiling.

Commercial theaters are painted dark colors for good reason because you want to focus on the screen and not the walls. But no matter how dedicated a movie viewer you are you probably don t want. Cover walls with acoustic fabric like in movie theaters. White is usually the color recommended for ceilings because it reflects maximum light.

Do dark walls matter. If you re ready to start putting your home theater room together one element that has to be right is the paint color you choose for the walls and or ceiling. Use a flat no glare paint. In this video i run through why you want dark walls in your theater and my process for paint.

It s time for the theater build. Home theater lighting can be controlled by using a dark colored paint for the walls. My room is a mostly dedicated theater room but it also serves as a sometimes guest bedroom.