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Get Zesty With Your Home Entertainment Space, And Make It As Great As The Movies You Enjoy There

For true movie devotees, it’s not enough to merely watch a movie one time and then move onto the next – they must bask in the details and even trifles behind their favorites.

Some know the most esoteric information about cast members, directors, producers and perhaps even gaffers, the folks who manage the tangle of electrical cables on a movie or television production studio. So it’s no surprise that some movie fanatics, who equip their living quarters with a personalized viewing room, take great interest in making that space not only comfortable but as visually dramatic as the films they watch there.

Some might have a “Pirates of the Caribbean”-inspired viewing room, complete with a rustic old wooden ship’s sail, mast and boom that adds a soupcon of reality whenever they watch the Johnny Depp comedy-thrillers. If travels to outer space intrigue you, perhaps your viewing room should show what it’s like to be zooming through the outer reaches of the solar system and landing in unimaginable terrain.

No doubt there are already a number of Harry Potter-styled viewing rooms placed in homes all over the world that resemble sets from one of the most famous film series of recent times. If you’re a devotee of some of the cartoon artistry that has been captured in many a feature film or television series, you could hire an artist to create large graphics on your walls that feature characters you’ve always enjoyed.

If classic motion pictures are your preoccupation, think of the many varied decorating possibilities you can explore, such as city streets for police and gangster movies. Whether you favor “Stagecoach,” or “The Wild, Wild West,” you won’t have much trouble brainstorming ideas that will fit comfortably into the western movie theme, since you’ve undoubtedly watched dozens of them and know every saloon and blacksmith shop by heart.

Add “horse opera” touches that will let others know you’re a big fan of ten-gallon hats, riding spurs and boots, by including a hitching post, mock western saloon and maybe a real saddle positioned within viewing distance from the screen. While you’re at it, don’t forget to survey what’s available in home theater seating, because you not only want your home theater to look terrific, it must also be as comfortable as possible.

You’ll find that home theater seats provide more than just a supportive place to sit, but rather a way to further define the kind of atmosphere your media room will project. Think of the improvements you can add, if you created a similar atmosphere to that of the giant movie theaters of yesteryear, by adding some “art deco” touches, such as framed art prints and wall decorations, that would bring to mind the 1920s, a splendid era of film palaces.

Make a bucket of popcorn, turn down the lights, start up your disc player and let waves of pure enjoyment wash over you as you gaze at the greatest movies ever made.

Scott Christensen Seascape Paintings and Ocean Artist