Should Home Theaters Have Light Or Dark Walls

It s time for the theater build.

Should home theaters have light or dark walls. My room is a mostly dedicated theater room but it also serves as a sometimes guest bedroom. Parts are in the description. Home theaters even benefit from darker ceilings near the screen. 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.

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. Paint the home theater a dark color but don t use a gloss semi gloss or satin finish paint. White is usually the color recommended for ceilings because it reflects maximum light. Colors such as grey dark brown burgundy or black are good choices.

To make the picture in your theater room really pop you ll want a dark color for both the walls and the ceiling. Do dark walls matter. I recently upgraded the video aspects of my home theater to include a 100 screen and projector and in a word its awesome. Cover walls with acoustic fabric like in movie theaters.

Commercial theaters are painted dark colors for good reason because you want to focus on the screen and not the walls. Home theater lighting can be controlled by using a dark colored paint for the walls. But no matter how dedicated a movie viewer you are you probably don t want.