Home theaters are no longer strictly situated in basements, and can actually be flexible spaces that don’t compromise on providing an authentic theater experience. While lighting and audio/visual ...

These days, it seems everybody’s got a high-def, flat-screen TV, a PlayStation, an Xbox and a pile of games — and a media room to enjoy them in. Lighting is especially important, and tricky, in media ...

If you’re planning to spend more time at home with family than usual this holiday season due to the pandemic, a media room might be just what you need. With unfinished or unused basement space, a ...

Ten years ago, a “media room” often meant a dark basement with a sectional and a TV. Today it’s a fully immersive, multisensory destination designed for cinema nights, Super Bowl parties, meditation, ...

For the past two years, remote work has eroded the separation between our professional and home lives, introducing stress into spaces meant for comfort and recuperation. To counter that, consider ...

Fifteen years ago, I wrote a story for this publication about how consumers were showing off then-new big-screen televisions in their then-new basement media rooms. Many spent thousands—some hundreds ...