Creating a hidden home cinema
Creating the home cinema you’ve always dreamed of is an exciting privilege. Whether you’re a movie buff, gamer or sports fan, it enables you to enjoy your favourite entertainment in a fully immersive way, with access to the highest quality visuals and audio.
When we imagine the home cinema of our dreams – or a multi-functional media room – one thing that doesn’t appear in the picture is a lot of equipment and wiring. A minimalist feel is crucial to the immersive experience, which means hardware and cabling must be hidden away. This is particularly important in a media room, where the space serves multiple purposes. So how do the installers at New Wave AV achieve a discreet home cinema installation, and what technologies do we use? In this post, we’ll reveal all.
How a hidden home cinema works
Hidden technology is key to creating that seamless, minimalist aesthetic. It’s easiest to install hidden home cinema solutions if our team is involved in your project from start to finish. We design a bespoke hidden cinema to suit your chosen space, whether it’s a basement or garage conversion, or a living room that you want to be able to transform into a home movie theatre.
Our concepts take everything from acoustics and light to screen placement and audio solutions into consideration. Where necessary we create the means to conceal equipment with panelling or false walls, as well as using motorised technology to facilitate the emergence or concealment of devices such as projectors or TV screens.
If you are renovating your chosen space before creating a home cinema, being involved in any structural work enables us to ensure the room is optimised for the installation.
Core components and technologies
At New Wave AV, we work with a number of premium brands and technologies to deliver hidden home cinema solutions that don’t compromise on quality.
Audio: Concealed AV systems are critical to the clean aesthetic in your home cinema. With products from brands such as Artcoustic, we’ll ensure your speakers are discreet or invisible, depending on your preference. They can be colour matched to your decor, concealed behind artworks or recessed into the ceiling, creating a sleek finish without impacting the sound quality. Artcoustic also offers speaker covers that can be printed with your chosen artwork or photographs, offering a unique aesthetic while delivering high-end audio.
Visuals: Hidden projector solutions ensure a clutter-free viewing environment, which is particularly useful in a media room where you also want to play with the kids, entertain guests or relax with a book – without unsightly equipment getting in the way. Projectors can be recessed in the ceiling, dropping down at the touch of a button, while screens or TVs can be placed behind panels. We also work with Future Automation products, which enable us to conceal TVs within furniture.
Wiring: Wiring can be concealed behind acoustic panelling, false walls and furniture, routed through hollow architraves, or hidden within conduits painted to match your decor. Our experts have extensive experience ensuring that cabling remains invisible, providing a seamless finish.
Lighting: Depending on the aesthetic you’re aiming for, lighting can be recessed or LED strips used to complement a minimalist design. Whether you want a starscape ceiling or backlit panelling, lights can be carefully hidden while remaining adjustable to create your desired ambience. We often use Lutron products to deliver complete flexibility and a range of solutions to match your decor.
Seamless control
Luxury home cinema concealment isn’t only about hiding the bulky hardware. Our designs can also keep light switches, controllers and more to a minimum with the help of a centralised automation system such as Control4.
At the touch of a single button, you can control a wide range of technologies, bringing convenience and simplicity to your home cinema. The only visible device will be your Control4 interface. For example, when you’re sitting down to select a movie, you might want to close the window blinds, dim the lights to 30%, lock the front door, adjust the room temperature and switch on your AV equipment. Control4 allows you to do this with one command.
At New Wave AV we are a Control4 Diamond Dealer, meaning we have experience installing and maintaining the system for a large number of clients. No matter how complex your requirements, we’ll provide an automation solution that exceeds your expectations.
Portfolio
Our portfolio showcases a number of our projects, each of which has demanded bespoke solutions and hidden technologies. We were even able to conceal a bar behind fabric wrapped doors for one client, as well as creating a custom housing for their projector. Take a look at our examples or chat to our team for inspiration.
Hidden home cinema solutions in Kent and Surrey
If you’re looking to create a bespoke home cinema in Kent or Surrey, contact New Wave AV. Our specialists will design a seamless room that meets your required spec, delivering a sleek, luxurious finish and a state-of-the-art viewing experience. Book a demonstration at our Kent or Surrey showroom
