Window Coverings for Your Home Theatre

With so many options to choose from, selecting window treatments can be a challenge. Different rooms call for different styles of window coverings - it's not a one-size fits all approach.

Here at Somfy, we pride ourselves on making your life simpler, including helping you choose the right window coverings for your home. With that in mind, we've created a ten-part series to help you choose the best window coverings to suit each room of your home.

Part Two: Home Theatre

Today, home theatres or media rooms are more popular than ever before. With equipment becoming more affordable, they are no longer reserved for something you'd see in a movie. When gathering with family and friends to enjoy a good movie, the last thing you want is to be disturbed by the glare on the screen or external noise. 

Updating the window coverings in your home theatre is the perfect solution! So, which window treatments will work best?

There are three considerations:

Light

You don't have to worry about glare in a movie theatre, so why deal with it in your home theatre? Room darkening or blackout window treatments can remove glare and block up to 99% of light.

Light exposure can also damage expensive equipment so it's important to block light and give your room a real theatre feel. Blackout blinds stop the majority of light from passing through your windows and can also provide home insulation. Alternatively, blackout curtains are thick and dense with a backing material specifically for blocking light.

Noise

Whether watching the big game or a movie, you want to limit external sounds. However, windows reflect sound, causing audio distortion. This means you will need to consider window treatments that can reduce or cancel-out noise.

Soft treatments can control vibration and increase the sound quality. Heavyweight curtains aid acoustics by acting as a guard and absorbing exterior noise. The density of blackout curtains also reduces noise levels by up to 40%!

Styling

If you're looking to take your home theatre to the next level, look no further than motorised curtains. Curtains have been long-associated with theatres and luxury, and can give your home theatre the old-Hollywood feel.

If you don't have windows, curtains are also a great option to cover walls for an authentic movie-theatre experience and for sound-proofing, or even covering the screen to protect from dust and scratches when not in use.

Recommendations

Not only do curtains add drama and glamour to your home theatre, thick and lined curtains also remove glare and light, as well as absorbing sound!

The home theatre is often the most high-tech room of a home so it makes sense to pair with high-tech window treatments. Motorised treatments give you the ability to control an entire room full of window coverings with the click of a button, right from your smartphone via the Connexoon Window RTS app.

Watch the video below to discover how the Connexoon Window RTS ambiance replay feature is perfect for your home theatre!

If you're interested in Somfy-motorised window coverings for your home theatre, or would like to know more about our home automation solution, Connexoon Window RTS, speak to your local Somfy Expert retailer today!

More:

Part 1: Window Coverings for Your Bathroom