Big Home Theaters in Small Spaces

How two homeowners overcome their space limitations and build a pair of elaborate home theaters.


It’s a dilemma many of us face, getting the most out of our living space. And that can be an even bigger obstacle when building a home theater.



Our first homeowner was forced to deal with a small room made even smaller by low ceilings. The other had to construct the theater without it disturbing the adjacent master bedroom. Fortunately both were able to find the right designs.

If the space doesn’t fit the theater, try digging deeper. That’s the strategy Murray Kunis of Future Home took with his California home theater project.

Illusion is everything in home theater, so creating the sense of an open room despite low 8-foot ceilings was Kunis’ first move. “I convinced the homeowner to cut the slab at the front of the room so we could drop the seating for tiers,” Kunis says. “That made the front of the room taller.”

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