Home Cinema Design — Knutsford, Cheshire
A Dedicated Cinema Room in Knutsford, Cheshire
What a beautiful room. The client brief was for a very high end home cinema experience in a warm and intimate space. The room itself is 6m x 8m — running into the bay window with doors out to the garden. The design has seating for six in proper motorised cinema chairs, with the client’s existing lounge chair and bean bags accommodating additional viewers when friends and family visit. The lounge chair swivels to face the garden, giving the room a dual purpose as a relaxed reading and entertaining space.
The Cinema System
A room of this size and scale deserves a high-end system. We chose Artcoustic speakers throughout — three large front channel speakers behind the screen with two subwoofers for low bass, surround speakers on the rear and side walls and a pair of ceiling speakers for Dolby Atmos height channels. All wall-mounted speakers are colour-matched to the Little Greene paint chosen for the walls, ensuring they blend seamlessly into the decoration.
The Sony 4K laser projector delivers a breathtaking picture onto a 180″ wide (roughly 4.5m) Screen Excellence screen — immersive from every seat. The six leather cinema seats electrically recline with independent headrest and footrest control, comparable to the finest first-class aircraft seats.
Our Home Cinema Services
Design
Calibration
Treatments
Seating
Theatres
Cinema Ideas
The Cinema Room Design Process
When a client comes to us with a request for a home cinema, we first analyse the space to determine optimal seat count, screen width and speaker layout. Once agreed, we design the speaker package, select the projector and produce 3D visuals of how the room will look — including the lighting design and control system. A room like this needs at least four or five lighting channels, with a control system guaranteeing the perfect viewing environment every time. We also analyse the room’s finish choices for acoustic impact — in this room the deep pile carpet, rug and bean bags all contribute to a room that sounds bright and engaging but never tiring.
Construction and Delivery
For this project the home was undergoing full renovation and extension, so we produced cabling schematics and construction drawings for the client’s build team to follow during the structural phase. We arrived after decoration to install the equipment and perform calibration and commissioning — keeping costs down and the build process efficient. Alongside the cinema room we also designed the whole home entertainment system and mood lighting control for the wider property.
Knutsford — Where Interior Design Meets Cinema Engineering
The Artcoustic colour matching to Little Greene paint is the detail that distinguishes this room. The speakers are not compromise additions to a designed interior — they are part of it. Matched precisely to the wall colour, they are present in the room without announcing themselves. The 4.5m wide Sony laser projection image fills the visual field from every seat. The six leather reclining seats provide the formal cinema experience, while the existing lounge chair and bean bags accommodate family occasions without disrupting the room’s aesthetic.
Project Details
- Location: Knutsford, Cheshire
- Room dimensions: 6m x 8m
- Screen width: 4.5m (180″)
- Projection: Sony 4K laser projector
- Audio: Artcoustic — colour-matched to Little Greene paint
- Seating: 6 electrically reclining leather seats
- Control: Lighting control system with multiple scenes
Artcoustic Speakers → · Home Cinema Installation → · Whole-Home AV → · Cheshire Office →
Project Gallery
