Hey, AVS gang..

I'm considering the following carpet (this is the rug equivalent, but the pattern is the same) - and am wondering..does carpet with a lot of pattern/design reflect light from the PJ?

http://jstolzen.smugmug.com/photos/272370405_sCNC6-L.jpg

Carpet on the stage will probably be pure black, or black with a "bit" of pattern in it..screen wall is black GOM (FR701). I'm a bit concerned, however, with any pattern being in the area to the left and right of the stage, as shown in the following pic:

http://jstolzen.smugmug.com/photos/272384288_zzTTJ-M.jpg

With the lights totally out (for movies), would this be a distraction? What about with the lights partially dimmed for Sports, HDTV, etc?

Seems like a lot of the rooms I've seen here have pretty subdued carpet, so I'm wondering if that's because "busy" carpet takes away from the overall HT experience?

We're trying to get a real "Theater" feel to the room and have a decorator helping us pick out fabrics, carpet, etc. She's come up with some pretty cool things that together will probably give the room a real "wow" factor IF we can pull it all off. (Big issue right now is using something other than GOM on the walls, and making sure it's fire resistant, as GOM is..I'll post on that..adventure..next).

Thanks!

- B

The biggest factor on my black carpet with a pattern is the "sheen" to the carpet overall rather than the patterns. You can see the pattern in the black carpet, but it is not detracting to me. What is more of an issue to me is the general reflectivity of the carpet. Just in general, any dark color seems to work well for walls/floors/ceiling - but the major distraction/visibility issue appears to have more to do with the characteristics of the materials once you pass the "it's a fairly dark color" level. What is that carpet made of? Synthetic or wool or something else? If you can get a sample of the carpet - put it is a blacked out room (no light) - take a flashlight and shine it on the carpet at an oblique angle - any shininess/sheen is what your floor will look like during movie watching.

Whatever happened here? B, you around? I like the carpet option you show here, and would like to see the final product installed.