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Hello,
This is my first time posting on the forum. My wife and I are building a house and our contractor gave us the option of framing out an extra room over the garage. We accepted and now I am trying to figure out how to turn that room into a small theatre. I'm tech savvy but don't have any knowledge of how to design this properly. We recently had our 2nd child and my wife is getting perturbed at the amount of time I've done researching this. I figured. why not just post my scenario and see if I could get some help? Here it goes.
I have attached a scale drawing of the room and it's dimensions. The room has some difficulties.
1. The room is small. (15'9" in length & 10'8" in width, with an extra 5' x 8' portion near the back)
2. It is an isosceles trapezoid and you can't walk near the edges of the room. Specifically, a 6 foot tall person such as myself must be at least 24" from the wall. (These are the outer 2 dotted lines in the drawing. The middle line is just marking the center of the room.)
3. Based on doing some research, I feel like my only option is to leave a walkway down the middle, 2 single theatre seats (one on each side of the room), and do some bean bags up front for extra seating. I'm not doing risers. I only want this room to function for my family. If the kids have friends over, they can all make a pallet on the floor and watch from there. I don't think there is any way to keep the seating in the center of the room.
Here are some specific questions:
1. Does this room have any hope of becoming a dedicated theatre room?
2. Are there any other options for seating?
3. Are my sconce lights in good spots?
4. Is a 70" screen appropriate for this room and could I go bigger?
5. I like the idea of doing the fiber optic lighting along the middle portion of the ceiling which will also be the walkway. Has anyone done this and do you like it?
6. Directly to the right upon entrance will be a door which goes into the attic. How should I address in terms of acoustics?
7. I've read a lot about double drywall and green glue vs Quietrock. How much will these improve my movie viewing experience? I just want to make sure it's worth the extra money. If so, which one should I go with?
8. If I do either of the above options, will drilling holes into the ceiling for the fiber optic strands defeat the purpose of the special drywall?
9. What other lighting should I consider and where should I put it?
10. Assuming I have only the two chairs near the back of the room, where should I place the speakers?
Thanks in advance.

Hello,
This is my first time posting on the forum. My wife and I are building a house and our contractor gave us the option of framing out an extra room over the garage. We accepted and now I am trying to figure out how to turn that room into a small theatre. I'm tech savvy but don't have any knowledge of how to design this properly. We recently had our 2nd child and my wife is getting perturbed at the amount of time I've done researching this. I figured. why not just post my scenario and see if I could get some help? Here it goes.
I have attached a scale drawing of the room and it's dimensions. The room has some difficulties.
1. The room is small. (15'9" in length & 10'8" in width, with an extra 5' x 8' portion near the back)
2. It is an isosceles trapezoid and you can't walk near the edges of the room. Specifically, a 6 foot tall person such as myself must be at least 24" from the wall. (These are the outer 2 dotted lines in the drawing. The middle line is just marking the center of the room.)
3. Based on doing some research, I feel like my only option is to leave a walkway down the middle, 2 single theatre seats (one on each side of the room), and do some bean bags up front for extra seating. I'm not doing risers. I only want this room to function for my family. If the kids have friends over, they can all make a pallet on the floor and watch from there. I don't think there is any way to keep the seating in the center of the room.
Here are some specific questions:
1. Does this room have any hope of becoming a dedicated theatre room?
2. Are there any other options for seating?
3. Are my sconce lights in good spots?
4. Is a 70" screen appropriate for this room and could I go bigger?
5. I like the idea of doing the fiber optic lighting along the middle portion of the ceiling which will also be the walkway. Has anyone done this and do you like it?
6. Directly to the right upon entrance will be a door which goes into the attic. How should I address in terms of acoustics?
7. I've read a lot about double drywall and green glue vs Quietrock. How much will these improve my movie viewing experience? I just want to make sure it's worth the extra money. If so, which one should I go with?
8. If I do either of the above options, will drilling holes into the ceiling for the fiber optic strands defeat the purpose of the special drywall?
9. What other lighting should I consider and where should I put it?
10. Assuming I have only the two chairs near the back of the room, where should I place the speakers?
Thanks in advance.