My new home came with a 13x13 foot media room that was finished with carpet and pre-wiring for speakers. I've come to accept that I have limited space relative to others here, so I'm trying to determine the best layout before I buy my furniture and start work. I've thought about moving walls or the door, and would now like to ask the experts.
I'm going with the narrower Palliser Bullet seats, so I used their room planner. Here are my three leading options (unless I'm missing something obvious) to fit seats in the room. In all three options, I am putting an in-wall rack in the left wall.
Option 1: Allows for a relatively simply platform construction and a longer viewing distance. Seating is five in a single row, which I also like for my family of five. However, it requires me to move the existing french door from the back wall to the right wall (and the re-wiring and re-locating of the electrical, drywall, patching, carpeting, and framing that goes along with that.)
Option 2: Requires no modification to the doors, wiring, etc, but does require what seems like a more complicated two-level, non-rectangular platform for seating. Seating is for six but broken in to three pairs, which is less than ideal for my family.
Option 3: Like option 2, does not require major modification on an already completed room, and the platform would be simpler. Seating for six or seven, but the front row is pretty close to the screen.
Which would you chose, or does anyone suggest a better option?
Thank you!
I'm going with the narrower Palliser Bullet seats, so I used their room planner. Here are my three leading options (unless I'm missing something obvious) to fit seats in the room. In all three options, I am putting an in-wall rack in the left wall.
Option 1: Allows for a relatively simply platform construction and a longer viewing distance. Seating is five in a single row, which I also like for my family of five. However, it requires me to move the existing french door from the back wall to the right wall (and the re-wiring and re-locating of the electrical, drywall, patching, carpeting, and framing that goes along with that.)
Option 2: Requires no modification to the doors, wiring, etc, but does require what seems like a more complicated two-level, non-rectangular platform for seating. Seating is for six but broken in to three pairs, which is less than ideal for my family.
Option 3: Like option 2, does not require major modification on an already completed room, and the platform would be simpler. Seating for six or seven, but the front row is pretty close to the screen.
Which would you chose, or does anyone suggest a better option?
Thank you!