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Home theater lighting is an important topic to consider when building your new theater. Though you'll primarily be watching your movies with the lights out, you still want to have good lighting coverage to set just the right mood. The right atmosphere can really enhance your enjoyment of a movie. Uncontrolled ambient light can wash out colors on front projector systems. Insufficient ambient light can make viewing a movie in total darkness result in eyestrain. Properly placed accent lights can help draw the eye to certain features of your new home theater.

You can take advantage of new control systems to control your lighting system from your chair. When its movie time, hit a single button to have the system kill the lights over the audience while dimming the wall sconces. This is sure to impress your friends.

I gotta agree with this. Some people think that keeping the home theater pitch black is sufficient. It obviously is not. Also, I'd like to reiterate BEfore and After photos! This seems exciting! Best of luck to you!

I just recently painted my room a deep purple, I installed fluorescent lights in the room but it seems like the light just gets drowned by all the darkness. It looks cozy, but I would like a little more light for working, reading, changing clothes, and for other purposes. Would you suggest I paint the walls lighter, or find different lights for specific purposes? Or maybe leave one wall the current color, and paint the other walls a lighter shade of purple, or maybe some other color?

Great question! Thanks for the answers guys. Livng in the tropics; i have this problem. You'd think builders here would know how to treat the problem by now..tsk

Sorry, I am kind of a noob about this topic,b ut do cellars have to maintain a certain temperature? If this is so, would LED lights do better for this area because they are not as hot as other types of lights?

I am planning to build a new kitchen because the one in the house I just bought is not big enough. I know which appliances and equipment to choose, but I am curious about the type of lights I should use for the room because optimal lighting is obviously needed in that area. Also, I am planning to put a hood (exhaust) above my range. It comes with a yellowish light that just does not cut it for me. Yellow lights make my food look darker. I want to change it to brighter lights; does anyone know how I can do it myself? Or would it be better for me to ask a professional to do it?

I think it all depends on what type of lighting you want to put in your home. Moreover, have your tried brick and mortar sellers in your area?