Q: What seating will work best in my media room?

Get Comfy While You Watch

You wouldn't want to watch TV in an uncomfortable chair or sofa in your living room, and there's no reason to do so in your home theater or media room. Seating choices are abundant these days, with enough styles, fabrics, features and accessories to make you drool. Check that-you definitely don't want to drool on these babies.

How many people do you expect to attend movie screenings or Super Bowl parties in your theater? And what is the size of the room? Answering these questions will help you determine the first step in your seat selection: figuring out the number and type of seats you need. Dedicated theaters usually incorporate at least one or two rows of three to five seats each. However, with options such as love seats and couches to go with single seats, you can mix and match however you like. Some companies even manufacture products with fold-down armrests that can transform multiple chairs into a love seat, or vice versa, for more elbow room.

Whether these fine chairs and sofas go in a dedicated theater or in your living room, you won't have to worry about clashing aesthetics these days. Anyone with a little interior design sense can have a blast combing through the myriad colors and patterns, as well as fabrics such as leather, suede, velvet and more.

Be sure to look for those extras that may help in your decision making. Some chairs have motorized recliners and headrests, armrests might be curved or straight and come with cup holders, some chairs include massaging action and some have integrated motion simulators, and some even have touch screens integrated onto the arm. Never have there been so many options to keep you cozy during those nine-hour Godfather and Lord of the Rings marathon sessions.

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