Block it. Fortunately, high lumen projectors have become more affordable, but you can also reduce your ambient light with blackout curtains like these luxurious gray drapes. Natural wooden bookcases balance the other half of this room with an uplifting golden tone. A compatible bench functions both as a media shelf and as a seat when the projector screen is retracted.

Nostalgic movie nights. Dark decoration and dim lighting set up an authentic kinetic atmosphere. It also means you can choose a less expensive projector with fewer lumens to successfully illuminate the screen.

Have your cake and eat it. Many people like to hold the option of the typical TV, but it does not have to be or / or situation. A ceiling-mounted, retractable projection screen can be positioned to narrowly pass in front of a wall-mounted TV, giving you the best of both worlds.

Build a balance for each scenario. A built-in perimeter seat makes great sense for extra guests and hidden storage when a projection screen is retracted into the ceiling, and as a smooth media unit when the film is moving.

Recreational cascade. Indoor plants drop a cascade of greenery on this empty white projection wall, causing the perfect natural distraction from its intended technical use.

Large projection screens offer great viewing for open plan residential locations, where they can provide the living room, kitchen and dining rooms with equal viewing pleasure.

Pick up some color. If you decide to reduce the ambient light with darker decor, consider increasing the brightness in colorful soft furniture and wall art to compensate.

In moderate ambient light, a projector with about 2000 lumens may suffice, but very bright rooms may need about 3000 to produce the desired results.

Lighter projectors aren’t always better, of course, a 3500-light projector in a barely black room can be quite bright. This white room compensates for the brighter projection unit at night with an evenly distributed track lighting system.

Let the screen be your window blind. This is a great option for rooms that lack wall space due to large expanses of glass and architectural features.

Perimeter LEDs make atmospheric basic lighting for a living room projector.

Projector settings go hand-in-hand with minimalist lounges, eliminating the wall clutter of a constant TV screen.

In this minimalist living room, the projector screen is tucked into a ceiling niche so that even its mountain is not visible.

On the side, the murmur of this projection screen is made in function with a smoothly curved stucco.

Hidden in plain sight. This projector screen fits edge to edge on a partition wall. The precise dimensions successfully camouflage the screen into the white wall decoration.

Frame it. A bold black frame makes this display stand out from a lightweight, lacquered decorative canvas. The black and white contrast coordinates with a set of black and white dining chairs nearby.

Create a soffit to cover the screen mount, and continue it around the room to neatly insert bookcases and interior doors.

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Mode focal point. This luxurious floating TV stand has a striking marble surround and LED feature lighting.

Smooth white walls can completely negate the need for a projection screen. Just press play.

A black mounting wall makes a deep dark background that moves away from the eye to leave the projector screen as the main focus.

Don’t forget the sound system. If you don’t choose ceiling-mounted speakers, then remember to leave a space limit for murmured equivalents.

Projected TV screen saves precious space and adds sophistication to small homes. See more of this innovative design of a 37 square meter apartment here.

To make up for a blank, simple white projector wall, add lots of colorful accents to your furniture and choose eye-catching, large artwork to decorate the adjoining walls.

Consider placing projection screens in front of bookshelves. Silently, this living room is decorated with the fullness of a home library, displayed on modern bookshelves. When it’s time for digital distraction, the screen unfolds in front of the book stacks, eliminating the busy distraction.

Another room designed for book lovers and movie lovers alike.

Wide expanses of natural wood tone make a soft companion for clear white projection screens. Warm gray furniture blends peacefully with the tonal composition.

Decorate according to the desire of your heart. This wide media shelf makes a screen cover for quirky collections that almost all disappear from view when the time comes for the movie.

A center projection screen drops two-sided images — just don’t try to read subtitles from the back.

Go incognito. Sliding under the radar like a pure white dividing wall between the living room and kitchen, this plain is an incognito film wall.

Color-blocked decoration distracts from a sudden white projection area.

A living room that lacks a prominent TV, aka an idiotic box, seems to be gaining sophistication.

Table fireplaces can be positioned on an online media unit to create a comfortable effect that cannot be recreated in the public cinema. The flicker of a flame burns a welcoming glow that makes the movie night seem all the more special.

If that simple, empty projection wall is too much for you to carry around in your stylish surroundings, why not project a wall clock when the images aren’t rolling.

The oversized numbers of a projected wall clock form an attention-grabbing focus.

While dark decor might help with a clearer projected image, dark lounges can sometimes feel a little oppressive. Consider installing a wide set of lath doors that will allow borrowed light to pass through, as well as a wide view of the adjoining room.

Save space for art with a ceiling-mounted projection screen.

In this industrial living room design, raw concrete walls make a cool canvas for wall display and some textured green accents.

Another gray concrete hall with green accents, but this time with a saving white wall for projection.

Nomadic and boho lounges are not the place to show off a big TV, so retractable projection screens there really do their magic.

Dual-height lounges scream about movie magic – just make sure the screen is big enough to make it all the way down from the roof.

Nothing but windows? Thank you.

Improve the projected clock as well with a rolling local weather forecast.

You could even project a still image as a piece of constant digital art.

A corner of a living room furniture arrangement to the windows to look at the outside view, then drop a screen in front of the curtains for the evening entertainment.

Ship walls provide visual interest when the screen is up, and a quiet background when it is pulled back down.

Draw an L-shaped sofa in a firm and comfortable to the film wall for an intimate atmosphere.

Two-sided sofa design and soft lighting will please all members of the family, and all their hobbies when the projector is running.

Make a loud statement next to an overwhelmingly large projector screen with a striking accent chair.

Not all lounges are suitable for ceiling projectors, but a shelf above the back of the sofa can work just as well. This unit projects onto a wall that is underlined by a striking media unit and busy ornaments that provide excellent focus when the unit is not playing.

You will also need to consider how to hide the wires that lead to a ceiling-mounted projector, although exposed wiring is not a problem if you opt for an industrial theme of the living room interior. In the endless industrial aesthetic, you can let everything hang. Compensate for this relaxed approach to wire concealment with custom units and bookshelves that will encourage refinement.