Lighting Tips for Home Theatres

A home theatre is a fantastic addition to your home, creating a fun space to watch all the latest releases while adding considerable value to your home. And when you use sustainable lighting, you won’t have a big energy bill to pay either. Here are some tips for lighting your home theatre the right way, from accredited installers of LED lightbulbs under the Victorian Energy Upgrades program.

LED Lighting

Dimmable LED Lightbulbs 

Dimmable lighting is a must-have home theatre fixture, allowing you to fine-tune your lighting to create the perfect ambiance and a true theatre experience. This is especially important if your home theatre doubles as an office, playroom, or lounge, enabling you to light it differently as your needs change. 

Bias Lighting 

This is the lighting installed behind a screen to help reduce eyestrain and make it easier for your eyes to adjust comfortably when switching between dark and light scenes in a movie or TV show. 

LED lightbulbs, specifically strip lights, are a perfect sustainable lighting solution. They use a fraction of the energy of other bulbs, which is why you can get rebates for LED upgrades through the Victorian Energy Upgrades program. It also means that you don’t need to worry about leaving them on through a movie marathon. They are also available in lighting grades that provide the perfect amount of bias lighting without impacting what’s on the screen. For the best bias lighting, look for LED strips of 6500K for the most comfortable, unobtrusive results. 

Cove Lighting 

In a home movie theatre, you want lighting that enables you to see well, but you don’t want any reflections or glare on the screen itself. To get this effect, you need LED lightbulbs installed behind molding, at the top or bottom of walls, or at transitions in wall surfaces – this is known as cove lighting. You can customize your LED lightbulbs as much as you want for this type of lighting, including adding dimmers, installing colored bulbs, and installing smart bulbs you can control and customize from an app or home assistant. 

Get Rebates on Sustainable Lighting in Victoria 

If you live in Victoria and want to install LED lightbulbs in your home or home movie theatre, you can access rebates for this project. All you have to do is use an accredited provider through the Victorian Energy Upgrades program, like In2Energy, to perform your installation of sustainable lighting. This way, you get a great home movie theatre and all the benefits of sustainable lighting at a fraction of the cost. Contact us today to see if you are eligible for rebates under the Victorian Energy Upgrades program or schedule your upgrade.

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