What Are the Major Types of Home Theater Seating?

With theaters being temporarily shut down, many homeowners are opting to install a lavish home theater to improve their movie experience. These home theaters can provide an even better experience than movie theaters themselves. If you’re planning on installing a home theater in your home, it is extremely crucial to have adequate seating space. Home theater seating is available in a range of colors and styles, with various features and fabrics. Here are the five major types of home theater seating that are commonly used today: 

Individual chairs

Individuals chairs are the most common type of home theater seating. As the name very prominently implies, individual chairs only seat a single person. In the majority of the cases, the fabric which is being used for this particular type of seating is leather, but this is not always the case. Most of these chairs have the ability to recline.

Row of 2 

The double chairs are also a very common type of seating in a home theater setup and are  designed to accommodate two people at a time.  This seating setup has two seats with an armrest in between the two chairs. Several of these models have the option of reclining. A great example of a double chair theater seat is Valencia’s Tuscany model.

Row of Three 

The Triple chair design is very similar to that of the double chair. This seating arrangement contains three seats and there is an arm rest in between each seat. A very popular triple seat is Valencia’s Zurich model. The triple chairs also have the reclining option in several models.

Love Seats

The love seat is another common home theater seating design. Love seats are similar to the double chair design but there is no armrest in between the two chairs. Unlike the other options, most of the love seats usually do not offer the facility of reclining.

Sectionals

Sectionals are multiple seats arranged in a specific way in order to accommodate multiple people all at once. These are available in various shapes and most of these models are capable of accommodating at least four people together. An added feature of this seating arrangement is that there are armrest between some of the seats which can easily hold drinks, food and any other item.

The bottom line is that you should choose your home theater seating depending on your lifestyle, preference, and the number of members in your family.