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5 Interior Design Trends for 2019

5 Interior Design Trends for 2019

All things sustainable will continue to be a huge focus in 2019 (and beyond). You can reduce, reuse and recycle by investing in quality vintage items rather than buying cheap disposable products. Check out Lunatiques, a huge warehouse full of vintage pieces in Mascot, Sydney. If you are looking to donate old items, or seeking up-cycled furniture, take a look at The Bower, a reuse and repair centre in Marrickville, Sydney.

‘Wonderwall Cinema’ Wins Gold Award

‘Wonderwall Cinema’ Wins Gold Award

We were particularly impressed this year by a challenging project delivered with great success… It combines two projection systems on the one screen – firstly a high-level 4K home cinema projector for the delivery of movies, but also a second system using a commercial projector fitted with a short-throw lens in order to achieve an image across the entire width and height of the room, to create an ‘art wall’, a full seven-metre-wide feature wall to show projected art.

‘Taking it to a Different Level’ – Sound & Image Magazine

‘Taking it to a Different Level’ – Sound & Image Magazine

You might call it a home cinema, you might call it a media room – it’s certainly a unique space, combining two projection systems on the one screen – and a successful one. But the project, part of a larger home renovation, was not without its challenges. “The primary goal was the cinema,” the owner tells Sound+Image. “I wanted a great cinema experience from the projector and the screen, and obviously on the audio side of things as well. But a secondary benefit was what I call an ‘art wall’ – something I thought would really enhance the space, if it was technically possible.”

‘From This… to This’ – Sound & Image Magazine

‘From This… to This’ – Sound & Image Magazine

Wavetrain Cinemas joined with David Leisk Electronics to effect this transformation from humble basement to state-of-the-art cinema. How many homes have an unused room? A ‘spare’ room, used for storage, or a kids’ rumpus room for kids that have grown and left home? Here’s a fine example of what can be achieved in such a space — this unused storage…

‘Enter the Matrix’ – Home Cinema & Hi-Fi Living Magazine

‘Enter the Matrix’ – Home Cinema & Hi-Fi Living Magazine

Enter the Matrix. The owners of this home cinema are big  sci-fi fans, and chose to  reference The Matrix and  Cube in this impressive eight-seater Wavetrain design. Before he opens the door to this home cinema, the owner uses the Control4 app on his smartphone to select a specific lighting scene inside. Visitors enter to walls of Matrix-style digital rain,…

‘Take Your Seats’ – Sound & Image Magazine

‘Take Your Seats’ – Sound & Image Magazine

Top-quality equipment and the highest standards of Australian home cinema design deliver this stunning seven-seater theatre with an emphasis on music. The owner of this impressive home cinema thoroughly enjoys his movies, but his real passion — as you might guess from the decorations — is watching concerts. And given his preference for classic rock (we note the image of…