Boost your wellbeing with a movie-theatre vibe in your living room

And it's easier than you might think. Simply finding the perfect position for your television set or projector screen makes all the difference

Some additional lighting will prevent eye-strain from a searingly bright panel set on the wall. File pictures

Most of us spend our TV, movie or streaming time slung back, slack-jawed, our teacups sitting drunkenly on the arms of the sofa. Once a television set or projection screen is in situ we don’t tend to give it much thought. 

But positioning the television or projection area incorrectly can impact our physical wellbeing, imbue sulks for those in the cheap seats, and with the wrong lighting, can compromise the expensive, velvety dark tones of even the smartest set-up. Let’s do better.