At Female First we are huge fans of a big night in. So much so that we've spent the cold months of winter perfecting the art of a magnificent evening in the front room with friends, films, food and cocktails. If you thought that lads were leading the trend in impressive lounge technology and serious homemade cinema-style grub, you can think again!
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We want you to cancel your clubbing plans for this weekend because we've got a better idea; our five top tips will help you to turn your living room into the best home cinema experience for you and your mates, no boys allowed of course. Have fun ladies!
Comfort - Okay so it's time to think pillows, bean bags and more pillows. If your front rooms are anything like ours, two sofas means any more than five is a squeeze, so now it's time to improvise. Fill your floor space with these items and you're guaranteed to fit double the amount of people in! We absolutely love this bean bag collection from fatboy.
Food - The beauty of setting up a cinema in your home is that you don't have to pay through the roof for food, and you can make whatever you like! We would definitely recommend keeping in with the theme, so dig out your favourite nacho, popcorn and hot dog recipes - it's the weekend, so treat yourself!
Drinks - As many cinemas don't hold alcohol licenses you're often left with the choice between a weekend cocktail or going to watch a film, but why can't you have both? With our home cinema you can indulge your friends with some homebrewed raspberry daiquiris to take the edge off the busy week
The film - You know your friends better than anyone so put all their personalities together and come up with a genre they'd like. Always do your research and use an online service such as IMBD and Rotten Tomatoes. Use them to find five films and text the list to your friends. The movie with the most votes wins - easy peasy!
Audio - We all love the cinema because of that immersive sound that captures every moment of suspense, excitement and of course, the soundtrack! Television speakers often don't live up to sound you'd experience at the pictures and allow people to lose concentration and chat over the film - how annoying. To save your night, we've found an amazing soundbar from OTONE Audio called SoundBase. The speaker fits discreetly underneath any television setup, with its low-profile design ensuring the product fits aesthetically without compromising on the superior, finely tuned sound of a larger speaker - a great investment at £129.99
For more information about OTONE Audio, visit www.otoneaudio.com or call +44 (0) 161 924 2269.