Add More Seating to Your Home Theater with the HT Design Back Row Bar
A dedicated home theater is all about making the most of the room. You want comfortable seating, good sightlines, room for snacks and drinks, and enough space for family and friends without making the theater feel crowded.
The HT Design Back Row Bar is designed to solve exactly that problem.
Placed directly behind your last row of theater seating, the Back Row Bar creates an additional seating area for up to four people while using far less floor space than another full row of recliners. Pair it with 30-inch bar stools and you have a comfortable place to watch a movie, enjoy food and drinks, use a laptop, or simply add overflow seating when the theater is full.
Designed Specifically for Home Theaters
Unlike a standard bar table or console, the HT Design Back Row Bar is built specifically for placement behind home theater seating.
The counter stands 42 inches high, which positions guests comfortably behind a typical row of theater recliners. A 3-inch backsplash brings the overall rear height to 45 inches and helps give the bar a finished furniture-style appearance.
The 18.5-inch-deep countertop provides plenty of usable space without taking up unnecessary room behind the seating row.
Back Row Bar Dimensions
- Overall Width: 100.5 inches
- Counter Height: 42 inches
- Overall Rear Height: 45 inches, including the 3-inch backsplash
- Depth: 18.5 inches
- Recommended Stool Height: 30 inches
- Seating Capacity: Up to 4 bar stools
This makes it a particularly useful option in theaters where adding another conventional seating row would require a much deeper riser or significantly more room.
Hardwood Construction with 20 Finish Choices
One of the biggest upgrades to the HT Design Back Row Bar is the expanded selection of hardwood and finish combinations.
Instead of limiting the bar to a single black finish, you can now coordinate it with the rest of your theater furniture, cabinetry, trim and room design.
Available looks include finishes such as:
Maple Black, Maple Espresso, Maple Natural, Cherry Mahogany, Cherry Tobacco, Cherry Antique Brown, Red Oak Cappuccino, Red Oak Sienna, Red Oak Antique Brown, Storm Gray, Oak Charcoal, Steel Gray Oak, Driftwood Oak, Weathered Oak, White Oak Asbury, White Oak Michaels, Tuscan Brown Oak, Knotty Oak, Stone and Toffee.
Dark finishes such as Maple Black, Oak Charcoal and Maple Espresso work especially well in dedicated theaters where minimizing reflected light is important.
For a warmer furniture look, finishes such as Cherry Mahogany, Red Oak Cappuccino and Cherry Tobacco can complement wood wall treatments, traditional theater decor and leather seating.
Contemporary rooms can take advantage of finishes such as Storm Gray, Steel Gray Oak and Driftwood Oak.
Because hardwood is a natural material, each finished bar will have its own grain characteristics and subtle variations, giving it the appearance of furniture rather than mass-produced theater equipment.
Easy Two-Piece Delivery and Installation
At more than eight feet wide when assembled, getting a one-piece bar into a finished basement or home theater could be difficult.
The HT Design Back Row Bar solves that problem by shipping as two fully assembled 50.25-inch sections.
The sections can be carried individually through doors, hallways and stairways and then joined together inside the theater to form the complete 100.5-inch bar.
Each section weighs approximately 75 pounds, making the system manageable for two people to move into position.
The result is the appearance of a substantial full-width theater bar without the installation problems normally associated with moving oversized furniture into a dedicated theater room.
Create a True Theater Entertaining Area
The Back Row Bar does more than increase seating capacity.
It can also become an entertainment center within the theater itself.
The wide countertop provides room for:
- Popcorn and movie snacks
- Drinks and cocktail service
- Laptops and tablets
- Remotes and theater controls
- Serving trays
- Sports-night food and beverages
Add four stools and the back of the theater becomes a second social area without interfering with the primary recliner seating.
For sports, concerts and larger movie nights, that extra seating can make a major difference.
Pair the Bar with Custom Home Theater Carpet
The flooring underneath the Back Row Bar can also dramatically change the look of the room.
A custom cinema-themed carpet featuring film reels, popcorn and movie graphics instantly gives the space more of a commercial cinema atmosphere. In a darker room, the brighter carpet pattern adds visual interest while the black bar and theater seats remain understated.
For a more traditional theater, darker patterned carpet can create a quieter, more luxurious appearance.
Combining the bar, theater seating, risers, lighting and patterned carpet is what transforms a collection of individual products into a finished home cinema.
A Smart Way to Add Another Row
Adding another row of power recliners isn’t always practical. It can require more room depth, a larger riser and significantly more expense.
The HT Design Back Row Bar provides a different solution.
At just 18.5 inches deep, it creates useful counter-height seating behind your existing theater seats while maintaining a clean, built-in appearance.
With hardwood construction, 20 finish combinations, seating for up to four people and a two-section design that makes installation easier, the Back Row Bar is an effective way to get more functionality out of your theater without redesigning the entire room.
HT Design Back Row Bar at a Glance
- 100.5″ wide x 18.5″ deep x 42″ counter height
- 45″ overall rear height with backsplash
- Ships in two fully assembled 50.25″ sections
- Seats up to four people with 30″ bar stools
- Available in 20 hardwood and finish combinations
- Made in the USA
Whether you’re building a new dedicated theater or looking for a way to add more seating to an existing room, the HT Design Back Row Bar gives you extra capacity without sacrificing the look and feel of a purpose-built home cinema.