Resources & Recommendations: Setting Up Your Own Backyard Cinema

Is there any finer excuse to have friends over than dining together al fresco under the stars? Yes…sending out invites for dinner and a movie, screened in your very own backyard (tip: match the movie to the meal)! Thanks to a myriad of wireless technologies, hosting your very own backyard cinema paradiso can easily cross over from the fictional to the factual…

Outdoor Audio Resources & Recommendations: 

• The Best Wireless Speakers for Outdoor Entertaining
  
• Getting Ready for Summer Entertaining: A Guide to Outdoor Audio
  
• 10 Tips On Purchasing & Placing Outdoor Speakers
  
• 5 Ways To Get Better Sound At Outdoor Parties
  
• Simple Ways to Wirelessly Stream Music Around the Home

Video Resources & Recommendations:

• Everything You Need for a Backyard Movie Screening Party
  
• Summer Blockbuster: Building A Backyard Movie Theatre
  
• The PVC Pipe Outdoor Movie Screen
  
• How To Take the Home Entertainment Experience Out to the Backyard
  
• A Beginner’s Guide to Wireless Media Streaming at Home
  
• Skipping the Hassle Of Hiding Wiring: Wireless Video & Audio
  
• Roving TV: A Wireless DVR Receiver Experiment

Lighting & Accessories for Outdoor Entertainment: 

• Energy Efficient Lanterns & Lights For Outdoor Entertaining
  
• More Eco-Friendly Outdoor Lighting: Solar & LEDs
  
• Best Outdoor String Lights To Light Up the Backyard, Patio, or Balcony
  
• Style Your Outside Space: 15 Outdoor Lights & Lanterns
  
• Ideas & Inspiration for Outdoor Lighting
  
• Best Modern Indoor Outdoor Lights Shopping Guide
  
• A Drive-in Movie at Home
  
• Warming a Fall Garden Party: 5 Great Fire Pits
• Mosquito Curtains: Beating the Mosquitos in Style
• High, Low & In Between: Outdoor Sofas
• Take It Outside: The Ultimate Outdoor Furniture & Accessory Shopping Guide
  
  

(Image: Bethany Nauert/Isabelle & Brandon’s Lovely Echo Park Cottage)