Game Rooms / Pool Tables

Invest in an entertainment-friendly layout. Entertaining many guests in a lower-level game room can be tricky with one television and limited seating. You may want another television above the bar or near the game tables, so everyone has a good view.

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Lighting is key. You'll need good lighting to make the right move on game boards. Make sure every table is under the glow of adequate task lighting in addition to ambient lighting for the remainder of the space.

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Choose furnishings that double as seating. Pieces that are easy to move around the room, such as ottomans or stools, are helpful, too. This way, guests can pull up a seat to wherever the action is. “Ottomans are a great way to add seating to the group without having to pull out folding chairs,” says Holloway.

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attic game room

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Expand light by opening the stairway. Short on enough light to play your games? Consider borrowing from the floor below. “Remove the walls that typically enclose an attic stairway so that the upper level benefits from the light of the second-floor landing,” says Treffle LaFleche, principal at LD Architecture & Interiors. “This improved visual connection makes the attic space feel more welcoming and enticing.“

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Set up your own favorite games to entertain your friends and family in your home pub. If you have the space, a pool table can be a great investment. If not, a simple dartboard makes for great fun, too.

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Here is the same room from the other side of the broken wall. Whimsical comic-style pillows support the theme.

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open to back yard

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I like the little sitting nook off to the left.

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pool table

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pool table

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pool table

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long, narrow room with pool table, many windows, french door

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cool pool table

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wide open room

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pool table with storage lining the walls

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pool table

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seating

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this is also a pool table underneath

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