At one time only the affluent had a game room in their home. Now, game rooms have become almost a staple in many new built homes, and many homeowners of older homes are converting basements, attics, and garages into game rooms.
Locating a Game Room
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The first thought should be about the types of games and equipment you intend to put in your room. Most people immediately think, "pool table". If this is on your list, you'll find you need quite a large space. The minimum room size for a room with a pool table is 17x14. For the largest size pool table, you will need room space of 19x15. This is only for the pool table area.
If space is limited, a two-in-one table. These tables have a reversible top and can be used as a dining table or card table. If your room just isn't large enough to accommodate a pool table, consider locating it in a separate area.
Game Room Equipment
A poker table is also an good option for a family of card players. Some tables, called casino tables, can be used for a variety of games, such as roulette, craps, chess, backgammon, etc., just by flipping the table top. When the game table is not in use, it can be covered with it's table cover and used as an area to serve food and drinks. With it's cover on, this table can also be used for playing board games. If you don't have a poker table and like to play family board games or make puzzles together, a folding table that can be stored along the wall or in a closet is a good option. If you have children, you can add a ping pong table, foosball, or air hockey game. An old fashioned pin ball machine or video game is always an eye catcher. Keep in mind however, that these are expensive pieces of equipment to buy and maintain. If you are a musical family, set up a music center in your game room. A karaoke machine and a keyboard or small piano will make a fun music center. A juke box will also add to the musical theme. If you are gamers, what's more fun than playing Nintendo Wii together as a family? A flatscreen TV attached to the wall will take up no room at all. If you are sports fans, this will be a great place to invite guests to watch the latest, most important sports event of the season. Along with a TV on the wall, darts are also a perennial favorite that will add to your game room and not take up much space. One note, if you have children who will be using the darts, opt for an electronic dart game to prevent injuries. And speaking of not taking up much space, you can also paint a shuffleboard on the floor for some rainy day activity.
This is just a partial list of game equipment you can obtain. Of course, you don't want or can't have it all in one room. I just wanted to give you a few ideas and a jumping off point to get your creative ideas flowing.
Arranging Your Game Room
Once you've chosen a location and decided on your equipment, it's time to layout and decorate your room. The easiest way to do this is to start with a floor plan. This will save you much aggravation along with your back. Also, if you haven't purchased all of your game room equipment yet, this may save you from making costly mistakes.
The first step is to decide on your focal point. If you have a pool table, this will most likely be your choice. If you are a card family, your poker table will take center stage. Other choices for your focal point could be a smaller game table such as foosball or air hockey. Perhaps you'd like to make a wet bar and food service area your focal point. Whatever, your choice, set your focal point in place first and arrange all other pieces of game equipment and furniture around it.
This is why it is such a good idea to use a floor plan. With so many small pieces of equipment to locate, you can play around with the arrangement to your hearts content, until you come up with something you are happy with.
A Great Family Project
Creating or redoing a family game room is a great way to spend time together as a family. Working together to make decisions on where to locate the room, what type of games should be included, and how to decorate it will be great fun. Get everyone involved in the work also. Cleaning, painting, moving furniture can be done by everyone. No little red hens here. This should be a great way to get the family involved and spending some time together.
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