Decorating Your Billiard Room
Now that you’ve got the billiard table of your dreams, it’s time to start decorating your billiard room! Decorating, for some, can be quite a hassle, but if approached with the right attitude, can be the part that’s the most fun of completing the perfect billiard room. The first thing you should do when decorating your billiard room, is laying it all out in your head or on paper first. You don’t want to end up with all kinds of decorations that don’t go together, or are of colors that clash with each other and make your billiard room look tacky.
The first step in designing your game room is making a layout. A layout can be made with just a pencil, paper and a measuring tape. You should start your layout by first measuring the dimensions of your game room. Make sure not to overlook the space needed for doors to open and shut comfortably. Once you know how big your game room is, you can decide what to put in it, and where to put it. Many people who are planning to build a new home will actually factor in and design a game room or high end billiard room from the start – which is the best way to cut costs on getting the room initially.
The next step in designing your room is decorating. A popular first step in decorating is billiard lamps. Billiard lamps come in all shapes and colors, so you shouldn’t have a problem finding one that is suitable to your tastes, and the color scheme of your billiard room. Billiard lamps are fairly easy to install yourself, but you may need some small tools such as a screwdriver or pliers. An old-fashioned juke box is a popular alternative to a big stereo system; however, the popular trend is for music to be played in the form of mp3s.
If there isn’t the space in your room for large furniture, try bar stools, as these “go with the flow” of billiards, and are conducive to getting up and down quite a bit. If you are going to add large furniture, you’ll need to choose upholstery colors, and wood styles that compliment the color of the paint, and color and style of your billiard table. If you will be adding other games to your room, like a foosball table or a poker table, try to get them in the same wood grain or finish as the billiard table (which is likely the most expensive piece of equipment in the room).
Another good option for billiard rooms is a stereo system. Surround sound speakers are an excellent idea, but you should be sure to hide the speaker wires, as these can look tacky when they’re run all across the room. You can hide speaker wires by tucking them under the carpet, and make them inconspicuous by running them up and down the corners of your billiard room. You should have fun designing your high end billiard room, as you and your guests will likely be spending a lot of time enjoying it for years to come!
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