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!

Where to Start

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. Since you’ve already purchased your billiard table, you can decorate your room around the color of the table. For instance, you shouldn’t paint the walls a color that will clash with the color of your billiard table. A good neutral color for the walls that doesn’t clash is a good way to start decorating your billiard room. The paint will offset your billiard room from the rest of the house, and set the mood for the fun of the game room.

Once you’ve painted, you should choose a billiard lamp. Billiard lamps are the lights that hang from the ceiling, providing light for the players to shoot. Billiard lamps come in all sorts of styles and colors, so choose the one that best compliments your billiard room and your personal preferences.

The Finishing Touches

Putting the finishing touches on your billiard room can make or break it for you. Choose wall hangings that suit your taste, and won’t be offensive to guests. You can find decorations for your billiard room at sporting goods stores and any home decorating stores. You’ll also need a cue rack. These are usually made of some type of wood, so you should try to find one that’s of the same style and type of wood as your billiard table.

If there isn’t the space in your billiard room for large game room 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 billiard 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).  

Depending on the amount of space that you have, you can turn the billiard room into a multi-purpose game room, install a wet bar, TV, or other amenity to really make your billiard room a center point in your home that everyone will enjoy. Most importantly, you should remember to have fun decorating, and be sure to add the personal touches that make your billiard room your own!

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Can you build and accessorize a family game room on a tight budget?  Of course you can!  You may have to make concessions to a tight budget but that doesn’t mean your game room has to consist of a Nerf basketball hoop and an old Monopoly game in the basement either.  Below are some ideas for sources of used (and sometimes new) items that may fit both your budget and your taste when building the family game room.

• Classified ads – the local newspaper is a great source for used game room equipment, like a predator p3 black luxe pool cue.  Some people may be moving and want to sell their equipment.  Others may have kids that have grown and no longer want or need their cotton candy machine or other accessories.  The abundance of game room equipment in the classified ads may surprise you.

• Garage sales – in a down economy the number of garage sales rises.  Many people find a garage sale an easy and effective way to raise money to pay bills and rid themselves of possessions they no longer want or need.  If you have the time and patience many deals can be found on things that might accessorize your game room. From an old pinball machine to old license plates you could use as wall decorations; the possibilities are as boundless as your imagination.

• Estate sales – a death is the most common reason for an estate sale.  Sometimes items are more easily had and at better prices than garage sales because most of the items being sold don’t hold an emotional attachment to the seller.  Also, an estate sale is often a total liquidation of assets so the selection of goods available is often larger.

• Antique shops – antique shops can be a good source of older game room equipment as well as decorative conversation pieces.  You must realize though, the shop owner is in business to make a profit and items almost definitely will not be price cheaply.

• Going out of business sales – these are similar to estate sale in that there is going to be total asset liquidation.  The differences being that a business is liquidating and not an individual.  If you can find a furniture store, game store, amusement store, arcade or sports memorabilia store that is liquidating it is possible to find some great deals on items like hardtop pool table cover, or other equipment that may fit very well into your game room theme.

• Auctions -  auctions are related to estate sales and going out of business sales in that the items being auctioned are often things that people or a business are trying to liquidate.

• Internet search – internet searches can provide numerous sources of game room accessories.  Most are for sale at reasonable prices.  An online purchase comes with a caveat.  You will not be able to inspect most items before buying.  Make sure you understand the return policy of any company with which you do business.  Also, don’t forget to factor in shipping costs.

With some effort and ingenuity, a game room you can be proud of built on a tight budget is definitely possible.

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