Minimum size of game/media room

15 years ago

What is the minimum size you would need for a space to have a 7 foot pool table plus 7 foot couch a couple chairs and maybe a pub table and a computer area against a wall? TV will be flat on the wall. I know you need 13x17 for the pool table, but I think that is for adjacent walls. Since furniture is low, I assume you can have it closer.

Thanks for you help

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meldy_nva

15 years ago

No, you don't want to crowd the furniture into the pool table's area. Anyone sitting would not enjoy being either stepped on or poked with a cue. As one who followed the 13x17 recommendation, I can tell you that in real life, it would have been lots more comfortable with another couple feet (open space) in both directions. Also, people playing will stand around or at most, sit on bar stools high enough to permit a good view of the table -- low furniture is pleasant for many things, but not for watching eight ball. If I had it to do over, I would use not less than 20x20 and dedicate the more spacious side to a narrow counter with nicely padded tall bar stools. Add more feet onto one end for the pub table/chairs and don't forget walking space around them. Depending on the size/style of table and chairs, a 20x30 room won't seem spacious. My personal opinion, but TVs don't belong in the same room as hard balls -- cohabiting has a high potential for damaged screens.

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carolyn53562
15 years ago
I'll have to measure ours, but we have an 8' pool table and I think our room is something like 25x25 and I wish it was a little bigger. We do have a big screen tv in the same room as the pool table (opposite wall) and have not had any problem with the balls getting as far as the TV.
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houseful
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15 years ago
Sorry, I didn't explain very well. Ours will be larger than the 13 x 17. I just figured you could have seating within that footprint. Right now, we have roughly 19x22, but may need to borrow 4 feet for a hallway from the 22' end. I also didn't think twice about having a TV in there. I think we'd rather keep the TV and omit the pool table.

Carolyn, that's a huge room! Must get lots of activity.
carolyn53562
15 years ago
houseful, I checked our plans and our game/media room (drywall to drywall) is 25-1/5' x 21-1/2', with it being a little wider than that where the pool table is because the pool table is at the base of the stairs and the stairway landing adds 3' x 8' of space. What we have in that room is a 8' pool table (which takes up 1/2 of the room), a dart board, an L-shaped sectional with a big ottoman, an ekornes stressless chair with ottoman, a 60' tv, a stereo system, and a corner fireplace. We have boys, big boys. Believe me, when you get 6 football player boys down there who are all 6' or taller, the room seems small!
muddypond
15 years ago
Our rec room, which was the previous owners' billiard room, is 24' x 16'.
houseful
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15 years ago
We have boys, big boys. Believe me, when you get 6 football player boys down there who are all 6' or taller, the room seems small!

LOL! My 13-year-old is already just shy of six feet and there are two more boys behind him!

I think we will stick with planning the space for the best layout and traffic flow and if by chance we can get a small pool table in, then that will be a bonus. I already forgot that I will need ottomans until you mentioned it.

Muddypond, did they have other furniture in there?

Thanks all for the help.
carolyn53562
15 years ago
houseful--you will use your room a lot! Have you thought about a foosball or air hockey table? They require less room than a pool table and are fun. Darts are fun too and don't take up much room. Our pool table get used a lot, but if my boys had to chose between a pool table or a video game playing area, the video game playing area would win hands down, even when they are seniors in high school. Adults prefer the pool table though.
houseful
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15 years ago
Missed your post, Carolyn. Yes, we would consider another gaming option. Now that you mention it, I am probably the one more excited about a pool table. Truthfully, the kids would be happy just to have a place to hangout with or without any game table. We only have one living space right now.

I came back to say I went to a model home this weekend and was pleasantly surprised to see a pool room that was about 19X16. It had 4 comfy chairs and a pub table. There was plenty of room for everything, but no TV. I could keep the TV in the great room off the kitchen and keep our "game" room just for games. Then I'd have plenty of room for everything.

Thanks for the help.

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