Everything you need in your game room

There are parts of your home where the furniture requirements are set: in your bedroom, you need a bed and in your living room, you need a lounge suite.

When it comes to your game room, however, there are no rules and the space should be custom designed around the games and pursuits that you and your family enjoy. Let’s explore some ideas.

Your property inspiration

The game room in this stunning Langebaan home is clearly designed around the family’s love of playing pool and vintage arcade games. The pool table is immaculately maintained and it’s easy to imagine the homeowners, together with their family and friends, spending many hours here in pursuit of the solids and stripes. The vintage video game in the corner of the room harks back to a simpler time when weekends were spent in game arcades in endless pursuit of getting to add your initials to the wall of fame.

Five great ideas for your game room

Of course, there can be far more to a game room than pool and arcade games. Here are five examples of other ways to bring fun into this area of your home and create a lifetime’s worth of great memories.

Include a table tennis table

You don’t need to be the next Serena Williams to get many hours of enjoyment out of a table tennis table. Whether you’re working on your skill competitively or just whiling away a couple of hours with the kids, endless fun will be had. Boosting your table tennis game can also become a great hobby.

Add a fitness gaming area

Working towards becoming the best possible version of ourselves is on just about everyone’s agenda, but it can be tough to inspire yourself to go for that jog if it’s raining or a howling gale outside. Your fitness gaming area in your game room can include equipment like VR-based fitness games, dance mats or even a mini trampoline to combine gaming with physical activity.

Put together a gaming library

Having a dedicated area for displaying your board games will inspire you to keep playing — and to keep building your collection. From Scrabble and 30 Seconds to Ticket to Ride and Settlers of Catan, the options are endless when it comes to board games. An important fact to remember, however, is that Monopoly has been known to lead to the breakdown of relationships.

Design a multiplayer lounge

Create a comfortable lounge area for multiplayer games, card tournaments and socialising. Make sure there’s ample seating and add a bar area for snacks and drinks if space allows.

Include a virtual reality zone

Incorporate a VR setup in your gaming room for immersive gaming experiences. This idea will only work if your gaming room has enough open space to allow safe movement.

Once you’ve decided on the list of features that your game room needs, it’s time to create the ambience. Choose a theme for your game room, such as “retro arcade”, “futuristic space” or “mediaeval fantasy” and decorate it accordingly with posters, decals and themed furniture.

Your home should inspire you

A game room is one of the features that sets extraordinary homes apart from the ordinary. They create not just a space to make memories, but a space to build and nurture relationships and enjoy yourselves as a family. If you’re interested in buying or renting a home in which potential for a game room exists, contact the team from Lew Geffen Sotheby’s International Realty today.