Men, young and old, have one thing in common: They want a games room. Boys and their toys are well known to be a women’s biggest fear when trying to keep the chequebook balanced. Fortunately for men, the latest statistics show that women are equally eager to get their game on. It’s become a valuable asset in any home to create a dedicated game room for the whole family.
Being an avid iGaming specialist, Dominic Andreasson shares some expert advice on how to design a game room, whatever your taste is. Although he loves a quick solo game at an casino online, he much rather spends his time playing video games with his family in their game room.
So without any further adieu, let’s jump right in.
Choose A Theme And Go Wild With Paint
The quickest and most affordable way to spruce up any room is to paint it. Once you’ve decided what theme you’re going for, get matching colours and paint every wall a different shade. This way, your themed portraits, flags, and other paraphernalia will blend right in, creating the theme of your dreams. Don’t be scared to be bold with your colours. Home gaming rooms are all about phantasy and fun, go wild.
Create A Theater
If your family is more of a couch-chilling, movie-lover kind off a bunch, it’s easy to recreate an entire room into a theatre. Paint the biggest wall bright white, and set up your projector on the opposite side. Paint the other three walls in a dark navy, brown or black. Arrange matching couches, chairs or day-beds in a semi-circle, facing the ‘screen’ wall. If the room has windows, you should consider covering it with blinds, as well as a thick layer of curtains.
The secret is to be able to create a space without any light being able to penetrate. Once that’s done, all you need are some well-framed old-school movie posters on the sidewalls, and it’s complete. Home-theatre will be done and dusted.
Create A Sports Room
Whatever your favourite sports are, you can use every piece of corresponding equipment, supporter clothing, or flags to create a sports room quickly. You can make your games table the center-piece of the room and use everything else as wall decorations. Always use a large table which has enough space to carry your PC Screen and equipment, as well as still have enough space for visitors on the other side if you want to change over to board games or a card game.
Create An Arcade Room
Many casinos and games companies have regular auctions where they sell old equipment at relatively low prices. If you love the old-school arcade experience, this is something you could consider. Once you’ve lined your arcade games up against a wall, use neon lights and bright paint on the walls to re-create a typical ’80s arcade look. If you could lay your hands on an old jukebox, it should finish off this look to perfection.
Use Multipurpose Furniture
If you can’t decide whether a dining room or a game room is more needed at home, don’t fret. You can have both. Modern concept stores offer amazing multi-purpose furniture that’s perfect for your problem. A pool table easily double-up as a dining room table.
When you go this route, keep your wall decorations classy. Consider large black and white prints and place brackets on your walls to display your pool sticks or tennis rackets as part of your decorations. Be creative; it’s the best part of re-decorating your home; there are no rules—only good ideas.
Add A Cocktail Corner
Whatever your games room represents, whether it’s an old-school arcade or a UEFA football room, nothing jazzes it up as brightly as a small cocktail bar in the corner. Your guests will love this game room idea during the Euro 2021 finals. You can have hours of fun playing poker with your friends while sipping on exotic tall drinks.
Use Lights As Your Main Feature
If you have to double up your dining room as a games room, consider using all different shades and styles of lights as decorations. When you have a games night, it’s easy to switch over from pale white light into an array of colourful light to create that casino atmosphere.
Mount Your Games On The Walls As Decoration
If you’re a handy-man, why not build block-shelves and display your games as part of the decorations on your walls? You can consider using one wall as a games feature and show them all together. Another great idea is if you display all your game consoles around the screen on the same wall. Try to remain balanced and work from the centre of the wall outwards, keeping both sides symmetric.
Invest In Decent Gaming Chairs
It’s the one luxury needed to complete not only the look but the ultimate gaming experience. You’ll be surprised to know that the entry-level prices for gaming chairs are affordable; making it easy for every game room owner to get one. It doesn’t only provide supper comfort when you spend long hours in front of the screen; it comes equipped with on-board speakers, cupholders and an array of features that gamers need.
Conclusion
It doesn’t have to remain only a dream to have a home gaming room. It’s easy and can become a fun family activity. With a little bit of creativity, you can create a customised games room the neighbours will envy. Have fun, and get started with your game room decor, it’s an excellent investment at home that’ll provide hours of fun for the whole family.
