{"id":13574,"date":"2019-03-06T14:15:32","date_gmt":"2019-03-06T14:15:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arcadedirect.co.uk\/?p=13574"},"modified":"2024-09-23T14:49:06","modified_gmt":"2024-09-23T13:49:06","slug":"new-home-project-dont-forget-the-games-room","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcadedirect.co.uk\/gaming-blog\/new-home-project-dont-forget-the-games-room\/","title":{"rendered":"New Home Project? Don\u2019t Forget the Games Room!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You are finally designing your new dream home. The living room is all planned and know what the kitchen looks like. You have even chosen the furniture for all of your bedrooms. But there is one room left and you are unsure what to use it for. Well, let us help you with this one; we think it should be a games room.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Choosing a theme &amp; kitting it out<\/h2>\n<p>Decide on the style you want. A really popular theme is country and western. Like the old taverns where the men would sit on wooden stools and the beer would be in wooden barrels. Passion 4 Events has a lot of furniture that you can hire out, such as their Barrel Tables! If you prefer something a little more classy, you can try the Poseur table or the Champagne Table. If you are looking for some alternatives to boring seating, and want to fit in with a retro arcade theme, then have a look at an unconventional chair like the Pacman Seat. It&#8217;s highly likely that you will have friends round to relax and socialize, so these bean bag lounge seats are perfect for a games room!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/arcadedirect.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/westen-tavern.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13582\" src=\"https:\/\/arcadedirect.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/westen-tavern.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1122\" height=\"795\" srcset=\"https:\/\/arcadedirect.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/westen-tavern.png 1122w, https:\/\/arcadedirect.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/westen-tavern-300x213.png 300w, https:\/\/arcadedirect.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/westen-tavern-768x544.png 768w, https:\/\/arcadedirect.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/westen-tavern-1024x726.png 1024w, https:\/\/arcadedirect.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/westen-tavern-600x425.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1122px) 100vw, 1122px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/arcadedirect.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/hire-furniture.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13583\" src=\"https:\/\/arcadedirect.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/hire-furniture.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1122\" height=\"795\" srcset=\"https:\/\/arcadedirect.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/hire-furniture.png 1122w, https:\/\/arcadedirect.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/hire-furniture-300x213.png 300w, https:\/\/arcadedirect.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/hire-furniture-768x544.png 768w, https:\/\/arcadedirect.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/hire-furniture-1024x726.png 1024w, https:\/\/arcadedirect.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/hire-furniture-600x425.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1122px) 100vw, 1122px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2>Great for all the family!<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now, hear us out. You may think that you do not need a games room in your house but there are many reasons why families are now choosing to have one. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Why? Well, it is a way for your family to spend time together and enjoy playing games. It also provides entertainment when you have guests round or if your children have invited their friends over. Now you do not have to spend money going to the arcade and only enjoying a few games for a couple of pounds a time You can have the originals right there in your home to use anytime you want! Plus, let\u2019s not forget that arcade machines are a fantastic way to practice hand-eye coordination and your reactions, as well as making you think about strategy.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Don&#8217;t forget the Pool table!<\/h2>\n<p>No games room is complete without a <a href=\"https:\/\/arcadedirect.co.uk\/pool-tables\/\">pool table<\/a>. Friends will flock around for a game of pool and a few beers, especially since most of the pubs have nowadays removed them.<\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/arcadedirect.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13587\" src=\"https:\/\/arcadedirect.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1698\" height=\"1125\" srcset=\"https:\/\/arcadedirect.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/3.jpg 1698w, https:\/\/arcadedirect.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/3-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/arcadedirect.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/3-768x509.jpg 768w, https:\/\/arcadedirect.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/3-1024x678.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/arcadedirect.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/3-1280x848.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/arcadedirect.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/3-600x398.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1698px) 100vw, 1698px\" \/><\/a><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2>Every games room needs an arcade!<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So, what <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/arcadedirect.co.uk\/arcade-games-for-sale\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">arcade machines<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> should you have in your games room? Well, we have a few styles that you can have a look at and there are definitely a few <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">retro games<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that you will recognise; check them out. Take a look at our <a href=\"https:\/\/arcadedirect.co.uk\/games-room\/\">games room packages<\/a> to give a convenient solution to filling your new area.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/arcadedirect.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/friend-playing-games-room.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13586\" src=\"https:\/\/arcadedirect.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/friend-playing-games-room.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1122\" height=\"795\" srcset=\"https:\/\/arcadedirect.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/friend-playing-games-room.png 1122w, https:\/\/arcadedirect.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/friend-playing-games-room-300x213.png 300w, https:\/\/arcadedirect.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/friend-playing-games-room-768x544.png 768w, https:\/\/arcadedirect.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/friend-playing-games-room-1024x726.png 1024w, https:\/\/arcadedirect.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/friend-playing-games-room-600x425.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1122px) 100vw, 1122px\" \/><\/a><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You are finally designing your new dream home. The living room is all planned and know what the kitchen looks like. You have even chosen the furniture for all of your bedrooms. But there is one room left and you are unsure what to use it for. Well, let us help you with this one; [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":13581,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1713],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13574","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-gaming-blog"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/arcadedirect.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13574","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/arcadedirect.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/arcadedirect.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arcadedirect.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arcadedirect.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13574"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/arcadedirect.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13574\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17372,"href":"https:\/\/arcadedirect.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13574\/revisions\/17372"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arcadedirect.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13581"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/arcadedirect.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13574"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arcadedirect.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13574"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arcadedirect.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13574"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}