Many homeowners dream of having a game room, complete with pool table, arcade games, and a wet bar. If you’re thinking of adding a game room or home theater to your house, or you’re building a brand new home and already have this space in the plans, Hacienda is here to help. We can provide you with the perfect game room lighting for any entertainment space, no matter if it’s where you watch sports or your favorite movies, or where friends and family gather to play a game of pool, foosball, or ping pong.

Like any room in your house, your game room needs the right blend of ambient, accent, and task lighting. Look through our online catalog to see what we have to offer, or visit our Scottsdale showroom to speak with a member of our staff.

Pool Table Lighting

For many game rooms, the central piece is the pool table. You’ve wanted to own a pool table for years, and once you had one, you built the rest of your game room around it. As for lighting your table, island fixtures are often the best way to go. We can help you find a traditional billiards light that truly sets the tone for the table, or you can opt for something a bit more modern. We’ll take the size of the pool table, as well as the rest of the room, into account when showing you your lighting options, so that you end up with the perfect amount of ambient lighting above the table surface.

Bar and Seating Lights

No game room is complete without a bar and comfortable seating. While it may not be a large area, the wet bar can be the perfect spot for hanging out and talking with friends while you mix drinks or enjoy some homemade snacks. When lighting the bar, consider adding small table or desk lamps for accent lights. If you have the space, you can hang small pendants above the bar, or go with recessed lighting in the ceiling. If you’re adding shelves for bottles and glasses, think about adding LED tape lighting for additional illumination. This can create a great look for your bar, especially if you have a mirror behind the counter.

As for your seating areas, where you have comfy couches and chairs, floor and table lamps are the way to go. These seats might face the flat screen TV hanging on the wall, or they might surround a gaming table where you and your friends play your favorite board games. Whatever the case may be, lamps are a great choice, since they can be moved where you need them based on your seating configuration.

Arcade Lighting

For the modern homeowner, many of whom are in their late 20s and early 30s, video games were a big part of their childhood. On top of wanting a new pool table, you also want your game room to have a few upright arcade cabinets. You can find many retro games for sale on the internet, and you might have your eye on a few that you want for your entertainment space.

Lighting these areas can be challenging, since you don’t want any glare on the arcade screen or to have the light be distracting while you’re trying to play. Since the arcade cabinets will likely be against the wall of the game room, think about adding wall sconces just above eye level in between each cabinet. You can also use table and floor lamps for additional illumination, especially for arcade games that are in the corner of the room.

Home Theater Lighting

Many game rooms also include a home theater area. You found the perfect flat screen TV for watching your favorite movies and shows, as well as playing the latest releases on your favorite gaming console. When lighting this part of the room, it’s important to keep both comfort and functionality in mind at all times.

You don’t want any glare on the TV screen, so hanging fixtures are probably not an option. Recessed lights can be a great alternative, since they provide the light you need without protruding into the room. There won’t be any glare, and you can set the recessed fixtures where you want them with a dimmer switch.

For your home theater seating, add a few table and floor lamps. You probably have a few end tables for drinks and snacks, giving you a prime spot for lamps. You can turn these lamps on or off depending on the time of day and whether or not you want the lights off while you watch a movie.

Lighting Controls

With so many different areas in your game room, it’s important to have the proper lighting controls for each fixture or set of fixtures. You’ll want a separate switch for your pool table light, as well as switches for your bar pendants and recessed fixtures. The sconces near the arcade cabinets should be on their own switch, and the recessed lights above the home theater area can be on an individual dimmer switch. Having each area, or “zone,” on its own controls provides you with more versatility, since you can turn on the lights you need and turn off the ones you don’t. The lamps around the room can obviously be controlled via their own three-way or toggle switches, so you can use the ones you need based on what you’re doing at the time.

Smart Controls

For any tech-savvy homeowner, smart controls are a must-have in a game room. Since you have so many different lights, as well as a TV, gaming system, and surround sound, you want to be able to control everything as easily as possible. Smart lighting controls can allow you to turn on the lights you need with a voice command or through your phone, and you can also program themes with a smart panel on the game room wall. If you want to create a “home theater” theme where the lights above the TV are dimmed and the rest of the lights in the room turn off, you can! The possibilities are pretty much endless as to what you can do with smart controls.

Find Your New Game Room Lighting Today

If you’re thinking about adding a game room to your home, or you already have one, but want to update the lighting, let Hacienda help. Our staff can recommend the best options based on your design and your budget, and we can help you decide which lights will look best in your game room. Before you know it, you’ll have your new lights installed, and you’ll be able to enjoy the space like never before.

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