Seven interiors where billiard tables are available on cue
From bars and hotels to private homes, this lookbook explores interiors where billiard tables are on hand for spontaneous games.
Billiard tables – comprising a cloth-covered surface surrounded by cushioned sides that are punctuated with netted pockets – are a type of table that cue sports can be played on, such as pool and snooker.
While they are traditionally covered in dark green cloth, to recall the appearance of grass lawns, contemporary designs feature differently-coloured cloth, from blues and reds to neutrals.
Brightly coloured balls make the tables instantly recognisable, standing out against the background cloth when contained in a triangular rack or strewn around the table mid-play.
The following interiors all feature billiard tables, from traditional games rooms in hospitality venues to unconventional placements in residential kitchens and living rooms.
This is the latest in our lookbooks series, which provides visual inspiration from Dezeen's archive. For more inspiration, see previous lookbooks featuring wooden staircases, picture windows and cottage living rooms.
Soho House São Paulo, Brazil, by Soho House
Sculptural legs, deep netted pockets and a navy top allow this monolithic billiard table to anchor a lofty games room in members' club Soho House's São Paulo outpost.
Its ornately inlayed base ties it in with pattern found elsewhere in the room, from wall hangings to lounge chairs.
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House Kala, Indonesia, by Caceres + Tous
When the panoramic jungle and sea views have been taken in, residents of this home on the Indonesian island of Lombok can retreat indoors for a game of pool.
Within a black-painted room, a billiard table with a honey-coloured wooden base and a pale, sandy-coloured tabletop allows the multicoloured balls to stand out.
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Watson House Annexe, UK, by Ström Architects
A billiard table covered in sky blue cloth sits in the centre of this wood-lined bar and games room within a timber-clad annex, designed by British studio Ström Architects.
The firm designed the annex to have the atmosphere of a "rustic boutique hotel", facilitating drinking, dancing and partying in addition to extra accommodation for overnight guests.
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The glamorous atmosphere of mid-century offices has been reinstated during the renovation of this 1960s tower in Chicago, including chic games rooms, a library and lounges.
A billiard table upholstered in a fawn-coloured cloth sits within one such games room, recalling a time during which "business and leisure once overlapped".
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Mawi Garage, Indonesia, by Dhaniē & Sal
A fleet of cars and motorbikes are housed within this renovated garage by local architecture practice Dhaniē & Sal, who added a similarly sleek apartment and office space to the building.
Inside the apartment, a futuristic pool table with metal edges and feet, softened by a dusky rose-grey cloth top, sits in the living room.
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New Orleans renovation, USA, by Office La
A billiard table with a wine-red top sits where a conventional dining table would in this residential kitchen of a pink-painted house in New Orleans.
Elegant legs, leather pockets and the colourful pool balls add to the visually stimulating interior, which compiles a mosaic tiles floor, deep green cabinets, pink walls and framed artworks.
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Jac's on Bond, USA, by Gachot Studios
Local design studio Gachot Studios put a billiard table with a custom-designed camel-coloured top in the back of this snug New York neighbourhood bar.
Its silvery metal-capped corners and black base ties in with the rest of the pared-back interior, populated with low mood lighting, contemporary art and black dining chairs.
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This is the latest in our lookbooks series, which provides visual inspiration from Dezeen's archive. For more inspiration, see previous lookbooks featuring wooden staircases, picture windows and cottage living rooms.
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