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By Erik Arneson, About.com Guide to Board / Card Games since 1999

Game Tables a Hot Furniture Item

Monday August 25, 2003
According to an article from the South Florida Sun-Sentinel, game tables are now officially a hot home furnishing.

The article, which also appeared in the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, says: "The game room is morphing into the new family room. And the game table is becoming the hot home furnishing du jour. Elegant versions of game tables are showing up in upscale catalogs like Gumps by Mail and Horchow, often harbingers of new trends.

"Game tables also were ubiquitous at the April International Home Furnishings Market in High Point, N. C. Almost every showroom had a game table or game-related accents, according to Eryn McGary, assistant editor of the trade magazine Accessory Merchandising."

Some of the tables mentioned in the article:

More companies manufacturing game tables can be found at this listing from the International Home Furnishings Market Authority.

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