
She has produced content ranging from beauty and health, to lifestyle and self-improvement. During her undergraduate career, she spent a majority of her time writing for, and eventually editing, VALLEY Magazine: Penn State’s only student-run fashion and lifestyle magazine. Kylee graduated from Penn State in May 2020 with a degree in journalism and a minor in French. She works with content for brands such as Popular Mechanics, Best Products, Bicycling, and Runner’s World.

Kylee McGuigan is an associate commerce editor for Hearst Magazines’s Enthusiast Group. Looking for more ways to have fun at home? Check out our picks for the best ping-pong tables, air hockey tables, and video game consoles! Here, you’ll find everything from a billiards table built for pros to a tabletop set that will satisfy even the youngest players or smallest spaces. We researched pool tables across the marketplace, coming up with a list that spans multiple price points and construction options.
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You’ll need enough room for your pool table plus five feet around on all sides to leave room for a cue. Many tables have built-in levelers.īefore you buy a full-sized pool table, measure the room where it will go.

So, manufacturers also make options with high-quality manufactured wood and metal frames, as well as MDF or plywood playing surfaces.Įnsure balls roll true with a level table topped with wool or polyester felt. Solid wood frames and slate playing surfaces offer the premium in play and durability, but they’re also the priciest (and heaviest).

You can also get smaller tables, all the way down to tabletop-sized models. Pool tables measure anywhere from seven feet (bar-sized) to nine feet (tournament-sized), but eight feet is the most common home-sized table. Pool tables come in a range of sizes, prices and materials suitable for anyone from an apartment dweller to the player with room to indulge in a tournament-level set, there's one for you.
