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July 17, 2024

How much should you pay for a good pool table?
How much you should pay for a good pool table really depends on who will be using the table, how important the furniture look factors in, and how long you expect the pool table to last in your home. Virtually all pool tables available in 2024 fall into two categories: Slate or Non-Slate designs. For a new slate top pool table you should expect to pay $2,500 to $4,000 for an entry level design and $4,000 to $8,000 for a more designer look mid range pool table. Professional style pool tables and very nice designer wood home tables are going to be in the $8,000 and up range.
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December 31, 2018

Best Pool Tables 2019
The Olhausen Gabriel Pool Table was our best selling residential pool table design for 2018 and will continue to win over customers who do their "homework" in 2019 before buying a pool table.
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November 17, 2018

Dining Pool Table Buyers Guide
At Robbies Billiards we have spent decades helping buyers decide what size, type, and style of pocket billiards table works best for their individual needs and budget. One of our fastest growing and most misunderstood categories is Dining Pool Tables. ...
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October 28, 2016

Top Five Pool Tables and Game Room Trends for 2016
As we approach the end of 2016 here in the Maryland, Virginia, and DC area it is pretty clear what the best pool table and game room furnishing trends are this year. With our new Pool Table Design Center location...
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March 30, 2015

Top 10 Pool Table Designs for 2015
Home remodeling season is heating up and many home buyers have a pool table in mind for that nice finished basement or entertainment space. In Maryland and Virginia Pool Tables are still the benchmark for family fun in upscale homes. ...
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November 5, 2014

Brunswick vs Olhausen Pool Tables part 2
The Olhausen Grace is clearly a baby Olhausen but it still features everything that makes an Olhausen table special. From the cushions to the hand built solid hardwood cabinet, you are still getting a real Olhausen when you buy a Grace. If Made in the USA is still important to you then the debate is over.
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February 28, 2014

Pool Table Reviews
Over the years I have written pool table buyers guides from the perspective of a local family retailer in Maryland since 1954. The pool table reviews include tables from Brunswick Billiards, Olhausen Billiards, and many other companies and are kept...
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December 27, 2013

Most Popular Game Room Furniture Trends Winter 2013
The Holiday season is almost over so lets look at the hottest furniture and game room trends for winter 2013. This info is based on actual customer purchases over the holidays, so you will be seeing these in homes around...
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November 18, 2013

Olhausen vs Brunswick Pool Tables
As an Authorized Pool Table Dealer in Maryland for both Brunswick Billiards (since 1967) and Olhausen Billiards (since 2007) we are often asked by customer which company makes the better pool table: Brunswick or Olhausen? This is like asking "Who...
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