Wow! what a wonderful idea. Sounds like a great plan. Please post pictures as you go along. I would love to see the update.

First you need to figure out how tha pool table can function you need 60" all around it and honestly you have no shared the size you re wanting. The theater seating would need to be a permanent plan or else this is just going to be like moving day every time you want to do either . We have apool table and theater space in a very large walkout basement but at least 22 x30 ft so I need to know what size the pool table is for sure . I think a theter room is afreat idea but we never find we need privacy to watch TV so the more open plan works for us > I do however wish we had the media room closed off when our grandkids want to play pool whaie we wnt to watch TV but happens only in the summer when they visit and love them more than a quiet TV room

We have a family room that we can watch a movie in, but its right off the kitchen and its painstaking to watch a game or a movie in there with anyone in the kitchen. Maybe i need some way to block off the kitchen when that room needs some privacy for watching tv.

Or, If i lose the pool table, maybe this room can become more of a rec / family room with a couch/coffee table and big tv. still can do the arcades and maybe a fouzball tabled or something behind a couch. I dont know, I am all over the map, after years of planning out this Pool Table / Movie room combo. Now I am lost.

Hard to comment without seeing the entire 1st floor plan. If your kitchen/great room set-up is too open and noisy, maybe putting up a wall between the kitchen and the family room is an easier fix?

I think you are trying to cram too much into the space. That movie theater seating is heavy and not meant to be moved around. We have a dedicated audio/movie room that is 21' x 25' and there is no room for a pool table.

We had a pool table in our 2 previous houses ... the truth is that they never got used much.

here is my first floor layout. I am really torn. the opening between the family room and kitchen is wider that the two walls, so i would need a triple door. also i would need another barn sliding door on the small opening that faces the front of the house, this one is where i plan on putting the TV in the family room, so that would kill that layout. seems like alot of doors.

You have great ideas for the space. Clever.

Maybe something like this could also work and/or provide some inspiration:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=LWl8v8bnftg

Having never wanted either of those things in a home, I haven’t given much thought to ideal setups, but initially I think I’d want the seating to be flexible as in easily moved versus the table. That way it can be configured to watch a movie, or watch a pool game or both at the same time.

The room is not big enough to have the movie theater seating setup at the same time as playing pool.

After seeing the layout of the first floor, what do you think makes the most sense for this front room.

Perhaps someone can help me design this as a fun family room.