A. E. Schmidt pool table featured on cover of Billiard Retailer Photo of the table taken in Hayden Homes’ custom home in Town and County

February 20, 2007: ST. LOUIS, Mo. – A. E. Schmidt’s new dining pool table is featured on the February cover of Builder Retailer magazine. The dining table is one in a series of 25 new table designs A. E. Schmidt has developed this year. Schmidt says they are dedicated to working with homeowners and interior design experts to customize and design tables to enhance families’ homes and furnishings.

The dining table seats up to 12 comfortably and is a regulation 7” pool table. Like all A. E. Schmidt pool tables, it can be custom made in a variety of woods and finishes.

Hayden Homes’ house at Vandiver Place in Town and County was chosen for the photo shoot because of its spacious, elegant interiors. Vandiver Place is enclave of three private homesites designed to be an exclusive community reminiscent of early 20th century European neighborhoods.

A. E. Schmidt Billiard Company, founded by Ernst Schmidt in 1850, has been restoring and creating custom pool tables in St. Louis for more than 150 years. The family business continues its legacy under the fifth generation leadership of Kurt and Karen Schmidt and delivers the highest-quality pool tables, supplies and restoration and repair services. A. E. Schmidt has two retail locations in St. Louis. For more information, visit www.aeschmidtbilliards.com or call 314-645-7565.

Founded in 1977, Hayden Homes has built more than 3,500 homes in 50 new home communities. Hayden Homes has won 69 Homer Awards and 11 BRAVO Awards from the Home Builders Association of Greater St. Louis. Specializing in the move-up market, Hayden offers homes priced from the $320,000s to more than $2 million. The homes include single-family homes and condominium-style villas, which are located throughout the metro region. For more information, visit www.haydenhomes.com.

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