Designing Your Family Room
Tips on High-End Design and Décor for a Family Room
The family room is aptly named. It’s the place where you get together with your friends, children and loved ones to play games, cozy up to the fireplace and enjoy movie night. Today we’re featuring some of our favorite family room designs and how you can mimic what makes them so luxuriously unique. Make the most of your family room with these tips and truly inspiring designs.
Keep Your Lifestyle in Mind
A room you spend much of your time in should reflect the needs of those in your household. Have young children? Tend to have lots of guests? Consider who you live with and decorate accordingly. Living with accident prone spouses and kids may mean having to choose furniture made with darker materials that are more resistant to permanent stains or slip covers that can be washed.
If you have a lot of social gatherings, be sure to include a lot of surfaces and seating. Drinks need seats as do your guests, so the more surfaces the merrier.
Take Risks
Don’t be afraid to decorate with varying colors, textures or patterns. Like choosing the perfect tie for your pin-striped suit, don’t be afraid to mix and match tones and designs. For example, opt for vibrant furniture or darker colored furniture to mask wine spills or other events bound to happen in a family room. For larger family rooms, keep in mind that the walls appear lighter so going a shade deeper than you normally like can make a subtle impact.
Decorate Out of Arm’s Reach
You can extend textures, colors and patterns into your décor; just keep in mind to keep your accessories out of children’s reach. Create an invisible line in your room as you decorate. This line marks your children’s reach or pet’s reach so your family room is as safe as can be. Safeguard your heirloom bust and let it complement the beautiful stonework around your fireplace by incorporating shelves into your family room. Use these storage areas as a place to accessorize and decorate with your family’s belongings or to hideaway your favorite game night games.
Old World Stoneworks Rothton Mantel
Opt for Pillows
Pillows can add to a room’s elegance all while providing family and friends a little extra comfort. Add a layered look with larger pillows, like 22-inch pillow covers stuffed with 24-inch inserts. The best pillow inserts are down-filled.
Dress Your Windows
When it comes to window treatments, elegant materials such as natural silk, linen and cotton will add to the high-end feel of your family room. If you’re not a fan of drapes, you can still add luxurious window treatments by way of woven bamboo shades or wooden blinds. Find a way to dress your windows the way you like—this ensures that your home looks pulled together and well-designed.
What do you love about your family room? Are you looking to add some luxury or redecorate your fireplace? Contact Old World Stoneworks today. We look forward to helping you upgrade your room!
