Your family spends a lot of time in the family room. There is no reason the lived-in spaces can’t be both functional and stylish. In fact, the more accommodating a style and design becomes, the more compelling the space becomes. Whether you go modern, formal, rustic or simply approachable in the idea of the room, there are great ideas to blend style and comfort in the family room.
Make It a Multipurpose Room
It makes sense to make the family room a multipurpose one. It can be made both grown-up and kid-friendly with sophistication using durable materials such as performance fabrics. With different zones and strategic layouts, you can also accommodate storage pieces. These are very useful in easily hiding eyesores and minimizing clutter when you are having guests over.
Utilize Color and Texture
Yes, it is most often advised to use neutral colors and build in layers, but there is nothing that says you can’t be bold. Color and texture can be used on the walls, in the window coverings, as accents on segments, such as a pitched ceiling or one wall. Even using colors like gold or black to highlight areas means it does not have to be a solid appearance.
You can also add texture to the different elements in the room to create interest. This includes floor coverings, furnishings, and accessories such as throws and covers. Think outside the neutral box.
Choose the Right Couch
These days, sectionals offer far more than they first did. The beauty of a sectional couch is the built-in flexibility. Whether you maintain a sectional in its gathered form or split the pieces up around the room, you have more choices. With power reclining, a chaise, or a sleeper, you can instantly adapt the room with this one sectional couch to accommodate many desires. A sectional can fill the corner space and give you something to build from, occupy a single wall and leave more floor space, or split the room and mark different areas. The possibilities are wide open.
Accentuate Standout Features
Sometimes the standout feature, such as a showcase fireplace, seems to command the room. So, build from that. Use the showpiece as the focal point. Seating stemming from the best positions to enjoy the fireplace engenders social connection and thoughtful repose. You can impose a coffee table in the same way, and rather than use it to gather miscellaneous objects, fill it with a collection of pots and planters that both enhance and juxtapose the otherwise formal and traditional appearance.
Use Open Floor Plans
Open floor plans have grown in popularity, at least with builders. Without the walls and separations, there is more wide-open space to consider. This makes conjoining the living spaces easier. Where a kitchen and family room are nearly occupying the same space, what better way to make the most of the two most popular rooms in the house? Use your couch or sectional to designate the division while still enjoying the lighting and the style in both rooms as one combined living space.
Mastering design challenges is not impossible. Gather ideas as there is no shortage of them in books, magazines, and on the Internet. Take a look at your space when empty and then imagine the use of the space in unconventional ways. Keep all the members of your family and how they enjoy the space in mind. You may even find ways to keep your family more engaged in the process.
