Decorating Ideas

Family room decorating offers a more relaxing and casual opportunity than in other rooms. The best decorating ideas express your household's interests and personalities, harmonizing the family room decor for a cheerful yet soothing impression.

Embrace the contrasting aspects of personalities and interests with decorating ideas for the family room. Create an engaging, memorable reflection of your family to visitors and a soothing familiarity for household members.

• Decorating using childrens favorite items designates their shared activity areas.
• Sit on the floor, a chair next, then stand to thoroughly evaluate use and display ideas.
• Cool colors provide soothing retreats while rich colors give a warm welcoming feel.
• Use thick texture for comfort and absorb noise.

Tackle problem areas with creative decorating ideas

Can't move it? Work around it, disguise it, or transform it.

• An irregular, shallow bump out can be transformed into a reading nook with a shelf or basket, a seat and a light source.
• Unsightly pipes, ducts or vents can be painted with accent colors or screened from view.
• Walls jutting into the living space can become the background for a hanging or narrow shelf display.
• Colorful toss pillows, quilts, and fleece or knitted throws redirect focus from imperfections with welcoming comfort.
• Embellish awkward, asymmetrical features by including them in an arrangement of favorite accessories.

Decorating ideas to squeeze storage more into an existing family room

Evaluate walls to see if recessed shelves could be installed to increase storage options. Examine all space underneath existing furniture and shelving for potential to add pull out storage. Assess the areas where the walls meet the ceiling for potential storage of seasonal or occasional use items. Fully and effectively utilize the area underneath stairs.