Checkout How To Decorate A Family Room (See Details)

The family room is usually at the cornerstone of any home. The whole family usually gathers in the family room to relax and unwind and watch TV; this means that the room has to be comfortable and multi-purpose. The first thing you need to do before reorganizing your space is determine its size.

Determining the size and how the family room should be used is important because it helps you decide on the type of furniture to buy and which color schemes to choose.


You can choose to decorate your room using hardening fabrics, comfortable fabrics and soft fabrics. Regardless of the type of color scheme or style you want to apply to your family room, you will need a couple of essentials in the room, these items include; accent chairs, a couch, coffee table, and a television or fireplace.

It is always appropriate to place your couches around the coffee table; the coffee table can also serve as the centerpiece of the room and it can be used for storing television remote, books and magazines.

Some of the popular color schemes and styles that can be considered for a living room include; English country, Warm tones and the Contemporary style.

Applying warm color tones such as cucumber-green on the walls may blend well with orange or yellow accents on pieces like pillows, armchairs and artworks. Warm color schemes usually create a feeling of warmth and playfulness.

The English country color scheme incorporates the use of red, green and blue color wallpapers with patterned accents on the pieces coupled by elegant chic furniture.

On the other hand, the contemporary style, informs most of the modern designs which emphasizes a minimalist attitude.

To style up your family room, stick with neutral tones such as dark brown, gray and beige. Furniture’s with smooth surfaces and straight lines work better to fit the contemporary billing.

You can style your pillows with dark grey covers, the corner sofa with beige and the rectangular wooden coffee table with dark colors. Linens look better on the walls, especially if it tones nicely with the floor.

In case you have an engineered floor in your living room you could install an under floor heating below an Oak wood plank surface.

Such planks are usually designed in such a way that a solid layer sits on top to take in the heat pressure and weight from the house.

Wooden furniture’s can be polished to make them stand out.

The sofa sets can be woven under tough woven cotton such as gray or cream. Whether you have a sectional sofa or two smaller sofas, it is important to use cushions whose tones suite the furniture.

Furniture fittings such as ottomans, smaller chairs and stool can be covered with plaids that blend with the whole color scheme.

Rugs can be placed on the floor to warm things up. Once all the essentials are in place, the last thing you need to add are smaller decorative items such as figurines, picture frames and lamps.