House Tour – The Family Room
Our family room is the most used room in the house. Even more than the kitchen. What does that say about how much I cook?
Don’t answer that.
Don’t answer that.
This is the view into our family room as you enter from the foyer.
It’s extremely difficult to capture the correct wall color in photographs of this room.
It’s extremely difficult to capture the correct wall color in photographs of this room.
See that spot on the left end of the couch? That’s were I blog.
Step on into the room and you can see how open to the kitchen it is.
That black blob draped across the back of the couch is Maggie, aka Diva Dog. She came running in just as soon as she heard the camera clicking away.
Look to the right a little and you’ll see Pookie’s favorite spot in the room and the bane of my existence.
It rocks. It swivels. It reclines. It’s leather. It’s perfect, according to Pookie, that is. I’ll just keep my opinion to myself.
How does Diva Dog know that I’m trying to take a pic of that chair?
The picture above the green chest is another painting done by my Auntie Syl.
Look to the left and you’ll see this console table and mirror.
That mirror is a little more garish than I’d like. I tried to tone it down by applying stain to it, but the only way it’s going to get any darker is for me to flat out paint it. Maybe I’ll get around to that one of these days.
This little lamp is one of my favorite things in the room. It was a vase that I found and had made into a lamp.
These chairs sit in front of the table and mirror. There’s a walkway in between the chairs and the table.
The doorway to the left leads to the foyer and living room. The doorway to right leads to the dining room.
If you enter from the dining room, this is the view into the family room.
You can see the entrance to the office to the right.
Here’s a full on frontal shot of the bookcases.
We had to remove the doors to the center section to fit the flat screen tv in there.
Here’s a closer look at the right side.
The little black things up on top are speakers.
An even closer look. The back of these cases was the same brown as the rest of the wood. I didn’t like how dark it was, so I purchased a sheet of 1/4″ plywood, applied burlap to it with spray adhesive and put it behind the glass shelves. For a little extra color, I added some decorative cording (the kind you use to trim pillows with) all the way around the top, bottom and sides. I just used my hot glue gun to attach it.
Here’s the bookcase on the left. I really like the burlap. It adds texture as well as providing a lighter backdrop for everything.
I’m sure you’ve been able to tell that this room is two stories tall. I love the volume, but it sure does present decorating challenges. I decided to embrace it instead of fighting it by adding large accessories on top of the bookcase/entertainment center, by hanging decorative metal plaques on the wall above the couch…
…and using two story tall drapery panels.
I’ll end the tour with a bird’s eye view and a tip.
Here’s the tip – do you have bookcases that you would like to display items on top of, but can’t because the top of the bookcase sits lower than the moulding? That was my case here. I couldn’t just elevate items on blocks of wood because you can see the tops of the bookcases from above. We took care of the problem by adding a sheet of luaun (or whatever you call that stuff used on the back of bookcases) cut to fit the shape and size of the top of the bookcase and simply laid the pieces on top. They aren’t held down with glue or nails or anything. We purchased the luan at Lowes and they cut it to size for us for free.
Oh okay, Maggie…I’ll include one more picture of you. Sheesh!
What a gorgeous home!
So glad you came by and linked up with Favorite on the First!
Hope you will stop by on February First also when the theme ll be:
Sharing your favorite PET!
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Your home is just LOVELY.
P.S. Love the fabric and cording in the back of the bookcases!
I absolutely love your beautiful home. Your choice of colors and fabrics are perfect. May I ask where you purchase your curtains, especially the checked curtains in the bedroom? I have been looking for years for pretty curtains and haven’t been able to find ones I like. Thank you so much. I really enjoy your blog. ~Esther Edwards
Hi Esther. Thank you so much for your sweet comments! I’m really glad that you enjoy the blog. I made all of the window treatments in my home myself. I own a custom window treatment workroom. If you’re interested in having custom draperies made, let me know and after getting a little more info from you, I can give you a quote and they could be shipped to you (if you don’t live locally). OR – if you sew and you’re interested in making your own, I’d be glad to walk you through the steps. Take care. Suzy
I love your home – the colors are fantastic! We just purchased a new home with 4100 sq feet of blah! May I ask what colors you used in the family room/kitchen! I love how the three colors compliment each other! Thank you!
Hi Teresa. Thank you for your sweet comment! The family room is Lowes American Traditions Oatlands Buff Gold #3004-8A. The kitchen is Sherwin Williams Lemon Verbena #SW7726. Hope this helps!
love your home! thank you for sharing–your family room is so warm and relaxing–can i ask where you purchased the furniture? it is exactly what i am looking for in our family room! thanks again for sharing your gorgeous home!
sorry–looking back i should have been more specific–where are your overstuffed chairs from? we have a leather sofa and large chair but i am looking for some big comfy chairs to go along in the family room–thanks again
I purchased those chairs several years ago at a local furniture store called Priba. I’ve had them reupholstered once so I can no longer see the tag to tell you what brand they are. I’m sorry I wasn’t able to be of more help!
Cozy’s a great word to describe the place. There’s a lot of room for moving around, while the placement of furniture, and the colors and lights give such a comfortable feeling. Heh, I can understand why you’d be blogging in that living room. You’ve done an excellent job in designing the room!
This is a great home and so beautiful also. I love very spacious places. So nice to live in a place like that.
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