Family Room Inspiration

Here is my inspiration board for the family room.

I really want this room to be playful but neutral enough to entertain in. I want plenty of storage for the kids arts, crafts, and homework supplies but in a way that keeps it looking nice or out of sight. I want to decorate with nods to our favorite games, television shows, movies and video games. I want to make some large floor pillows for lounging and watching TV. Overall I just want this room to be fun!

Family Room Before

Downstairs and to the right is our Family Room.  This is our main living area of the house.  We definitely spend the most time here.  It's where the television is and it has a second table (in addition to the one in the dining room) where the kids color and do homework.  Since it's the largest room in the house it is also where we will be doing most of our inside entertaining.

 

Sorry about the picture quality this is a very hard room to photograph.  I don't know where to start with this room.  The big square spot on the wall is where a cabinet used to be that I already had my husband take down and move to a different room.  I want to paint the two walls that aren't brick.  I want to remove the wood paneling all together but for the short term I will probably just paint it the same color as the wall.  I want to paint the crown molding white and we'll have to figure out what to with the gap from where the cabinet was.  I also want to do a wood floor (or more likely wood laminate) since this is such a high traffic area plus carpet and play dough aren't really a good combination.  The downside to having wood instead of carpet is the room will be even more chilly in the winter than it already is.  Also there is the matter of those decoratively painted bricks which I have no clue how to go about fixing because I do not want to paint all the brick.  This room will definitely have plenty to work on and keep me busy.