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Creating a living room that is suitable for the whole family to relax in and enjoy can seem impossible. Especially when younger children and mess seem to go hand in hand, which can make it difficult to keep your family living room neat, tidy and looking good.
But, just because you have a young family it doesn’t mean that you should sacrifice on style. There are plenty of ways you can create a living room that the whole family can enjoy.
For all out best ideas for creating a family-friendly living room, have a read of this.
- Think paint
Whilst you may be focusing on the best colour for your living room, you may want to move your attention over to child-friendly paint. That’s right, you can childproof your living room’s paint job.
For a paint job that is easy to clean and maintain, opt for paint with a satin or semi-gloss finish. Alternatively, if you are willing to pay a little bit more, you can invest in matte-look paints that are ‘washable’ and can be cleaned up with a damp cloth and mild soap.
Alternatively, if you want to encourage your child’s creative side, you can also invest in chalkboard, dry erase and even magnetic paints. These paints allow your children to draw on the walls to their hearts content.
For furniture that will last as long as possible and stay in good condition, choose a sofa that is made of leather, has covers on it or is made of sunbrella fabric. Bare in mind that choosing darker coloured furniture is a good option as it will wear better than lighter coloured fabrics.
When you are buying your new sofa, make sure to ask whether you can pay to have stain resistant fabric or scotch guard cover added to your new purchase.
- Opt for hard wearing flooring
Whilst you may love the warmth and softness of carpets, with little ones around carpets rarely stay in good condition for long. Instead of choosing carpets, opt for longer lasting flooring options, such as cement tiles or real wood flooring.
By choosing flooring that is easy to clean and long lasting, you can create an environment that is easy to maintain and always looks good. To keep your feet warm you can always invest in a couple of area rugs.
- Invest in a round coffee table
With small children around having a square coffee table with sharp edges is a recipe for disaster. But, instead of going without a coffee table, why not invest in a round table or double a padded ottoman up as a makeshift coffee table.
- Storage
If you have young children it is important that you have enough storage in your living room to store toys and games out of sight.
Whilst it is fine for your living room to double as a playroom, it is important that you can tidy up the area quickly and efficiently. This will allow you to create a space where you and the rest of the family can sit and relax in.
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