Every parent can identify with the challenge of maintaining a living space that feels adult and sophisticated when every surface and area screams babies and children. The day the baby came home is the day the parenting blur began and our spaces slowly began to revolve around our kids. Living rooms are made for living and it truly is possible to have a kid friendly living room that evolves with your family as it grows.
Reimagine What’s Possible
The first order of business is thinking out of the box. Like any home organization or interior makeover, you may need to suspend your imagination to think about how you could rearrange furniture, purge the unuseful, swap out what’s not working and invite in the new. Observe your family’s habits for a while, taking note of routines and the most popular core pieces. From there you can sketch out a plan for how you can rework your space.
Designate a Kid-Friendly Section
Make one part of your living room a place where your kids can hang out and access the things that will keep them occupied. Use a round coffee table as a focal point in one section of a room and add a circle of upholstered poufs in sturdy fabrics as seating around the table. The kids can use the table as a place to play and make artwork that’s right at their level.
Practical Furniture and Decor
Big ticket furniture like sofas or sectionals that come in darker colors or leather make clean-up a lot easier with kids. Add washable rugs to the space for spills and drips. There are endless product options that are stylish and affordable.
Maximize Storage
Having a place to stash toys, crafts, card games, and other odds and ends that kids will inevitably leave out on the floor is absolutely essential in a family friendly environment. Reimagine your use of existing pieces of furniture such as hutches, bookshelves or buffets in living areas to contain items that come out can be hidden away quickly and efficiently.
