The transformation in this multi-purpose family room has been one of my favorites to date! I had a blast and totally nerd-ed out applying my design and space planning skills to help this space transform into zones for the whole family.

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The Challenge + Solution

This family’s little Picasso toddler artist was in need of a thoughtful, designated arts and crafts space within this family room. Additionally, there was opportunity to better utilize the space that could provide zones for the whole family (living, reading, play, and more). The current set-up was a perimeter usage vs creating designated uses within the space.

We collaborated on a layout that allowed for half of the room to serve as a living room space (aka football watching central). By moving the furniture to this space and moving the TV to a mounted unit on the wall, we maximized the space and created a zone for TV watching and entertaining.

We added zones for play, reading and arts and crafts on the other end of the room. IKEA benches made the perfect table spaces with storage underneath for arts and crafts. The reading nook utilized their existing Nugget in a cozy configuration with a new IKEA bookshelf featuring books and educational toys with a drawer housing puzzles and other games.

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A Peek at the Game Plan

To establish the feel for the zones I started with a mood board to paint a vision for what the space could look like when we bring it to life.

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Here is a look at the space after design, editing and install.

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Shop the Room

Below are a few of the items and tools used in this space. I share these as inspiration while recognizing that there was a lot of thought and brainpower into using these specific tools for this specific space.

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