{"id":9821,"date":"2018-02-26T10:33:20","date_gmt":"2018-02-26T16:33:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.roomandboard.com\/blog\/?p=9821"},"modified":"2025-05-13T16:22:37","modified_gmt":"2025-05-13T21:22:37","slug":"design-moms-colorful-family-room","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.roomandboard.com\/blog\/2018\/02\/design-moms-colorful-family-room\/","title":{"rendered":"Design Mom&#8217;s Colorful Family Room"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>What do you do when your family outgrows your family room? Ask Gabrielle Blair of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.designmom.com\/family-room-design-ideas-families-teens-tweens-treehouse\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Design Mom<\/a>! As her six kids got older, she realized her family room had turned into a space no one wanted to spend time in. So, she turned to us to help transform the space into a colorful, inviting room that&#8217;s perfect for playing games, music lessons and spending time together. Read on to see the space and learn more about Gabrielle.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_9823\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9823\" style=\"width: 728px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-9823 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.roomandboard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/dm-7.jpg\" alt=\"Colorful family room \" width=\"728\" height=\"910\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.roomandboard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/dm-7.jpg 728w, https:\/\/www.roomandboard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/dm-7-475x594.jpg 475w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 728px) 100vw, 728px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-9823\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Shop this room: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.roomandboard.com\/catalog\/living\/coffee-tables\/tyne-coffee-tables\">Tyne coffee table<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.roomandboard.com\/catalog\/living\/bookcases-and-shelves\/brixton-bookcases\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Brixton bookcase<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.roomandboard.com\/catalog\/living\/benches-and-stools\/reclaimed-wood-stool-hourglass\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reclaimed wood stool<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.roomandboard.com\/catalog\/living\/sofas-and-loveseats\/sterling-sofas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sterling sofa<\/a> (similar), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.roomandboard.com\/catalog\/rugs\/solid-rugs\/arden-loop-rugs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Arden rug<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3>What was the most challenging part about redesigning your family room?<\/h3>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Well, the room really needed to do two totally separate jobs, but feel like one cohesive space. First, the room needed to be a traditional family room with a TV, hang out space, board games, books, Legos, and dolls.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">But the room also needed to be a music room with a place for the piano, the drum kit, the keyboard, the guitars, the mandolin, the trombone, the trumpet, the clarinet, and the ukulele. How obnoxious is that list?&nbsp;Plus all the books and accessories that music lessons require. And it&#8217;s not even like we have any super serious musicians among the kids \u2014 like I don&#8217;t think any of them are aiming for music as a career. Oh well. #parentingisawesome<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">We needed to make the space work for both of these purposes, without the room feeling at odds with itself. There were several times during the design process when we really considered just abandoning one or the other, but I&#8217;m so glad we made it work. It went from being the least used room in the house to the most loved room by far. It has already hosted dozens of Monopoly games, movie parties, jam sessions, and sleepovers.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Where do you go for inspiration?&nbsp;<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>My favorite way to find inspiration is to get out of the house! Window shopping, flea markets, bookstores, museums, a walk in the redwoods. Here in Oakland, we have a legendary event called the White Elephant Sale, that happens right around this time every year. It&#8217;s basically a giant tag sale of donated goods, and all the proceeds go to our art museum. An afternoon at the White Elephant sale is always good for filling my inspiration well.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_9824\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9824\" style=\"width: 728px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-9824 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.roomandboard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/dm-8.jpg\" alt=\"Stainless steel bookshelf with colorful books\" width=\"728\" height=\"910\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.roomandboard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/dm-8.jpg 728w, https:\/\/www.roomandboard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/dm-8-475x594.jpg 475w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 728px) 100vw, 728px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-9824\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.roomandboard.com\/catalog\/living\/bookcases-and-shelves\/brixton-bookcases\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Brixton bookcase<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>What was the inspiration behind your family room?&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>So, we have a bright green piano. Like grass green. And we knew it would be going into this space. If you have a bright green piano, you kind of have to start there \u2014 wherever we ended up, we knew the green piano would need to make sense color-palette-wise. And then, I&#8217;ve been pinning blue velvet sofas for years now. I wanted one so bad. You can&#8217;t imagine how happy I am that we ended with TWO BLUE VELVET SOFAS. Dream come true.<\/p>\n<p>So once I had blue and green on the list, I thought using white walls and neutral pieces like metal and stone and wood, paired with other bold pieces in saturated colors, would be really fun. We added the yellow ladder, the red ottoman, and filled the high ceilings with colorful kites.<\/p>\n<p>We also took direction from the room itself: the shape, the lighting and skylight, the failed attempts we had tried before in this space, and what activities we wanted to facilitate in the room.<\/p>\n<h3>How would you describe your design style?<\/h3>\n<p>Modern, bright, with a touch of mid-century and vintage mixed in. Or if I&#8217;m being really honest, my design style = whatever is easiest to manage and maintain with six kids.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_9825\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9825\" style=\"width: 728px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-9825 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.roomandboard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/dm-2.jpg\" alt=\"Modern game storage\" width=\"728\" height=\"486\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.roomandboard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/dm-2.jpg 728w, https:\/\/www.roomandboard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/dm-2-475x317.jpg 475w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 728px) 100vw, 728px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-9825\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.roomandboard.com\/catalog\/dining\/cabinets-and-armoires\/grove-storage-cabinets\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Grove storage cabinet <\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>The biggest design mistake I ever made was\u2026<\/b>&nbsp;<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Leaving the stunning farmhouse (restored by an artist!) we lived for years in France.<\/p>\n<h3>Current trend obsession?<\/h3>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Mustard yellow. And <a href=\"https:\/\/www.roomandboard.com\/sitesearch\/?tp=full&amp;search=vance\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">velvet<\/a>. Velvet everywhere on everything.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_9826\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9826\" style=\"width: 728px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-9826 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.roomandboard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/dm-4.jpg\" alt=\"Reclaimed wood end table\" width=\"728\" height=\"1091\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.roomandboard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/dm-4.jpg 728w, https:\/\/www.roomandboard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/dm-4-475x712.jpg 475w, https:\/\/www.roomandboard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/dm-4-683x1024.jpg 683w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 728px) 100vw, 728px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-9826\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.roomandboard.com\/catalog\/living\/benches-and-stools\/reclaimed-wood-stool-hourglass\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reclaimed wood stool<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3>What\u2019s the best advice you ever received?<\/h3>\n<p>You can change your mind.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Three things you can\u2019t live without?&nbsp;<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Apple Jacks, Pear Jelly Bellys, Sour Patch Watermelons. Basically, I like the same foods as 5-year-olds. Sigh.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_9827\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9827\" style=\"width: 728px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-9827 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.roomandboard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/dm-6.jpg\" alt=\"Wood storage cabinet\" width=\"728\" height=\"1091\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.roomandboard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/dm-6.jpg 728w, https:\/\/www.roomandboard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/dm-6-475x712.jpg 475w, https:\/\/www.roomandboard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/dm-6-683x1024.jpg 683w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 728px) 100vw, 728px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-9827\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.roomandboard.com\/catalog\/living\/bookcases-and-shelves\/rollins-stacking-cubes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rollins stacking cubes<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>What\u2019s one of the best things you\u2019ve learned from your kids?&nbsp;<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">You can reinvent yourself at any time. No one is paying as much attention as you think they are.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>What are you watching on Netflix right now?<\/h3>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Portlandia. The Good Place. The Crown. Have you seen the Crown? Stop what you&#8217;re doing and go binge season 1 and 2 right now. It&#8217;s mind-blowing because these are characters that are still alive right now. I have no idea how accurate it is, but it&#8217;s so good.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_9828\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9828\" style=\"width: 728px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-9828 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.roomandboard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/dm-1.jpg\" alt=\"Modern accent pillows\" width=\"728\" height=\"486\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.roomandboard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/dm-1.jpg 728w, https:\/\/www.roomandboard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/dm-1-475x317.jpg 475w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 728px) 100vw, 728px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-9828\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.roomandboard.com\/catalog\/home-decor\/throw-pillows\/wales-pillows\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wales pillow<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.roomandboard.com\/catalog\/home-decor\/throw-pillows\/puebla-pillows\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Puebla pillow<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Wanting more?&nbsp;Visit Gabrielle&#8217;s&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.designmom.com\/family-room-design-ideas-families-teens-tweens-treehouse\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">blog<\/a> to learn more about the transformation and her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.designmom.com\/family-room-design-for-older-kids\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">experience<\/a> working with a Design Associate at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.roomandboard.com\/stores\/san-francisco\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Room &amp; Board San Francisco.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Photos by <a href=\"http:\/\/kristenloken.com\/home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kristen Loken<\/a> for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.designmom.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Design Mom<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We helped Gabrielle Blair of Design Mom transform her family room into a colorful, functional space perfect for spending time together. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":9822,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9821","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"better_featured_image":{"id":9822,"alt_text":"Stainless steel bookshelf in family room","caption":"","description":"","media_type":"image","media_details":{"width":1920,"height":900,"file":"2018\/02\/designmom_banner_1920px.jpg","sizes":{"thumbnail":{"file":"designmom_banner_1920px-280x280.jpg","width":280,"height":280,"mime-type":"image\/jpeg","source_url":"https:\/\/www.roomandboard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/designmom_banner_1920px-280x280.jpg"},"medium":{"file":"designmom_banner_1920px-475x223.jpg","width":475,"height":223,"mime-type":"image\/jpeg","source_url":"https:\/\/www.roomandboard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/designmom_banner_1920px-475x223.jpg"},"medium_large":{"file":"designmom_banner_1920px-768x360.jpg","width":768,"height":360,"mime-type":"image\/jpeg","source_url":"https:\/\/www.roomandboard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/designmom_banner_1920px-768x360.jpg"},"large":{"file":"designmom_banner_1920px-1024x480.jpg","width":1024,"height":480,"mime-type":"image\/jpeg","source_url":"https:\/\/www.roomandboard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/designmom_banner_1920px-1024x480.jpg"}},"image_meta":{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0","keywords":[]}},"post":9821,"source_url":"https:\/\/www.roomandboard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/designmom_banner_1920px.jpg"},"acf":{"featured_image_override":"https:\/\/www.roomandboard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/designmom_banner_1920px.jpg"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.6 (Yoast SEO v26.6) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Design Mom&#039;s Colorful Family Room<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"We helped Gabrielle Blair of Design Mom transform her family room into a colorful, functional space perfect for spending time together.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.roomandboard.com\/blog\/2018\/02\/design-moms-colorful-family-room\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Design Mom&#039;s Colorful Family Room\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"We helped Gabrielle Blair of Design Mom transform her family room into a colorful, functional space perfect for spending time together.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.roomandboard.com\/blog\/2018\/02\/design-moms-colorful-family-room\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Room &amp; 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