Not every home has it, but it would be a great addition to many. All you need to create it is a space. It could be an attic where you dump junk, or a basement, or a second garage for a car you know you can’t buy in the next five years. You won’t even have to spend a fortune to do up this space. But yes, you would have to have a wild imagination, random ideas and oodles of creativity. But what is it we are talking about? It is what we’d like to call a family room. Yes, the term is old fashioned, but wouldn’t you love to have a cozy place you can run to on cold winter evenings, and quietly sip coffee and leaf through a book? Or cuddle up with your sweetie on the couch, or play board games with your kids? We know you would, and we have a list of five things you can do to make your family room dream come true.

1. Select a space. You need to make adjustments to generate what you want and all of this depends on the size and shape of the spare space you have in mind.
2. The first thing you have to do is clear the space so you have a blank canvas to work on. Throw out any old furniture you are never going to use again. Get rid of that old typewriter your father hated anyway and your age old tricycle, the orange chair from your dorm and piles of Mills and Boon paperbacks.
3. Now you have to do a bit of thinking. What do you want the room to look like? What do you want it to feel like? Settle on a style for the décor. It could be casual, chic, urban, romantic or gothic, though we wouldn’t recommend the last for the kind of space we have described.
4. Once you are decided on that, make a list of things you would need. You should have a nice sofa or settee, preferably a thick, cushioned one, one or two chairs, ample floor space so you can move freely, and supplies for the kind of things you do as a family. for instance, if you are all into a certain TV show, you could have a TV set, DVDs of all seasons of the show, a coffee pot so you don’t run out of something to drink while you are watching it, and maybe a jar of chocolate chip cookies. For a family of foodies, small packs of ready to eats are a must while you plant yourselves in front of the TV. For anyone, a good idea is to have a few board games around, or craft supplies if you have small children and classics in literature you could never tire of.
5. Of course the room has to feel cheerful and happy. Don’t use too many dark colors. Stick to happy yellows and bright oranges and lime greens and cool blues. Loads of pictures from magazines or newspapers on a soft board are going to look great.

Sounds like fun? To get started off spending quality time as a family every day of the year, you can work together on bringing the family room to life. Trust us, it is definitely going to bring you all closer