A Family Room for Everyone
Double Duty
Sharing a home with three young kids means no fancy living room with white upholstery for Summer
and Danny Robertson, owners of fawnandforest.com, a modern products webstore. With discreet toy storage, a coffee table where the kids can play, floor pillows for lounging, and a media center that houses everything from electronics to blocks, they have managed to retain their style in their Portland, Oregon, home while creating a harmonious space for the family to gather. Want to revamp your room? Click through for ideas.
- Shop for Printed Canvas Storage Bins from Garnet Hill.
- Buy the Nectar/Dandelion rug from Angela Adams.
- Find the Four-Leaf Clover Print, $38, and Marine Animals Print from Banquet Atelier & Workshop.
- Check out the Ratzer blue blanket from Woonwinkel.
- Shop for printed pillows from ink & peat.
- Find the Frazier+Wing Mobile from fawn&forest.
- Buy the Ferm Living Organic Blue Little Geometry Pillow from house&hold.
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Toy Storage
Find a stylish solution that won't compromise the décor of your room. Store toys in cute patterned bins that tuck nicely in a corner or at the foot of a sofa.
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Toy Storage: Hang Up
Hang this unit horizontally or vertically to house small knickknacks.
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Toy Storage: DIY Display
They're not just for flowers! Display toys in hanging planter baskets.
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Toy Storage: Lovely Labels
Label your kids' stuff in bins with chalkboard panels.
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Toy Storage: Darling Drawers
These sturdy nylon drawers come in 15 colors and patterns.
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Kids' Seating
Give the children their own place to veg out. Isac, age 1, loves to chill on floor cushions to play or flip through picture books. Bonus: more room for Mom and Dad on the couch.
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Kids' Seating: Sit Smart
A floor pillow that invites kids to practice their letters? Perfect.
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Kids' Seating: Comfy Classic
The beanbag chair never goes out of style.
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Kids' Seating: Little Loveseat
The little ones will feel so grown-up sitting on this stylish mini love seat.
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Kids' Seating: Future Perfect
Kids can stash their belongings in the back of these futuristic-looking chairs.
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Coffee Tables
Let this living room staple serve either a storage or play function. The Robertsons splurged on a coffee table with a compartment that stores books and magazines.
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Coffee Tables: Tr?s Chic Tray
Put a tray on top of a storage bench to convert it to a lovely and functional coffee table.
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Coffee Tables: Cool Cubes
Separate these nesting cubes for multiple uses.
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Coffee Tables: Paper Placemat
Save your table from crayon marks (and drink rings) with a paper roll that's attached to the side.
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Media Centers
Since it's the prime focus of most family rooms, choose a unit that best suits your needs.
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Media Centers: All-Purpose Pick
With removable doors and shelves, this lightweight but sturdy unit is versatile in its design.
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Media Centers: Wall-Saving Storage
Attach your television's bracket to the unit rather than to your wall.
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Media Centers: Game-Changer
The tempered-glass sliding door allows remote and gaming control signals to pass through it.
Originally published in the March 2012 issue of Parents magazine.