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A Family Room for Everyone

By Amanda Kingloff
July 14, 2015
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Double Duty

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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

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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.

  • Shop for Printed Canvas Storage Bins from Garnet Hill.
  • Buy Sophie & Lili dolls from fawn&forest.
  • Find Tiny Warbler White Giraffe fat fawn&forest.

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Home Organization: Organizing Toys

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Toy Storage: Hang Up

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Hang this unit horizontally or vertically to house small knickknacks.

  • Shop for the Espresso Magazine Rack with Canvas Baskets from Bed Bath & Beyond.

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Toy Storage: DIY Display

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They're not just for flowers! Display toys in hanging planter baskets.

  • Buy a 14" Wall Mount Planter from Amazon.

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Toy Storage: Lovely Labels

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Label your kids' stuff in bins with chalkboard panels.

  • Shop for set of three Wooden Crate Storage Boxes with Blackboards from FantasticDecor.

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Toy Storage: Darling Drawers

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These sturdy nylon drawers come in 15 colors and patterns.

  • Shop for Lazzari O4+3 Seven Drawer Storage System from Colorful Styles.

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Kids' Seating

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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.

  • Shop for the Tufted Corduroy Floor Pillow from Urban Outfitters.

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Kids' Seating: Sit Smart

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A floor pillow that invites kids to practice their letters? Perfect.

  • Buy the ABC Canvas Floor Pillow from Restoration Hardware Baby & Child.

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Kids' Seating: Comfy Classic

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The beanbag chair never goes out of style.

  • Find the Comfort Research Classic Bean Bag Chair from Meijer.

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Kids' Seating: Little Loveseat

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The little ones will feel so grown-up sitting on this stylish mini love seat.

  • Shop for the Monte Cubino Loveseat at fawn&forest.

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Kids' Seating: Future Perfect

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Kids can stash their belongings in the back of these futuristic-looking chairs.

  • Find the Kapsule Chair from Offi.

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Coffee Tables

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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.

  • Shop for the Offi Scando Coffee Table from house&hold.

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Coffee Tables: Tr?s Chic Tray

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Put a tray on top of a storage bench to convert it to a lovely and functional coffee table.

  • Buy the Gerber Storage Bench from Target.

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Coffee Tables: Cool Cubes

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Separate these nesting cubes for multiple uses.

  • Find Furniture FX Kids Round Cube Tables from beemod.

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Coffee Tables: Paper Placemat

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Save your table from crayon marks (and drink rings) with a paper roll that's attached to the side.

  • Buy the Light Honey Low Table (with paper roll) from Land of Nod.

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Media Centers

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Since it's the prime focus of most family rooms, choose a unit that best suits your needs.

  • Shop for the Neo neoprene knitted basket from Woonwinkel.
  • Find the Nurseryworks Storytime Rocker at fawn&forest.

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Media Centers: All-Purpose Pick

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With removable doors and shelves, this lightweight but sturdy unit is versatile in its design.

  • Shop for the Media Storage Stand from Yube Cube.

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Media Centers: Wall-Saving Storage

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Attach your television's bracket to the unit rather than to your wall.

  • Find the Besta Boas TV Storage Unit from Ikea.

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Media Centers: Game-Changer

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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.

  • Shop for the Z-Line Designs Remington TV Stand from Target.

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1 of 21 Double Duty
2 of 21 Toy Storage
3 of 21 Home Organization: Organizing Toys
4 of 21 Toy Storage: Hang Up
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6 of 21 Toy Storage: DIY Display
7 of 21 Toy Storage: Lovely Labels
8 of 21 Toy Storage: Darling Drawers
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11 of 21 Kids' Seating: Comfy Classic
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15 of 21 Coffee Tables: Tr?s Chic Tray
16 of 21 Coffee Tables: Cool Cubes
17 of 21 Coffee Tables: Paper Placemat
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