The summer months are a great chance to make some changes to your living space, since the children will be at home for much of the day. Small adjustments can be made to improve the look and feel of your living room, or even your family room or basement. These changes will bring your family together and will give the kids a great place to entertain their friends. It might even spark a night full of board games, neighborhood friends, and fun! Try these simple steps and bring your home from ordinary to fun in no time!

Plan Around Functionality

The place to start making a room better by removing the junk. Take out everything that doesn’t belong. If you have a place where you do bills and paperwork in the room, organize the filing area, desk drawers and book shelves and throw out anything that’s unnecessary. After doing that, create a filing and organization system that will help keep everything in its own place from now on. For example, if you have photos that had been stored in a drawer, then you could buy a few photo boxes and divide them into spans of time, perhaps 5 years, so each box doesn’t get too full. Another option is to digitize your photos that can save space.

Create a Room that Suits Your Needs

If your room serves different purposes, such as a play room, TV room, and laundry room in one, consider dividing off portions of the room for each purpose to give yourself as much room as possible. One idea is to hide each space with a thick tapestry hanging and a hanging rod so that the area can be covered when you’re not using it. Select a fabric that is more neutral to avoid attracting attention to the separation. A tapestry hanging that is easy on the eyes with threaded designs looks very nice and adds to any room. Buy decorative curtain rod caps to add even more elegance and visual charm!

Plan for Doubly-Functional Furniture

Choose furniture that is practical and can serve a double function in the room. For example, a corner TV stand with storage in the bottom area can put your DVDs and CDs out of view. Alternately, you can also get a coffee table that flips open, such as a treasure chest-tyle, where games and books can be stowed away. Another option for coffee tables is the kind of table that lifts up and can turn into a dining table for eating. This cuts down the need for a both a storage chest and a dining table.

Make Your Room Whimsical and Fun

Find oddly humorous or original items that add to the overall theme of your room. You might look for a novelty floor lamp to go with whatever theme you’ve decided for the room. For example, a pool-room theme would go great with a cue stick -styled. In addition, a good hockey game table can provide many hours of fun for indoor family fun. Choose an all-in-one game table that has the types of games your family likes to play; many different options are available from air hockey to table tennis.With some imagination, you can transform your basement, TV room, or living room into an entertainment area that provides you with fun and quality time together!