How I Created a Family Friendly Living Space by Clever Poppy скачать в хорошем качестве

How I Created a Family Friendly Living Space by Clever Poppy

I’m so excited to share the beautiful new look I’ve created for our living room! This is a hugely multi-purpose space for us. We don’t have the luxury of a play room, tv room, or even a separate home office in our house, so this open-plan space does it all. It contains our kitchen, my home office nook, the dining area and our living space. To top it off, we also use it as a play room for the kids, workout space AND it’s my studio! I thought a lot of you are probably in similar circumstances, living in pretty close quarters with young children under foot. So how do you keep your living space practical but also looking great? Here’s a sneak peek of my thoughts, and pop over to the blog to see more. First up, choose wisely with your sofa. With kids, I think it’s important to choose a practical fabric that is forgiving for sticky fingers, spills and muddy clothes. Also think about how high the base of the sofa comes up off the floor? From experience, you want one that is high enough to easily reach under and vacuum under – or one that goes right to the floor. The amount of times we lost toys under our old couch and couldn’t quite reach under to get them back… Plants are key – but you can fake it! I think any interior room comes to life and is way more inviting with the addition of plants. I used to have a lot of real plants, but when the kids were little, they’d literally rip them out, tip them over and I was so distracted I forgot to water them. Cue - dead plants and empty pots. Then I discovered that you can actually get stunning, realistic artificial plants… Toy Storage – this is SO important! If you’re going to have a lounge that doubles as a playroom, invest in a big toy box. I made a really cool DIY Toy Box for our living area, because I couldn’t find what I wanted in any stores (within my budget)… Visit my blog to see more! www.cleverpoppy.nz Follow me on instagram: www.instagram.com/cleverpoppy Facebook: www.facebook.com/cleverpoppy