I can’t wait to work on our family room in our new home! So many ideas churning through my head. I decided to put it on a design board, helps me sleep at night 😉 I knew the exact lights I wanted to buy, and was just waiting for them to go on sale. Well, today is the day, they are on sale! Along with other things I already have waiting in storage.
Below is the space I am talking about. I fell in love with these ceilings! I am trying to decide if we will leave the ceiling the wood stain or just leave the beams wood and the ceiling white. I know my walls will be white. And we are planning on painting the rock fireplace white, (it is just too much inside for me to leave the rock as-is). I think we will do the fireplace first then decide on ceiling. First up Serena & Lily Sale….
Serena & Lily Favorites-
I rounded up a lot of my favorites for the Serna & Lily Sale! Enjoy 20% off everything with code DIVEIN. Also read to the end of the post for Serna & Lily in our home!
- Pacifica Outdoor Pendant– wanting these for our new home
- Capiz Honeycomb Chandelier– we had the 22″ over our dining table
- Breton Flushmount– we had three of these in our CT home, in the hall and bathrooms
- Headlands Bell Pendant– we had these over our island, the small
- Summerland Bell Pendant– considering the gray for our new house
- Poetto Vase– the prettiest vase!
- Costa X-Base Stool– we have two of these and they look good anywhere
- Dip-Dyed Oval Stool– I love these and use them all over!
- Hanging Chair– planning on hanging this in Lola’s room
- Venice Rattan Chair– fun accent chair
- Montecito Pillow Cover– timeless pillow, we have had for about 4 years and still love!
- West Beach Pillow Cover– I have one of these, and it makes a statement
- Baskets with lid– unique basket that fills the space and is a great accent piece for storage (comes in several styles)
Family Room Design Ideas
- Light Fixture– I think there are too many ceiling lights in the room. I would prefer to just do two of these oversized lights, in driftwood.
- Slipcovered Sofa– if we do keep the ceilings wood then I want a light sofa. I really like that this sofa is slipcover.
- Sequoia Pillow Cover– these are gorgeous! I like the touch of cream on the sofa.
- Round Black Coffee Table– the black contrast and the round shape of this table would work well in the room.
- Rhys Sherpa Chair– I have been on the hunt for a sherpa chair! I want to do two of them. Lots of texture is important to me in a space. (Target has similar version here).
- Velvet Sofa– not sure if this is for sure “the one”. I like how the sofa looks, like it was a vintage find. Something old mixed with new.
- Carmel Hand-Knotted Rug– also not sure if this is rug is “the one”, when I am pulling ideas I don’t look at price. I look for things I would love. Then, if I don’t want to pay that, I look for something similar. Hand-knotted rugs are more expensive. I have another hand knotted rug and it looks brand new, 8 years later!
- Baskets– lots of baskets for plants, storage and they double as decor!
- Tile– I put that in the plan, because I am wanting something like this for the kitchen backsplash, which is open to the family room, so it is good to remember as I work on the two spaces.
- Fireplace Rock will be painted white- below is an inspiration photo
Painted rock fireplace from @thistleharvest
I like how @janroach filled in the grout and made it look more like textured fireplace rather than painted rock
Serena & Lily in our home-
Large basket, I bought on sale about a year ago. It either has a real tree in it or at Christmas I put our Christmas tree in it!
I have several of these hampers through our home. We mostly use them for dirty clothes. And one we used for the girls dolls. Great for toy storage!
White dipped stools are great to use by a tub, hold a plant or as a little side table. We also have these x-base stools, that we are using in our apartment now too! (oh and that light fixture is on sale too here)
We plan on hanging our hanging chairs again in our new home! Such a fun accent!
These glass jars are a favorite! And I get asked about them all the time!
I love the smaller jar for battery operated candles.
This chair is actually comfortable! It is a good scale too.
I am now realizing I have lot of accent pieces from Serena & Lily! These barstools, black pendent lights and gold sconces too! Enjoy 20% off everything with code DIVEIN– shop HERE.
So excited!!…demo starts on our new Utah house tomorrow! I will be back to share things we have done to our apartment also!
Monica says
We have the green sofa and it is sooooooooo comfortable. Totally worth it. The classic shape of this sofa is grounding in our otherwise eclectic space. The green, while dark, almost feels neutral.
[email protected] says
Oh this makes me so happy to hear!!! I think I am going to do it! I agree, it feels like a neutral, but very grounding in a room.
Dianne says
Have you seen what Chris Loves Julia did to a similar fireplace in their master bedroom? It really toned it down without painting the entire surface. Worth looking at before deciding.
Mountaincat says
Hi! I am in love with your new home! Just throwing in my two cents – I would leave that beautiful ceiling the color that it is. I’m so happy for you and your family!
Linda says
Can’t wait to see your new home come together! ♡
Not that you need my two cents, but if it were me, I think I would paint the stone fireplace last. Just in case you end up liking the natural stone with the white walls. Just an idea, it will be beautiful either way. 🙂
Lori S H says
This is going to be such a fun transformation!! I’ve seen several designers lime wash the stone and it looks pretty cool too. I love the ceiling!!
dusty says
I am so excited for the new home. I can’t wait to see the all the designs you pull together and I already love the stuff you’ve picked out. The velvet sofa —aaaahhh..such character.. it will look great if you choose that one. Question– replacement couch cushions– do you have any ideas? I have a west elm Henry sleeper sofa.– the cushions are much softer now.. need to replace them. the fabric is wonderful- Blue velvet- cushions not so much. thanks again!