I have two living rooms – one public, one private

I have two living rooms – one “public”, one “private”. Our front living room is our kids’ room and family friendly living room.

This is where the entertainment center with kid stuff is located. It has the couch with a cover, lots of chairs, including child size chairs.

There are two toy boxes and a kid play table. It is ideal for everyone, since it is right next to our front door. Playmates who come to visit thus don’t have to run through the house to go play.

The carpet is brown and the rest of the room is tile, minimizing clean up for the inevitable messes. This is kid play room crossed with a living room, and it is a room that is very lived in.

We don’t worry about appearance accept to minimize the “hurricane that ripped through” look. The bigger priority is preventing trip hazards.

If buying furniture for this kind of “lived in” room, choose durable, expendable, and easily cleanable. Neutral colors that don’t show stains are a must. Read more »