Contemporary Casual Family Room Decor

Tour our contemporary casual family room decor. Blues, pops of color and woven accents make this space perfect for relaxing as a family.

Our family room is a mix and match space of items and furniture that I’ve collected throughout our lives. Some of it I’ve had forever, other pieces are newer. I wanted this room to be full of things I like and a place where our family could hang out. For this reason, I didn’t try to match any particular look and feel when putting this room together.

Family Room Decor Design Board

In our last home, our family room was mostly gray. I knew that I wanted to bring more color into this house, so I avoided the same shades of gray color palette. Instead, I chose blue as the main color for our family room. I added shades of coral and pink as a secondary color for the space.

For texture in the space, I knew I wanted some natural woven pieces to bring in the coastal look I have throughout the house. This space is where our family has TV night on Fridays, so I it needed it to be comfortable and casual, but didn’t want it to be as casual as a bonus room space. We also store some kids toys and our family games in this room, so storage was critical.

Choosing Contemporary Casual Furniture

I ended up purchasing most of our furniture new for this space. The primary pieces I bought are the navy blue couch and the pair of light blue nail head chairs (similar here). They recline, but don’t look like it, which I love! Additionally, under the TV near the dresser, I have a dark woven chair from Pottery Barn. But, spoiler alert, I got it for $20 from my neighbor who was getting rid of it to make room for a nursery. The natural woven ottoman in the middle of the room provides nice texture. It’s also light enough to push aside when we need floor space. I did reuse a few small side tables in this room. One has a marble top and one is a metal pattern that I got from Home Goods.

Family Room Storage

Storage for our things is critical in this room! I love all the kid toys like art supplies, dough, family games, etc. but they take a fair amount of space to store to have at the ready. I decided to use a dresser we used to have in our bedroom as our “entertainment center” in this room. It looks natural under the TV and it stores a ton.

Pictured below, there’s also a side table in this space. It is an old table that I painted a bright coral color. I keep a few decor items on it and some baskets, ottomans and blankets on the bottom. Not a true storage piece, but it ends up functioning as one.

Casual Family Room Decor

It’s important for me to have decor items in each space of my home. Having kids has definitely changed how much and what type of decor I put in each room now. I focus on less on breakables and decorative object. More of my energy goes towards things that are decorative, but practical and kid-safe like lighting and pillows. My focus is generally on the categories below:

Window coverings – I know it’s popular to not have fabric curtains, but I don’t agree with this philosophy and have curtains in most spaces.

Pillows and blankets – These are my favorite pieces to add color and texture to a room. More pillows!

Wall art/decor/mirrors – Mirrors are my favorite for adding dimension and sparkle to a space. I do love finding a great piece of art though. Most of the decor items are from Home Goods.

Rug(s) – In all honesty, most of the rugs in our home right now are indoor/outdoor because of the stage of life we’re in. I haven’t moved into investment rug territory just yet. Similar rug to what we have.

Lighting – I work to change out every builder light fixture in our home. I’m not a huge fan of overhead lighting in most spaces, but love pretty fixtures. My favorite are a solid pair of floor lamps or colorful table lamps. My floor lamps are old from Ikea and the table lamps are from Home Goods.

Decorative items – Trays, simple vases and live or faux plants are my favorite because they don’t need to be changed out seasonally. Again, I think Home Goods is the best place for these items!

Do you have a mix and match family room like me or is your furniture a matching set? Let me know in the comments below.