Adding Color to the Family Room (and Giveaway)

I will show you how I added a pop of color to my family room!

Adding color to the family room - So Much Better With Age

Today you’re going to see a room you’ve never seen before on the blog…how exciting! It’s our family room!

Recently, I’ve been thinking about adding a bit of color to our family room. I know, I know, I’m a neutral loving girl! But a whisper of color is always okay, right?

It’s usually full of kids’ toys and I don’t have a lot of furniture in it so it can stay kid friendly for jumping around.

Now that we have our playroom downstairs, most of the toys have made their way to that room which is great as now it feels uncluttered.

Adding color to the family room poster.

 So our couch, particularly, needs a pop of color added to it. There is one sad pillow on it and our leather ottoman has seen better days so I always have it covered with this faux fur throw.

A before picture of the couch with a faux fur blanket on it.

And now here’s a tour of the rest of the room.

Like I said, not much furniture. My kids love rolling around and jumping on the couch (but only this couch!).

The area rug has a lot of brown and blue in it.

An area rug in the family room.

We have built-in shelves on either side of the fireplace.

Built in shelves and fireplace in the family room.

We took down one large wall to bring the living room and family room together.

White built in shelves in the family room.

Here is our living room that you have probably seen many times on this blog!

There is a throw blanket on the back of a chair.

So I checked out Wayfair as they have a HUGE selection of home decor items to choose from.

I love my neutrals but if I’m going to pick any color it’s going to be blue or green (or both).

I found this Assiro Herringbone Cotton/Acrylic Throw at Wayfair. Gorgeous!

A blue throw blanket from Wayfair.

Then there was this throw blanket with stripes, love it!

Pine Cone Hill Ibiza Cotton Throw

A white and blue striped throw blanket.

 Love, love, love Dash & Albert! Loved this throw but it was a bit too minty green for the space.

Dash & Albert Vanilla Woven Cotton Throw

A cotton throw blanket.

I finally decided on this one!

Dash & Albert Aquinnah Woven Cotton Throw

(EEK! And it’s Dash & Albert!)

Adding color to the family room / Dash and Albert throw.

I replaced the faux fur blanket and swapped in the beautiful striped throw.

A blanket on an ottoman with a tray on top.

 I love the spring look it adds to the room now. It even matches my daughter’s chair.

I grabbed some pillows that I wasn’t using from upstairs and now the look is complete.

 A Childs chair with a stuffed animal on it.

 The room has a coastal feel now which is right in keeping with my Industrial Beachy French style 😉

A striped throw blanket on the ottoman.
Adding color to the family room / serving tray on ottoman - So Much Better With Age
Adding color to the family room / pretty striped throw in family room with a tray on top.

Oh, and I couldn’t wait to sneak this photo in too. I splurged and bought myself this Dash & Albert Woven Otis Navy rug too!

A striped rug in front of the kitchen sink.

GIVEAWAY

 Now’s your chance to win something fabulous — $100 Wayfair Gift Card

Contest open to US and Canada!!

(Please read the official contest rules below)

All you have to do is leave a comment on my blog with a link to which item you would love to buy from Wayfair that adds a pop of color to your home.

a Rafflecopter giveaway

No purchase necessary. By leaving a comment you agree to the rules of this sweepstakes. Each comment to this post equals one entry and must include a name and valid email address to be eligible. A comment must link to a product from Wayfair.com to be considered for this sweepstakes. One entry per household. Limited to entrants over 18 in the US and Canada, residents of Florida, New York, and Rhode Island are ineligible to enter. Contest begins as of the time of this post and ends on May 1, 2014 at midnight PST. The winner will receive a Wayfair gift card/promo code, a retail value of $100 US. The number of eligible entries received will determine the odds of winning. All comments will be numbered in the order they are received and the winner will be chosen randomly by So Much Better With Age using the Random Number Generator at random.org. Winner will be notified by email at the address given in their entry and must respond within 72 hours to receive their prize. If the winner does not respond within that time, a new winner will be chosen. The prize will be provided by Wayfair.com. So Much Better With Age is not responsible for any problems with receipt of the prize. This contest is governed by the rules of Massachusetts, void where prohibited. This sweepstakes is sponsored by Wayfair LLC, 177 Huntington Ave., Boston, MA, 02115.

{Disclosure:  Wayfair provided me with the mentioned products. All opinions are 100% my own.)

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91 Comments

  1. Historic Charleston King Charles Matelasse Bedspread. My 2 chihuahua rescue brothers have trashed my old one on the bed. I am embarassed for anyone to see my bedroom.

  2. I love your new throw! I would probably get something practical, like a new blender….

    But there are some gorgeous light fixtures there too….

    Great giveaway, Jamie!

    1. Thanks Tara, it’s a great giveaway! Now if you want to win something, leave a link of an item, mmmkay? Only 2 more days!
      Hugs,
      Jamie

  3. What a great giveaway! I’d love this outdoor dining table-http://www.wayfair.com/Vifah-Balthazar-Rectangular-Dining-Table-V98-VFH1041.html

  4. Soooo many choices!! But, since I’m also re-doing my family room in colors of brown/blue, I’d choose some of their gorgeous throw pillows in hues of turquoise for my chocolate brown furniture!

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