Many home builders these days are opting for the great room rather than a formal dining room, living room and family room. I am not a fan of the great room…I much prefer separated spaces. Perhaps it’s because our great room is always one GREAT BIG mess and it’s the first thing you see when you walk into our house! There is no entry way that leads to a formal living room and then off to the right we have a little formal dining room before you continue down the hall to the kitchen and family room.

It’s BAM!…welcome to our cluttered, Lego infested, shoe explosion, cushions-crooked-on-the-couch, homework on the kitchen table {not-so-great} room.

Yes, we are blessed to have a roof over our heads and our house is plenty big for our family and we have more than we need, but I have not seemed to be able to develop and execute a consistent, daily agenda where I can keep it looking presentable even 50% of the time. I get it decluttered and organized and it’s back to it’s chaotic state in no time.

It is something that I am constantly struggling with. I had all good intentions of having it straightened up and photographed for this here post today, but I am vain and wasn’t able to pull it together in time.

So……

here are a few family rooms that I am adoring….

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For me, the perfect family room has color, furniture collected from over the years that just happens to all complement eachother, lots of concealed storage for toys/games/junk/etc., kid’s artwork, vintage treasures, handcrafted goodies, fun pillows, throws, magazines to thumb through and candles.

One day soon I will get my act together and share our family/great room.

I’m inspired by all these gorgeous rooms on Pinterest so I have no excuse not to go get ours looking just as cohesive and put-together!

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