family friendly living room design ideas

if you've ever spoken to a designer orheard a designer speak inevitably you'll hear them say something about flow ialways try to make the spaces i design flow from one room to another this flowis all about making your home feel more unified more spacious and especiallymore comfortable that's not to say you can't have different colors in your homebut there are key things that help bring it all together here's how to make yourhome flow from one room to another start with your flooring and keep itcontinuous for example wood floors that flow through from one room to anothershould all be consistent i love wood flooring because it serves as thefoundation for all other finishes

finding the right stain color is keywhether it's a very dark stain that looks warm and lux or a light naturalstain that brings light and openness to the home find that perfect shade andkeep it consistent of course this doesn't mean you shouldn't have othertypes of flooring in your home obviously rooms like bathrooms laundry rooms andmud rooms have special needs and you'll want to address these things like waterresistance cleanability and durability as much as the general aesthetic butwhen you have open spaces like a living room and a kitchen great room orconnecting spaces like fayez and hallways than having one type offlooring will help navigate you through

your home with one consistent look thenext important way to make your home flow is to think about keeping your trimcolor consistent throughout that means your baseboard crown moldings window anddoor trims are all painted in the same color these elements literally runthrough your entire home so make them consistent this doesn't mean you can'tswitch things up in a specific room for instance if you have painted trimthroughout your home but your library has wood stained moldings then by allmeans make that whole room standout but in this room you can make sure the flowcontinues by making sure the type of moldings in this room are consistenteven if the color isn't another

important element to keep consistent areinterior doors and their hardware once inside your home doors are gateways intoevery room in your home and make affect the overall look and feel of yourhome from a very streamlined modern style of door for a modern home or amore traditional panel door for your traditional home whatever your styleyour interior doors and the style and finish of hardware will be repeatedthroughout your home and for the most part should be consistent for a verypleasing flow and finally your overall color palette is key to making yourwhole home feel like it flows together keep in mind how you walk through yourhome and how all the colors work

together when you're deciding on wallcolors keep fabrics and carpets and accessories in mind not just for thatone room but for the whole home keep in mind what you see from one room toanother these colors don't have to be repetitive or singular but they do needto relate to one another in other words if you were to bring all the colors inyour whole home into one room they should all look great together in oneroom so here's your take away certain elements of your home's interior runthrough your whole home from flooring that connect spaces and rooms togetherto the type and color of your architectural trim interior doors andhardware to your overall color palette

all of these elements should beconsidered as a whole individual rooms can vary but they must have consistentelements from one room to another to make your home feel like it flowstogether thanks for watching this little design tip if you found this tip helpfulplease like and share the video and make sure to subscribe and hit thatnotification bell so you don't miss the next video i'll have lots more designtips just like this one coming soon with new videos every week see you soon