What About Furnishing Your Family Room for the Gamers in Your Home?

The family room might be one of the most aptly named rooms in the house. You don’t actually ‘live’ in the living room. And the dining room is as much a place for homework and hobbies as it is for ‘dining’.

But your family room is undeniably where your family spends time together – even if that time grows shorter and/or less frequent as they grow up. But it doesn’t have to be that way. If you consider furnishing the family room with your growing children in mind, they may be more inclined to stick around.

Tips for Furnishing Your Family Room for Gamers

First, we’re not talking about setting up a full-blown, video game players’ paradise with LED backlighting and a sound system that’ll bring the house down. Of course, your family room must be a place for the entire family, including you.

The following family room furniture choices are great for gamers and comfortable for everyone else too.

Sectional Sofa – Sectionals are seemingly tailor-made for the family room. While they may be too large or otherwise out of place in a more formal living room, they’ll be a hit with everybody in the family room. Gamers will like the options for different gaming positions and the ability to seat two, four or more players. And they let the entire family get together on a single seat for movie nights.
Occasional Tables with Storage – Electronic games can mean many different consoles, controllers, headsets and who knows what other add-ons. Having a place for them to be close at hand while keeping your family room relatively tidy can be a challenge. A lift-top occasional table with lots of storage solves the problem nicely.
The Right Lighting – You may not want to use multi-coloured LED rope lighting around the room. But that doesn’t mean you can’t set the mood for gaming or the other uses for the family room. A swivel floor lamp lets you control the amount of light in the room and lets you redirect the light as needed.

To get more great ideas for furnishing your family room, visit your nearest Arrow Furniture location.

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