Today I had the dubious responsibility of camping out at my child’s high school to secure a position in a Scholar’s program. As I’m kind of a comfort gal (as should be obvious by my chosen profession), I was a little leery of sitting outside for two days. So, I brought my two seat (loveseat!) folding chair, bottled water, snacks, a radio, paperbacks, magazines (decorating, of course), and The Laptop.
I fully expected to feel silly with all my creature comforts, but the nesting going on even here was astonishing. Chairs, portable recliners, tables, laptops, iPods, even a coffee maker…all for us nesters who can’t leave home with the comforts that goes with it.
It makes me appreciate what I do for my clients. The goal when designing a great space differs for each client. In some households, a family room is all about the TV. The bigger, the better. In others, the TV is an afterthought…perhaps only for a single morning cartoon on PBS and the evening news. I have one such client where she brought me in to pull ‘the look’ together, but what was most helpful was to bring the family together by bringing the furniture off the walls, Dad’s computer into the space and family photos to support the concept of family room.
In your bedroom do you long for rest, relaxation and romance?? Don’t put a desk in the space!
Is your family room located too far away from the family hub for family activities? Re-think your spaces. We’re not staging our homes, we’re living in them. A dining room can become a family room.
What are YOUR creature comforts?
