Contemporary Games Room with a Brick Fireplace Surround Ideas and Designs

This 1920’s house was updated top to bottom to accommodate a growing family. Modern touches of glass partitions and sleek cabinetry provide a sensitive contrast to the existing divided light windows and traditional moldings. Exposed steel beams provide structural support, and their bright white color helps them blend into the composition. Photo by: Nat Rea Photography

TV Mounting Above Fireplace

Technical Services Group of San Antonio

Here’s an example of a TV project for one of our many satisfied clients that just moved into a new Perry Home located at River Rock Ranch area located in Boerne, TX that wanted a stylish TV wall mount installation of their 65 inch Samsung HDTV above fireplace.

Hampton House Renovation

Hart Builders Pty Ltd

Family Room Photo Credit: Martina Gemmola Styling: Bask Interiors and Bea + Co

Bold Bear Claw Suite Retreat

Rumor Design + reDesign

This busy living space accommodates enough seating for family game night or a casual Friday movie night. The space is warm with a mix of wood tones yet bright with white walls and light fabric custom upholstered sofa.

Orange U Happy To See Me?

RSZ Design Development

Seefried Home Renovation

The Stratford Companies

Well, well....

Carl Mattison Design

This new family room with wood vaulted ceiling and wood look floating hearth pops with tiger print mod wallpaper in black and gold offsetting the black brick of the fireplace and sliding doors

Algonquin Transitional With Color

New Perspective Design, Inc.

Swivel chairs flank the fireplace of this family room that provides ample seating for both TV viewing and conversation. Colorful photographs of world cities provide the contrast against a warm neutral decor.

Fools Paradise

Polhemus Savery DaSilva

Photo Credits: Brian Vanden Brink Interior Design: Shor Home

9960 Holliston

Advantes Group

Fireplace

Espace à vivre sous les toits

Atelier Juliette Mogenet

@juliettemogenet

Design

Sarasota Homes Ltd.

Grousemont Estates

Michelle Yorke Interior Design LLC

Soft earthtones of brown, grey, beige, and gold bring warmth to this clean, traditional living room. We created an inviting and elegant space using warm woods, custom fabrics, modern artwork, and chic lighting. This timeless interior design offers our clients a functional and beautiful living room, perfect to entertain guests or just have a quiet night in with the family. Designed by Michelle Yorke Interiors who also serves Seattle’s Eastside suburbs from Mercer Island all the way through Issaquah. For more about Michelle Yorke, click here: https://michelleyorkedesign.com/ To learn more about this project, click here: https://michelleyorkedesign.com/grousemont-estates/

TGA HOME

Tommaso Giunchi Architetti

La libreria sotto al soppalco (nasconde) ha integrata una porta per l'accesso alla cabina armadio sotto al soppalco. Questo passaggio permette poi di passare dalla cabina armadio al bagno padronale e successivamente alla camera da letto creando circolarità attorno alla casa.

Long Island Residence

JSE Interior Design

Custom Kitchen

Structures Design Build Texas

Hampton

Bask Interiors

Family Room Fire Place and Shelving Photo Credit: Martina Gemmola Styline: Bea + Co and Bask Interiors Builder: Hart Builders

Open Family Room & Fireplace

Archeterra Homes, LP

Large, open family room with corner, lighted fireplace. beautiful, light hardwood floors lead to an open kitchen Credit: TK Images

Robert Reichenfeld

Photographer: Brendan Smith

Contemporary Games Room with a Brick Fireplace Surround Ideas and Designs

If you’re lucky enough to have more than one reception room then you have a bit more freedom when deciding what to do with your secondary space. Families with children or just young-at-heart adults could opt for a family room or contemporary games room; whether it’s a pool or snooker table room, a comfy relaxation or TV area, a video games haven, a playroom packed with toys or a sports room with accompanying bar. Usually contemporary games rooms are naturally fun, recreational spaces so it’s important that the furnishings are functional but enjoyable with an emphasis on comfort, storage, games and entertainment. If you have the scope, family room extensions are a great way of extending from your kitchen or other area of your house to create a whole new, dedicated family space or contemporary games room. Basements are also wonderfully suited to house games rooms as they are usually soundproof and secluded so that loud games, films and cheers of success or failure won’t be heard next door or upstairs. If you do have, or plan on having, a separate games room, it’s a great opportunity to go to town on the games, entertainment, gadgets and laid back feel you can have in this informal living space. Look through the hundreds of family room ideas and games room ideas on Houzz to help inspire your own project.

What furniture does my family room or games room need?

This should be a relaxing place that promotes fun and socialisation, so fill the room with comfortable seating. Plush armchairs, wide sofas, bean bags and reclining chairs are all great games room ideas that promote R&R. Add coffee tables and side tables for holding glasses and plates (if they’re allowed), books, magazines and all the other knick-knacks that accumulate in a family room. TV stands or media units are great for keeping DVDs, audio systems, gaming consoles and all other gadgetry neat and organised. If you have small children, be mindful of free floor space for any rough-and-tumble and bump-able surfaces. A cosy rug will be a great addition but make sure it doesn’t easily slip under fast moving feet! If you’re going all out for the games room option then the sky’s your limit when it comes to games tables and other gaming equipment. Snooker, billiards and pool tables will keep competitive spirits busy but if you don’t have the room, table football could be a more suitable option. There’s also air hockey, poker tables, table tennis and cribbage tables; simply pick your game of choice. And of course, if you’re a big fan of the arrows a dart board will be a necessity, just make sure you have a safe area to practise in and your walls are well protected!

What family and games room decor should I use?

Photographs, artwork, colour schemes and textures that reflect the essence of your household will add charm and promote a sense of comfort and relaxation for your family. Fill the room with features your family love – films, board games, books, music and perhaps sports memorabilia. Keep decor functional and practical – pristine white upholstery and rugs are probably not the ticket for the hustle and bustle of a games or family room. If you love light or neutral tones family room ideas that could work include light leather sofas, which will be easy to clean in the case of any spills, and soft coloured cushions and throws that can be thrown in the washing machine whenever necessary. If you see your games room as a serious and competitive arena, set the mood with dark and grown up colours such as inky blues and deep greens, as well as lots of mood lighting. If you want the fun and games to stay lighthearted then you can keep your games room bright, colourful and punchy.

How do I create a family or games room space in a small house?

If you don’t have more than one reception room then it may seem out of reach to think about a games or family room design. However, if you have a large kitchen, consider an open plan kitchen family room – just adding a sofa or some comfy chairs and a space to read, watch TV or simply sip your coffee in the morning, will turn your kitchen into a cosy, relaxing family room that’s, most importantly, within easy reach of the fridge and food cupboards. Without a large kitchen or second reception room then it will be up to your living room to provide you with your games room or family space, and this is where storage will be your new best friend. Clever games room ideas such as hidden drawers in sofas; coffee tables and benches that store games, toys and DVDs; and clever media centres that hide away your TV, DVD players, consoles and Hi-Fi systems; can help make the room become more formal on separate occasions. Take a look through the photos on Houzz to get some great games room and family room ideas and inspiration. You may find the family or games room design you’ve been looking for and you can contact the professional that designed it to see if they can create something similar for you.

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