10 Family-Friendly Decorating Secrets You Should Know

Just because you have kids doesn't mean you have to give up your design style. We asked top interior designers for ideas on how they create a space that's both sophisticated and sippy-cup friendly.

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Lighten Up

"Everyone thinks a family room needs to have dark upholstery because it's where the kids hang out, but I didn't want to go too far with this camel color," designer Pat Healing of this family room in Scarsdale, New York. Only the cushions of the custom U-shaped sectional are covered in Holland & Sherry's Rive Gauche mohair. The frame is upholstered in Dedar's Giulio Cesare. Light-colored pillows brighten it up
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Photo by: Maura McEvoy
Lighten Up
"Everyone thinks a family room needs to have dark upholstery because it's where the kids hang out, but I didn't want to go too far with this camel color," designer Pat Healing of this family room in Scarsdale, New York. Only the cushions of the custom U-shaped sectional are covered in Holland & Sherry's Rive Gauche mohair. The frame is upholstered in Dedar's Giulio Cesare. Light-colored pillows brighten it up even more, and can easily be switched out or cleaned.

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