Multigenerational homes

Family room Interior Design for Multigenerational homes

The shared room must support conversation, television and quieter activities.

Explore the ideas
Living room with green and rust-colored seating around a low coffee table
Living room inspiration: conversation seating with a clear central table.

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Photographs for design inspiration
Living room with a television wall, wood shelving and a glass partition
Living room inspiration: media storage beside a glazed divider.
Living room arranged with an L-shaped sofa and wall shelving
Living room inspiration: seating grouped around a shared focal point.
Open living and dining area with a wood partition and television unit
Living room inspiration: a visual boundary between shared zones.

Explore the design decisions

Before you start

Use seating groups with a direct passage and place quieter reading seats away from the screen.

Room details and site checks
Layout
Use seating groups with a direct passage and place quieter reading seats away from the screen.
Detail
Provide separate reading and media light circuits and acoustic soft furnishings.
Trade-off
Multiple zones support varied use but may fragment a small common room.
  • Test simultaneous activities
  • Check sound and sightlines from each seat
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