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<\/p>\nI think of the family room as more relaxed and more personal than the living room. So if you\u2019re lucky enough to have this extra room in your house, why not take the opportunity to show off art or artifacts that tell some of your personal story?<\/p>\n
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Copyright \u00a9 2015. Photograph by Sarah Hebenstreit with stylist Gabrielle Blair.<\/p>\n
Wall art in the family room is a chance to make your priorities and family values readily apparent. You adore your kids (of course!), you love road trips, and you\u2019re obsessed with the young Elvis. With a glance at the walls of your family room, I can see all that about you in an instant, and whatever else you want me to know as well. Create a family room gallery that means something to everyone in the family, and it will keep some of your happiest memories at the ready.<\/p>\n
Excerpted from Design Mom: How to Live with Kids: A Room-by-Room Guide<\/a>\u00a0<\/i>by Gabrielle Stanley Blair (Artisan Books). Copyright \u00a9 2015.<\/p>\n Gabrielle Blair<\/a>, designer and mother of six, embraces the current widespread love of design, and approaches motherhood from a designer\u2019s perspective \u2014 writing posts like tips for great family photos<\/a>, her\u00a0favorite parenting trick<\/a>, thoughts on\u00a0selfies<\/a>,\u00a0and\u00a0forty things she loves<\/a>\u00a0about her husband. In addition to Design Mom, Gabrielle\u2019s active internet career also includes being a founder of\u00a0Alt Summit<\/a>,\u00a0and a creator of\u00a0Olive Us<\/a>.\u00a0Married to Ben Blair, they live with their six kids \u2014 Ralph, Maude, Olive, Oscar, Betty and Flora June \u2014 in the French countryside, in a\u00a0farmhouse<\/a>\u00a0with a name instead of an address.<\/em><\/p>\n
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