42 Things in Your Living Room, Family Room and/or Great Room

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I know 42 Things in Your Living Room, Family Room and/or Great Room is an exceedingly long title!  But, it didn’t seem right to create 3 separate lists for these 3 separate types of rooms because, well, they are so similar {grin}.  So, if by chance you have all 3 of these rooms in your home, you’ll need to print the list 3 times.

In my house, I only have one such room.  I have a Great Room combined with my kitchen.  We don’t have a separate living room, but we do have a separate dining room.  When we had the opportunity to choose a new floor plan, after our house burned to the ground in the 2007 Southern California wildfire known as the Witch Fire, we decided we’d rather have the one large room.  Because I wanted everyone to be together at family events and parties.

You see, in our old house that we lost in the fire, we had a separate kitchen, a separate dining room and a separate living/family room that were separated by walls, doors and hallways.  Too much separation, in my opinion.  So, when I was in the kitchen cooking (which was often), I was always isolated from the activity that was happening in the rest of the house.

Plus, when we had a party or a family gathering, all the women were in my small kitchen and all the men were in the large living room watching TV.  Now this really isn’t a problem for most, but in my family we have mostly women and very few men!  So, the women were in the small kitchen getting in each other’s way and the men were in the large living room yucking it up and screaming at the sports events happening on the TV.

Well, I’ve solved that by having this one large room and when we have family events and parties, chaos rules!  But, its wonderful chaos, warm-fuzzy chaos, happy chaos and I’m a part of all of it!

If you are a new visitor to our blog, I create lists of 42 for household inventory purposes and for others to use in the event of a catastrophic loss.  It took us 9 months of working nights and weekends on our whole house inventory list that was a requirement of settling our personal property insurance claim.  If I can help lessen someone else’s burden by creating these lists that are always available on our website and Pinterest, then I’m happy to help in this small way.

Plus, I provide a FREE printable list at the end of every post that can be added to your own household inventory binder.  Here’s the list of 42 Things in Your Living Room, Family Room and/or Great Room:

1. Sofa
2. Love seat, chaise
3. Chair(s), recliner(s)
4. Ottoman and/or footstool
5. Coffee table, sofa table
6. End tables, occasional tables
7. Decorative pillows, floor pillows
8. Sofa blankets
9. Television
10. Media cabinet
11. Bookshelf, decorative ledges
12. CD player / DVD player
13. Cable box, satellite receiver
14. AM & FM receiver
15. Surround sound system & speakers
16. Floor lamps, table lamps, wall sconces
17. Drapes, curtains, valances, curtain rods
18. Window blinds, window shades, window shutters
19. Telephone
20. Books, bookends
21. CDs and DVDs
22. Plants and plant containers
23. Fireplace screens & equipment
24. Paintings, prints, posters, photos
25. Decorative objects & knick-knacks
26. Magazines, magazine rack, basket
27. Rug(s), carpet pad
28. Desk and chair
29. Ceiling fan, overhead lighting
30. Light bulbs
31. Extension cords, surge protectors
32. Wall clock, table clock
33. Candles, candleholders, lanterns
34. Mirror (standing or hanging)
35. Trunks, baskets, boxes
36. Game table and chairs
37. Games, puzzles, toys
38. Armoire, étagère, display cabinet
39. Coat rack, hall tree
40. Screen, room divider
41. Computer monitor, hard drive
42. Dog bed, cat bed or tree

This is my cat, Coco.  He’s giving me the “evil eye” because I am taking his picture, yet again.  He’s in our great room on our king chair.  I call this the “king chair” because it’s a large chair.  We bought it so that we would have a sturdy arm-chair for elder relatives.  Most of them can’t get out of a chair without assistance and in particular, they can’t get out of a soft, squishy, comfortable chair – even one with arms!

I think Coco likes sleeping in this chair because of the fuzzy pillow.  It’s extremely soft – the fluffy, wispy cover feels like a rabbit on steroids.  I bought it at Pier One and I think he can feel the texture because he’ll lean his head back right into the pillow and move it from side-to-side.  So cute!

He’s closed his eyes now and is ignoring me – happy and secure in one of his favorite places!

Here’s your FREE printable checklist of this list of 42 Things in Your Living Room, Family Room and/or Great Room: TS4T Checklist – 42 Things in Your Living Room, Family Room and Great Room.

Tootles,

 

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