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Article: In a Household Bustling With Kids, Comfort Comes First in Family Room
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- The Washington Post
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- September 24, 2005
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When your children are teenagers, your family room might finally
look the way you imagined when you decided to buy a new house. But if
they're very young when you move in, you will be happier if you start
out on the spare side and let the family room "grow" with your
children, said Skip Sroka, a Bethesda interior designer who is one of
nine children himself.
When kids are small, they need space to crawl, play and run
around, Sroka said. If you put a lot of furniture in the family room,
it will just be in the way. A sofa, a side table and possibly an
armchair will be plenty, especially because only the adults will use