RUMPUS ROOM SERIES
The Simpsons has been unstoppable ever since, becoming the longest-running American scripted primetime TV series with 31 seasons (and a 32nd one already confirmed), and expanding to other media such as film, video games, and comic books. After three seasons, it was developed into a half-hour prime time show and made its official debut in 1989. Created by Matt Groening, The Simpsons began as a series of animated shorts in The Tracey Ullman Show in 1987. Most rooms in the house have been shown multiple times, but there’s one in particular that has only appeared in five episodes. Our ceilings in the rumpus room are only 8 feet high and I REALLY wanted them coffered with tongue and groove centers from Woodtone … and our contractor tried telling me that our ceilings were too low to do this … buttt I had them do it anyway and I think they look AMAZING!! Our flooring is the same as it is throughout the house, which is Cinder by PurParket and the walls are painted Cloud Cover by Benjamin Moore.The town of Springfield has a lot of iconic places, among those the Simpsons’ home at Evergreen Terrace, which has a peculiar design. The rug in this space is from Caitlin Wilson, the pillows on the couch are from The Cross Decor & Design, Arianna Belle, and Cloth & Main! Oh, and the storage bench is from Wayfair!! The potlights in our rumpus room are all from Sylvania but how about the beauty nautical sconces above each of the built-ins?! These babies are from Wayfair!! I feel as though they match this space and our decor so much! I love the rustic charm they give off!
RUMPUS ROOM MOVIE
I love the fact that they display our momentous from our travels along with doubling as a place to store fuzzy blankets for cozy movie nights! Also, I LOVE the big drawers in these built-ins along with the drawer pulls which are the Vinci cup pulls in black bronze from Schaub! The drawers are perfect for storing items that you don’t necessarily want to see, such as remotes, extension cords, batteries, games, cards, etc. Clarice Maidment from Home Image interiors and the team at Kelowna Innovative Cabinets were able to bring this inspo to reality and I’m so happy with how they turned out! When it comes to our built-ins, I was so inspired by an image from Gillian Siegel Design (I’ve shared it below!), her style is generally more modern but I LOVED the built-in’s she featured in this space so I knew I wanted something similar in our rumpus room. You’ll also notice that I went with the Charcoal Chateau Mantel from Dreamcast! Crazy right?! SO many people were shocked at this decision but I really wanted something that was unique to the space … I wanted it to be dark and cozy and finally move away from the typical white that I would normally go for! Dreamcast actually resized the mantel for me to fit the space! The depth is 12″ to protect the TV from the heat of the gas unit! You’ll notice that I introduced some darker elements into this space such as our Charlotte sectional from Lee Industries, which we got from CF Interiors! This couch is so comfortable and the best part is it’s made with faux down! I decided to go with the colour Lapis Blue considering this will be the main “play area” for the kiddos and the darker colour will be better at hiding at stains!! When I started designing this space I really wanted something that was different from the rest of the house … I wanted it to be a little bit of a “man cave” but still timeless and classy. I love the hustle and bustle of the holidays but when we are trying to cook up our family meal and the boys have an action-packed movie blaring in the living room it starts to stress me out, so we kick ’em to the basement where they can enjoy their movie and we can cook in peace and quiet! LOL! I also love the fact that we have a separate TV area down in our rumpus room, this space is perfect for the guys to take over during the holidays. While this space doesn’t get used THAT MUCH at the moment, I’m really hoping as the kids get older, that this will be a place they will use regularly, especially during the summer months! We can also access the pool from our rumpus room through the glass sliding doors from Plygem which are next to our couch. I find basements can be so cozy, they are the perfect space to curl up, turn the fireplace on and watch a marathon of movies. Leo’s playroom is directly adjacent to our rumpus room which is perfect for confining most of his toys in one area. Our previous home only had one floor which is great but I was really excited to finally have a basement in our new home.