For those of us who love football, team alliances run deep as bloodlines, and sprinkling evidence of our loyalties into our homes seems as natural this time of year as hanging our wedding photo in the bedroom. Here are 10 ways, from subtle compromises to all-out victory laps, to tastefully add football decor to your interiors.
1. Celebrated color schemes. Texas Longhorn fans wear their team’s signature color everywhere, and they strut their swag every chance they get. If your team has a recognizable color scheme, you’ve already got the ingredients for a personalized game room with a competitive edge. Is the color too subtle for a raving fan like you? Add the logo and make your loyalties clear. This room shows that it can be done in good taste.
2. Tone it down in black and white. Good news for design enthusiasts who also happen to be die-hard football fans: As it turns out, you don’t have to choose between style and passion. Garish uniform colors can be rendered black and white, and a wall mural can be chic. Waking up to an epic moment of football history just might make you feel like a champion yourself, and that’s never a bad way to start your day.
3. All-American. Patriots fans face a challenge in defining their team’s red, white and blue colors as football-focused instead of nautical or patriotic, but don’t let that deflate you. A signed jersey from your hero clarifies the issue at a glance. By framing the jersey, this collector’s item takes on a more sophisticated air.
4. A little can go a long way. As with all good decorating themes, restraint can be the key to success. This guest room, and the cat’s occasional lounging quarters, is the definition of simplicity with only two plush footballs to hint at the personalities of those who live here. With no jerseys or team branding in sight, there’s no risk of alienating visiting devotees of rival teams.
5. From Pop Warner to varsity. No detail was overlooked and no opportunity missed to showcase this young man’s football mania. Even as he grows up into a collegian or young bachelor, he can carry elements of this design with him, most notably by keeping the striped bedding in his team’s colors and the pillow that quietly commemorates his varsity number.
6. Extra, extra, read all about it. OK, these are 1950s newspapers turned into wallpaper and presumably bear no plausible relation to the gridiron, but consider the vibe that might be created if instead of stories about strangers from another time, you plastered your bathroom with your favorite daily’s sports pages that chronicle your team’s winning streak.
7. A modern man. An office is always a great place to showcase markers of achievement and personal success, and to many who have experienced high school or college football glories, showcasing helmets or jerseys alongside the requisite diploma is a great way to remember one’s accomplishments. This office also highlights how minimalist furniture and a trio of helmets on stands can go hand-in-hand.
8. Gym motivation. Recreate your home team’s locker room, and feel like you’re always part of the action. Since locker rooms are generally devoid of windows, a scheme like this is a no-brainer for a closed-in basement, especially if that basement is equipped as a home gym, where the surrounding team-themed decor will make you feel as if you’re training for the big game.
9. Lock up this look. It’s hard to decide on a favorite feature of this space: The practical pink lockers or the quirky bobblehead collection on top. Either way, lockers at home work as well as they do on campus for storing stinky sports gear. Place them in an an entryway or in the basement of a kid-centric home.
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