Interior Design For The Sports Lover

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Fanmats (ARA) - Do you have a basement room, workout room, bar areaor bonus room that you need to decorate? If you or your family findthemselves in front of the TV with eyes peeled on the big game orenthusiastically cheering every time you can score tickets, asports theme is perfect for you in these types of extra rooms.

With the trend of sports decor becoming a mainstream choicethroughout homes, decorating options are endless. Sports themes canrange from fun and over-the-top to subtle and tasteful integrationsdepending on what the homeowner likes. Here are some ideas aboutwhere to start.

1) From the ground up
Flooring is the perfect spot to start when integrating a sportingtheme into a room. A wood floor can give the feeling of abasketball court or green carpet can act as grass on a football orbaseball field. For the ultimate sports fan, another great optionis to use licensed flooring with team logos.

There are several options depending on what room you aredecorating. Team logo flooring is becoming a huge hit for hometheaters, basements, boy's bedrooms, bar areas and dorm rooms. DIYtiles are affordable and offer multiple ways to createone-of-a-kind flooring.

FANMATS Team Carpet Tiles are 18-by-18-inch carpet pieces that areeasily installed onto any surface with adhesive strips in just afew hours. Use them as an area rug or for a wall to wall look. Forthe first time, modular flooring is available for all NFL and MLBteams, and select colleges. This unique flooring is fun yet durableand can transform a room all by itself.

Team Fitness Tiles provide another option for the sports lover.FANMATS makes 18-by-18-inch Team Fitness Tiles in the same licensedlogos made from 100 percent recycled rubber. The material hasunique shock absorbent characteristics that lessen pressure onjoints, therefore reducing injuries. These types of tiles are greatfor the home gym, exercise area or basement. They also absorbsound, so they are ideal for children's play areas or other noisyparts of the house.

2) Affordable accessories
Blankets and team logo pillows are great accessories for asports-themed room and are an affordable way to add decor withoutbreaking the bank. And the best part is that each piece not onlyadds visual appeal, but is useful. Pillows and blankets are a greatway to get comfortable when you're sitting in your favorite chairor sharing the couch during game time.

Additional accessories are fun and easy to collect. Your foamfinger that you bought at the game can double as decor on the endtable. Themed cups can be used to stock the bar. Even homemadesigns can be kept for a while to add an authentic feeling as anuplifting remembrance of a recent win.

3) A wall of opportunity
Wall space can be filled with a variety of items including framedteam pictures, posters, candid snapshots of you at the game and anyspecial memorabilia. Try creating a collage of you and your friendshaving fun at the game. From action shots of a pre-game tailgate tothe excitement of a post-game victory, photos can really addemotion and personality to a room.

To add a touch of class and to create a finished look, considerframing posters, pictures or memorabilia. Standard sizes areavailable at most retail and craft stores, but if you have aspecial size, or something three dimensional, a custom framer cancreate a frame or shadow box that will not only create aprofessional wall piece, but will also protect items againstdamage.

For more information on licensed sports flooring and to getadditional ideas for room decor visit www.fanmats.com.

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