3 Ways Football Fans Can Decorate and Use a Living Room Hutch
August 30, 2021
A living roomhutch is like a big entertainment center. This piece of furniture comes in many sizes and styles, but generally, the hutch is a large "U" shape. The opening in the middle is ideal for a television and storage underneath. The shelving units on the sides of a hutch are ideal for storage and decorations.
If you are a big football fan, then you can give a hutch a complete football theme. Celebrate the start of a new season with some decoration ideas. When you have these ideas in mind, you can shop for a hutch that fits your vision and becomes a relaxing space to enjoy the game in your living room.
1. Football Collectibles
The open shelves featured on many hutches can become an ideal way to display football collectibles. There are a wide variety of collectibles to purchase and display. Football action figures may include your favorite players in signature poses. Set up multiple players on the same shelf to create a diorama.
The Funko toy company has released a huge selection of Pop figures that feature players in their gear, and also teammascots. You could display the figures in or out of the box depending on your preference.
You may own and collect various forms of trading card memorabilia. For example, you could have autographed trading cards or framed trading cards in mint condition. A hutch gives you ways to show off your collection. Some hutches have built-in lights or areas ideal for LED light strips. The lights add some depth and nice visuals to your collectibles.
For some of your valuable items, consider a hutch with glass display doors. The items will remain protected behind the glass and away frompets or children.
2. Helmet Match-Ups of the Week
The two sides that rise up on a hutch allow you to create a symmetrical decoration. During the football season, you could take the time to set up helmet match-ups for various teams. For example, if your favorite teamis the Denver Broncos, then you could display their helmet on the left side of the hutch and put up their opponent on the right side.
You could also put up favorite teams for multiple people in the house. For example, your partner may like the Miami Dolphins. Dedicate one side to the Dolphins with a helmet and décor. The split sides will create a unique and dynamic decoration that you can add to through the years.
3. Tablet Displays
Football has evolved to more than just watching games. Now fans enjoy fantasy football, weekly contests, and all kinds of betting games. If you're involved in any type of fantasy football, then a hutch provides an ideal way to track players and scores while you watch games.
Open hutch shelves give you a lot of space to display electronics like tablets. While a football game plays on a TV, a tablet can showcase real-time fantasy scores. You could also run apps that showcase game highlights or specialty subscriptions like the Redzone network.
When you display your electronic devices on a hutch, you can relax, eat some game-day food, and watch the games. The hutch shelves are also ideal for alternate ways to track the game. For example, you could put a radio on the hutch to listen to AM, FM, and XM broadcasts of games.
Many hutches also feature small holes on the back walls so you can easily run cords and charging cables directly to devices.
Find a wide selection of hutches at Chris Furniture. Stop by our store in Livonia, MI, to check out what we have in stock and how hutches could fit with your living roomset up.
