# File lib/big_record/connection_adapters/hbase_rest_adapter.rb, line 405
      def column_family(name, options = {})
        hbase_params = self.class.translate_to_adapter_format(options.merge({:name => name}))

        column = self[name] || hbase_params

        @column_families << column unless @column_families.include? column
        self
      end