Thursday, November 17, 2011

Before & After: Family Room

We’re moving pretty slowly with decorating our home [we will have lived here TWO years in January!] but we have managed to do a few projects around here.

There were a few obvious things that were on the top of our to-do list.  #1: the family room area.

BEFORE

Isn’t this just a bizarre use of space?  Do we really need to have a big post coming out of the fireplace like that for the flue?  It’s all just strange. Plus the pink/green tile was just killing me. 

Copy of fireplace in family room

AFTER

So, in October 2010 we had a fabulous general contractor come in and frame/stucco in the windows, give us a real mantle, & a built-in.  And one year later . . . October 2011 . . . I finally found a tile of sorts to put on the fireplace.  So, it’s finally complete!  And a MUCH better use of space for the family room.  And, it allows the couch to face the other way so it really opened up the room. 

AFTER family room (1 of 1)

Next project?  The bathrooms that are still stuck in the 1980’s!

10 comments:

Alyssa Griffeth said...

IT LOOKS FABULOUS!!! I absolutely love it! That pink and blue tile was pretty awesome though... :)

J-Leav said...

I love the new tile surround. It looks like brick to me in this picture. Am I close?

mrs. timberlake said...

**********love**********
great improvement! bye bye "cosby show"... hello "modern family"!

Nikki, Cody, and Tessa said...

Fab! It looks amazing! Good job on seeing the vision, just knowing someday the potential of that space.

Lauren said...

Love it! I love built-ins.

Julie T. said...

You are such a great decorator... it looks awesome!

Doreen Griffeth said...

Love it! I love seeing what you can do with space. I just don't get the ideas! Thanks for the pictures!
Love,
MOM G

Becky Chatwin said...

Your room looks so great! You have great taste!

The Skeehan Family said...

the final final end product is utterly amazing, SERIouSLY!!!

Unknown said...

All I can say is WOW!