Project #1- The Family Room

We needed for just one room to be finished, so we'd have a place to relax- and not feel anxious being surrounded by more projects.

This room was a no-brainer, since all it really needed was painting. 

Here's the BEFORE shot:

We were very fortunate to have Mom & Dad staying with us through the move.  They got all three coats of wall paint, plus all the moulding painting done while we were at work that week! 

Here's the AFTER:

Eventually, some of the more formal furniture (piano, secretary) may move into a formal living room- but that space is currently the dining room... 

So, for now, I'm very happy with this room.  It feels warm & comfortable.  Just a few odds & ends to finish up:  paint the radiators, finish hanging pictures, get new fireplace tools.

I'm already getting excited about decorating for Christmas in here!

In Progress:

Grounding the "floating beam"

There was this odd (sheet-rocked) box going around the top of the fireplace.  Since it was painted the same color as the walls, it looked like the center beam was just floating.

I figured the best way to ground it was to paint it brown, so that it looks like the beams that go around the perimeter of the room.

Decorative Details: