Family Room Touch Up

While we had the paint out for the powder room, we also did the touch up on the walls that were re-done in the family room.

Here's the before of the boxed in pipes...




















And the after photos...

I'll be happy to get rid of the big plastic sheet hanging in the family room, but that will have to stay until after the kitchen floors get sanded.

Sheetrock- Day 15

Whew- the kitchen has been sanded!

 It doesn't look much different, but for the record...

View from the back door

View from the dining room doorway

Butler's Pantry

 These rooms are now ready for primer!

The third coats of spackle went on the family room side, but still needs to be sanded:

Looking towards the kitchen doorway

Reverse

Covering Pipes

These were all still at "Sheetrock- Day 10", but I thought the issue warranted it's own post!

We weren't even thinking about the two radiator pipes that run up the wall in the family room.
Now that it will be a doorway right next to them, the contractor & drywall guy brought up the fact that they are much more accessible now than they were when they were just against the back wall.  This means that there's the higher possibility someone could get burned if they grab or even brush against them as they pass (they get SUPER hot).

Although we HATE boxing stuff in, we decided that was the best option here.

Adding drywall

Framing it out

There was also significant progress closing in where the back window used to be...

I'm approximately a week behind in my posts... things are moving along!  The breaking news is that the cabinet installation has been scheduled for Oct. 27! (Our contractor told us he'd be ready for that October 19, but the 27th is the first date the cabinet installer had available.)  Now we're making the final countertop decisions and getting that scheduled for Oct 29th, as advised by the cabinet installer.

Break Through- First Floor!

Things are getting messy around here!!!

They're doing their best to contain the dust, but it's inevitable at this stage.

It's all incased in plastic for the time being, so hard to get a good sense of what it's going to look like!

Here's what we've got going on...

Family Room Opening

View from the "Kitchen"

View from the family room

 First Floor Hallway Opening

View from Foyer

This is going to become a coat closet, but they had to break through to move the basement door around to the back (it is located on the right under those stairs).  The reverse of this is where the refrigerator is going to be set back into the wall in the new kitchen.

This is the view between the sheets of plastic in the hallway.
The old basement doorway, and the new one is moving to the back, so it opens into the kitchen.

 Kitchen/Dining Room Opening

View from old kitchen

This doorway will be coming from the NEW dining room, and go into the butler's pantry, turning right to enter into the NEW kitchen. 

Family Room- New TV table

Recently we decided to get rid of the TV cabinet that was in the Family Room.

I liked the old one because it had doors that closed to conceal the TV when not in use.  The problem was, it was just so big & boxy.

OLD:

NEW:

The slate on the side panels match the colors in the stone fireplace really nicely.

The finish has a bit of distressing, which goes with the coffee table.  I like the wavy glass cabinet doors- and was happy that the remotes can "read" through them.

The "drawers" slide out to hold the remotes and DVDs.

The room feels much more open...

BEFORE:

AFTER:

And we added a chess board.
The boys are now all wrapped up in having chess matches.  They have small plastic sets of their own, but we decided to bring out one that we had purchased on our honeymoon.  It's fossil marble & onyx, and we fell in love with it instantly.  It was HEAVY carrying it back home as a carry-on... good memories!

Mike had the great idea of using those little stick-on pads on the bottom of the board.  So now, it's getting lots of use and no chance of it scratching up the new coffee table!

Catching Up- July 2014

After the last two Family Room updates (here & here) , I realized that we've had quite a few decorative additions that have been overlooked.

My parents recently moved to a new place (closer to us- yay!!!)  They've lived in the old house for 40+ years!  To prepare for the move, they sorted their treasures and passed some of them to my brother & I for our homes.

Here are some of the items that have been added to our Family Room...

I already mentioned the pie crust table, which I placed between our two new chairs:

An antique mantle clock:

I was afraid it would be too formal looking in the family room, but I don't think it is... especially now that I have some nicer furniture in there (the new couch, coffee table & chairs)!

An antique brass oil lamp:

A reproduction electric parlor lamp:

I think this lamp IS a bit too fancy for the room... but the color is perfect, and it rally looks pretty when the sun is shining through it in the morning.  I don't know, I may end up moving it into the parlor, once we have the addition built... but for now it'll stay here to keep from getting broken! 

A small round marble top table:

This table is the PERFECT size for next to the chaise lounge!  

I feel like it needs something on top of it... not sure what yet!

I love the eclectic feel that these items have added to the room.  Plus I grew up being surrounded by these things, and it's cool that my boys will grow up with them too!

Family Room Update- New Chairs

I feel like the Family Room has come a long way in the past few months!  

I had considered it pretty much "done", meaning we didn't need to do any more painting, construction, etc.

BUT I've been wanting to replace some of the furniture for a while now.  I was just waiting for the right pieces to come along... first the chaise lounge, then the couch, then the coffee table, and finally matching chairs to replace the love seat!

We found them at a department store over Memorial Day weekend.  

The pattern's a little more bold than I usually go for, but I love them!

The colors in the print match perfectly with the room!

They're really comfy- perfect for snuggling up in to read.  I can't wait until winter when I can turn the chair and read by the fire!

Here's how the room is now looking...

Between the chairs, I put an antique pie crust table that my parents had given me- it's just the right size!

Here's a Before/After shot:

Family Room Update- Coffee table

After we purchased the new couch, it was clear that we'd also need a new coffee table.  While we love our leather coffee table, it was just too short- something I hadn't thought of when ordering the couch!  Plus the old table would be great up in the media room to store movies in (it has GREAT storage space!)

I decided to keep an eye on the sales, and wait for the right table to come along, since we weren't in a rush. Back in April, I came across this on Joss & Main... and Mike loved it too!

It fit all of our criteria:
-A bit rustic, to go with the room...  It's made out of reclaimed wood & iron.

Legs of the table

Drawer knobs

-Will hold up well to heavy use... the weathered texture of the reclaimed wood means I don't have to stress about it getting scratched.

Top of the table

-Storage... the lower shelf & drawers are perfect for magazines, coasters, remotes.

Here it is in front of the new couch...

And the Family Room now looks like this...

From the doorway

Reverse- from the side of the fireplace

Here's a quick comparison shot (including the couch update)

Next up is getting rid of that green loveseat.  We took advantage of a Memorial Day sale, and got something for there ordered and being delivered later in the month!