This workshop walkthrough stays in the order the work happens.
Adrianne from Dream Book Design sent me in this jaw dropping family room before and after. I love what they’ve done and it feels so comfortable and well fitted! Don’t you think? Check it out:
I don’t know about your house, but in ours we spend the most time in the family room. Cuddling on the couch, watching a movie, playing with the pups, reading a good book, etc. We really wanted the room to be stylish but comfortable. Now don’t get me wrong, it is still changing on a monthly basis usually {new chair here, new painting there} but for now, we love it.
The room started off so boring…
I mean, who doesn’t just love those plastic curtains…
Oh, and the striking track lighting..
We knew instantly that the tile had to go.
The lighting had to go.
The curtains had to go.
First things first: get the floors in.
If you’ve never had to live in a house while floors are being put in, you are a lucky person! To say the least, it was a mess! Our memorable friend Steve put the floors in one room at a time, which meant moving everything we owned from room to room until he was finished. There was a solid week where we slept in our family room…fun right? Waking up to Steve walking in the door whistling…ugghh!The process was fun ranging from having to level out a couple of rooms with cement because the previous owner didn’t do the addition properly, to being given a bad batch of glue, and having to remove it all after realizing that it was never going to harden. Poor Steve! BUT it was all so worth it. The floors are Virginia Mills hand scraped distressed oak. They are striking, and we love them:)
Next up was painting..everything! We painted the ceiling, crown molding and base boards, {this was the only room in the house with that already installed- thank you Jesus!} and the finally smoothed out walls. We did however add trim to the opening into the dining room and around the windows, which adds a nice touch. I have decided after painting that room, that I loathe painting ceilings. We used Behr Premium Plus Ultra- the only paint we trust now. It truly saves you from doing three extra coats, and your sanity from spending all day, every day painting!
We then installed the wainscoting, which was the same process ashere. It makes the room so striking, if you are ever considering it, JUST DO IT.
Finally the fun part, decorating! We changed out the gross track lighting to a fun chandelier we got at Lowes {who would have thought Lowes would have a great chandelier?!} We also changed the curtains to some fun Damask ones we got at Target. One of the best additions to the room is the electric fireplace.
The fireplace is a Dimplex Kenton, which started out looking like this.
When J told me he wanted to put it in I thought it would look totally cheesy. He convinced me by adding a base to it to make it look like it came with the house, and then made sure to match the trim and everything perfectly. Best thing about it: it actually puts out warmth, for the whole two months we need it here in Phoenix;)
Overall, here it is…
What do you think? I Love the colors, and the wainscoting! What do you like most?
