DH and I busted our behinds trying to get our living room remodel done before the family reunion at our house over last weekend. We didn't get to the curtains or floors, but the difference between the before and after is tremendous. Just wanted to share.
Just when we were starting (the room was emptied):
The new fireplace wall. We had a friend of a friend build the bookcases, and we completed the world's hardest jigsaw puzzle with the stones around the fireplace. This picture was taken at night with the new spotlights shining down on the cabinets:
A view before we got the ugly 4x10 painted cedar beams out of the ceiling. These were 30 foot beams that were toe-nailed into the walls and didn't have any structural purpose to the room. The only thing they did was to lower the ceiling by 10 inches. You can see in the ceiling of the dining room in the foreground where we had already replaced the beams with 1x6's:
Some pictures taken this afternoon. The long wall had a single patio door that went out to our deck. We punched 3 more holes and added another patio door and 2 windows. You can't see them in these pictures, but there is a lake behind the house. We couldn't really see the view unless we were standing in one spot in the living room. I can now see the lake from anywhere in the kitchen, dining room and living room. We added a ceiling fan and replaced the eyeball lights with recessed canned lights.
Taken while standing by the fireplace:
Taken while standing in my sun room through one of the patio doors. That's Lola standing in the window:
Just when we were starting (the room was emptied):
The new fireplace wall. We had a friend of a friend build the bookcases, and we completed the world's hardest jigsaw puzzle with the stones around the fireplace. This picture was taken at night with the new spotlights shining down on the cabinets:
A view before we got the ugly 4x10 painted cedar beams out of the ceiling. These were 30 foot beams that were toe-nailed into the walls and didn't have any structural purpose to the room. The only thing they did was to lower the ceiling by 10 inches. You can see in the ceiling of the dining room in the foreground where we had already replaced the beams with 1x6's:
Some pictures taken this afternoon. The long wall had a single patio door that went out to our deck. We punched 3 more holes and added another patio door and 2 windows. You can't see them in these pictures, but there is a lake behind the house. We couldn't really see the view unless we were standing in one spot in the living room. I can now see the lake from anywhere in the kitchen, dining room and living room. We added a ceiling fan and replaced the eyeball lights with recessed canned lights.
Taken while standing by the fireplace:
Taken while standing in my sun room through one of the patio doors. That's Lola standing in the window: