OUR REMODEL UPDATE!!!! (The 'DURING' phase!) ...finally!

SNEEK PEAK!!!!
OK....So....I'm finally getting back to Blogging!!! And no, it hasn't been because the family room took forever to finish....it's because I guess I'm just a bit lax with my blogging skills so I just don't DO IT!! I'm a Blog Procrastinator" (Good thing I don't do it for a living!) I can't even compare to others, I know!

Well..I shared the demolition my husband did in the Family Room..months ago!!

see Family Room Demolition!

Since then we've shopped, painted, shopped and painted and more of the same!  Finally after a few months....we're finished!!  But..first I want to share some of the "During" photos!

We replaced the paneled walls with sheetrock, since we wanted a more formal look!

Covered the painted brick fireplace too!

and wired it for 'future' TV

On weekends and many evenings, after his daytime job, Todd diligently toiled and labored (with love!) Even on rainy days!!!

 Todd turned the 3 beamed ceiling into a coffered ceiling! Looks more formal!  Then he replaced all the tan electrical outlets and light switches with white ones.  He replaced a single lighting/fan with two hanging lights!

 Found them at Lowe's

Then found this large candle holder that matches the lights (at Z Gallerie)!!!

Next we went shopping and purchased our new rug and sofa at Ashley Furniture!

See allllll the wonderful colors in the rug that we had to choose from, to decorate with?

We picked a neutral sofa so I can add colorful decorative pillows!

Then the painting began....

This is the darkest green in the whole paint store!! Hated it!!! It was actually the 2nd color Todd had painted the room. The first was too pale of a beige!! Both of which a 'decorator' recommended after seeing our new rug! So...then we decided on the paint color ourselves!

Much, much better paint choice!!  We like light and bright!  Happy now!  (Happy wife, happy life!)  Of course he agreed with me!  Next...Todd covered the rest of the fireplace with glass tiles and installed a piece of granite on the hearth!  Now, not any of the old 'brick fireplace' to be seen!!! 

We designed a new mantle and had the cabinet people make it along with the custom built-ins.  Got the idea for this mantle from Candice Olson, similar to one she showed on an episode of her show on HGTV, "Candice Tells All".

Next..laid the rug out, turned on the lights and added the sofa, then began to fill the shelves!

Changing things up! Our Family Room's getting a 'Makeover'.

It's 2012 and the FAMILY ROOM is getting a makeover!!  Here's how the family room looked when we bought our home in 2008:

 

  Not sure what the previous owners had used this room for.  But...I could NOT live with it this way and Todd wasn't really ready to remodel this room.   So we did a temporary fix.  We kept the furniture we moved with us and gave the cream colored paneled walls a coat of khaki paint.  Todd replaced the fan/light fixture with one we brought with us.  Then removed the  wooden cornices from over the patio doors and front windows.   Tore out the smelly carpet and put down pretty wood flooring.  Soon afterwards we added a mantel.

So...we did a "Temporary " fix to make it livable!  (see below)

 

 

 

Well.....Now Todd has decided to do our 'PERMANENT MAKEOVER'.   So, I now have most of the above furniture on Craigslist.  Most is down in the basement,  the rest is stuffed in our Dining Room!  We went shopping and found a neutral Sofa and a new rug....(which haven't arrived yet!)  Can't wait to show them.  Once we get the rug in, we will choose a paint color!!!!!  So excited!!!

Due to the many books Todd has accumulated and read, he wants built-ins on either side of the fireplace to display them in.  (I myself read on a Kindle).

So the emptying out process began Saturday night....

Good-bye odds and ends!

Removing the valance & curtains I'd made for over the patio doors!

Good bye old TV!

One of two matching chairs which I had re-upholstered (and never blogged about!)

Getting emptied out!

Good-bye dear old friend!

Floor and fireplace is all that's remaining!

View from the kitchen

Good-Bye rug that went so well with the red sofa & love seat!

(Just another view)

The cedar chest/coffee table mayyyyyyy be staying!  Been in Todd's family a long time!

Anyway....After removing everything... Todd started with scraping off the popcorn texture on the ceiling, and removing the crown molding and paneling, (except where the built-ins will go) :

Removing part of the molding around beams!

Beams have to stay!

And so...outside to dispose of paneling

Cutting to make it fit in back of pickup to haul away!

He is definitely a 'neat' and 'organized' worker!

Back and forth....in and out the house, all weekend!  He's such a dedicated worker!!

Done?

These were our temporary shades on patio doors!

Salvaged most of the molding!  (New windows Todd recently installed!)

I numbered and diagrammed all molding to be painted white and put back later!

Our computer desk!  (I kept it hooked up until no longer possible).

Removed shelving above computer desk....you can see the original color of the paneling!

Now Todd and friend replacing old french patio doors

Nice!  Have built in blinds!!!!  (no more dusty window coverings)

Tah Dah!!!!!

:D  all new outlets!!!!

to be continued!!!!