Family room nearly complete (PIP) just need large area rug!
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Comments (33)Thanks. I was skeptical about doing the work on my own until a couple of family members had big changes to where they live and the story was the same. Behind schedule, over budget and go backs because of mosaic tile and other details not done so well. Projects started off small and now there's this mammoth one. I'm hoping projects get smaller in the future. Here we are four months in. I talked to a friend who's a builder and civil engineer about removing the wall and the plans on raising the ceiling in the family room. After some exploratory surgery we determined that it's not only feasible but quite easy. The only design change is that there needs to be a column underneath a point load but we can live with that. At this point the kitchen structural repair is done along with most of the electrical work. Since the peninsula will be on both sides of the line between the kitchen and family room I need to tear out all the flooring in there and do whatever else needs to be done. Removing hardwood flooring is easy. Set your circular saw at 3/4" plus a little and go at it. The wood needed to go anyway - the addition is only 10 years old but the floor is permanently deflected because of the gigantic bar the previous owners had here. It's also scratched up and the finish is terrible. It's also cupped, which is a huge warning sign that something bad lies below... The addition is only 10 years old but brown rot also lives in here. Before the addition there was a raised, concrete topped patio. Instead of removing it when they added to the house they took only enough for the joists to fit. The wood was sitting 1/2 inch from bare earth. It took a solid week of digging and finding creative places to hide the dirt to get rid of it all. Two feet down, 6 cubic yards. The only consolation prize was finding leftover debris from when the house was new. I now know the entire color scheme and materials they used back in the 1950s. Yay. We also got great news from our friend the builder. The framers should be available sometime the next week to have a look at what it'll take to do the wall and ceiling work, then maybe get started the following week. Awesome! That means it's time to break out the drywall between the kitchen and family room. Apparently the dark and dreary corner of the kitchen where the pantry will go was once a nice eat in breakfast area with a window. This is our first taste of what the completed kitchen area will look like....See MoreUpdate: Picking an area rug for my family room...
Comments (9)Thanks everyone! The mirror is actually done in a green color with some decorative painting on it in a sort of botanical design. I was *thinking* about painting the outside edges of the mirror black, the front flat part the red in the room and then having some of those vinyl "wall words" done in a custom fashion to go around the frame of the mirror in black. I was thinking "Live Well, Laugh Often, Love Deeply" in a script font. What do you think? I love the rug but just wish it was a bit bigger. It is a 9X12 and my furniture doesn't fit all the way on it. I switched the furniture to an L-shape and the back legs of the chair and sofa are off of the rug. I don't think that this one comes any larger. Hmmmnn... The mantel is really bothering me in brown. Do you guys really think it would be too much black on that wall if I painted it black? Maybe I should paint it back to the trim color. Thanks for any advice!...See MorePlans nearly complete. Please critique
Comments (15)Thank you all for your responses. I appreciate your thoughts. I’ll try and respond in order. I’m not a big fan of stone/masonry and I wasn’t completely sold on the front elevation. Covenants in this building area require minimum 60% masonry on the front elevation. I’m wondering if it would look better to have some of the walls be full height masonry and some full height regular siding to achieve this 60%? We will definitely take a long look at the exposed foundation mentioned. We’re hoping for somewhat of a prairie style influence and looking for a low and wide roof. I hadn’t considered that we may have overshot on that look for the roof. I should have mentioned the front of the house will have a southern exposure. Another covenant requires minimum 1800 sq. on the main living level. We currently live in a 1250 sq. ranch and are very comfortable. I’m personally not a big fan of large houses. I like the term “right sizing”. For me, bigger houses mean more taxes, more maintenance, more cleaning, higher energy costs, in short, more dollars (is my Dutch showing?). In a sense, this house is bigger than I had originally hoped for, but we love this lot and so we’re “stuck” with that 1800 sq. covenant. A lot of the zigs and zags are an attempt to get to that 1800 without going over and getting the rooms we want. The “shop” in the garage is another attempt to get to that 1800. It was originally supposed to be open to the garage, but we enclosed it to get that finished space. We were hoping to keep our main living spaces as close together as possible. The kitchen, garage entry, laundry and master suite. During the work week that’s where we spend 90% of our time. I will definitely look more into the ceiling breaks. That’s a great suggestion. The garage size is a big deal for me. I’m a major tool guy. I always have at least a 3rd vehicle that I like to play around with. I very much dislike a cramped garage. I like to be able to open car doors without hitting all the things being stored in there. Lawn equipment, tools, snow blowers, air compressor, snow tires, and again more tools J. I’m hoping to avoid having to put a separate shop building up for all my “stuff”. Maybe I will need to reconsider?...See MoreNeed help on area rug sizing and placement for large space
Comments (13)Esmaili Rugs and Antiques, Inc. ingrid_vc so. CA zone 9 I like the light colored one best I think... and I definitely want a modern pattern. I found a local retailer who can do custom size rugs (even custom variations of rug patterns in store with colors we match / pick out). I checked this one out. Was thinking I could even change the black to blue? But I kind of like the black for contrast. Or is that too many colors? Or should I go for more COLOR? I need COLOR IN MY LIFE! But, I could do that with pillows, art, and accessories..... ? I am planning on doing automatic shades, not drapes, in this room.. prob neutral so won't add much color. Also, don't mind the outdoor furniture that's all bunched up against the window... and I just put the orange pillows on the sofa to try and get some color going for reference. You all are so much help!...See Moredecormyhomepls
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