Talking About and Tackling Tuesday - Updating the Family Room

With being out of work, I get bored really easy. I’ve tackled just about every room in the house and even had a garage sale to make a little money off the junk. We cleared out a ton of toys. It left us with a family room that we could actually us. There was a problem – it was ugly and uninviting. I got the idea that I would update it as we did the rest of the house. My fiancé was out of town so I had to do it on my own. He didn’t know what he was in for when he left me with paint brushes and rollers…LOL. I didn’t pick up the paint until Monday after he headed out of town.

When we converted ¾ of the garage to a family room, we added numerous outlets, stomped the ceiling and put down new carpet. The paint was dull and lifeless. The walls remained bare.

Now we have a warm and inviting space in Milk Chocolate (hum, wonder what I was craving?!?). There's also a trim border going around the room that tops it all off. I removed more clutter from the room, cleaned the carpet and rearranged a few things. My treadmill ruled the room. It’s now out of the way when it’s not in use. We have room for a couch now. Since we moved our ventless fireplace out and into the living room, I need to find a wood entertainment center that has a top shelf to it and some storage. Then the room will be complete and ready for the Wii on Christmas morning!

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