The family room has won the contest to be the next construction project for the spring! Our current family room is very dark, and with wood paneling on all the walls, fake wooden beams on the ceiling, and incredibly ugly brick on the walls, its also quite outdated. This room, along with the kitchen and the master bedroom, are where we spend almost all of our time. That means that we’re going to be putting alot of work into this room.
First thing to go will be all of the wood paneling, and the cieling. There is no Sheetrock behind the paneling on the walls, so that will need to be added. Normaly I wouldn’t bother with the cieling, but this one is textured, and has fake wooden beams across it. Rather than attempting to skim coat or sand down the ceiling, we’re just going to replace it. In addition we’re going to add in two big skylights to get some more natural light in. The old aluminum window will also be replaced with a nice new energy efficient (read:expensive) casement window. The brick wall with the fireplace, will be covered up with some drywall, except for the center six feet or so, which will get stone veneer. We’ll also be getting a nice new fireplace door, and a new hearth. Lastly we will be getting some nice new carpet to keep our feet warm.
We’ve already got the skylights and windows on order, and will be ordering the stone veneer in the next week or so. I’m starting the demolition this week, and hopefully will have the whole thing wrapped up before the middle of June, when it’ll be to hot to work in the evenings.