We knew when we moved in that we would want our "relaxation" space done as soon as possible. There had to be one room that we could go to when the rest of the house looked like a construction zone. The family room we started out with was a bit dark with an off white paint that made it look dingy. The fireplace grate was a very dated brass.
One of the main challenges in the room was that the one window, though large, faced out to our covered patio area which limited the amount of light it brought in.
We started by tearing out the base molding, painting the ceiling beams white (Behr Ultra White Opal), painting all of the trim (Behr Ultra Ultra Pure White) and painting the walls a green-blue (Benjamin Moore Wythe Blue). The sellers removed the fireplace grate before we moved in. We don't know why, but we didn't argue. The weird white thing in the fireplace below is the vent cover - I removed it so that I could paint/vacuum the dust out of it and the fireplace seemed like a great place to stash it so it wouldn't get hit with any paint.
Next we put in new 5'' base molding and had six recessed lights installed between the ceiling beams in hopes of giving the room some additional height.
A week later, a special delivery arrived from Pottery Barn.
We got a new coffee table and tv console from their Hamilton reclaimed wood collection. Josh and I both loved them. They're very substantial and high quality and the hardware is beautiful. We also like the reclaimed look so that one day when we have children and they scratch/dent/destroy things, it will have minimum impact on this furniture.
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