Monday

Decorating Birthday Gift Cont'd - Family Room

We have the family room just about finished and can show you before and after pictures.
I'll start with how we removed the valances from the windows.
BEFORE:
The Breakfast Nook and Family Room are together.
Note the valance on the porch window.
Also note the plate rack on the left and the Zodiac plaque
above the back door.
 
 Plate rack with Butterfly Plates

AFTER:
 Valance removed from Breakfast Nook window
We left the one above the blinds on the left.

BEFORE:
 

Right side of Family Room, Before:

 

 AFTER:
 
 (The blue chair is a temporary footstool
until Jan finds one!
Left side of Family Room, After:

Fireplace Before:
 

Fireplace After:
 
Removing the valances gives the room a light and airy look!

BEFORE: Below, These pictures were separated from the third one
that was in another room:

AFTER: We did a vignette of the three matching pictures, one
is on a stand:
 

 

BEFORE:
Top of entertainment center:
 
 
 The clutter disappeared!

AFTER:
 

Remember the butterfly plates that were on the wall rack?
 
 They are now on plate stands on top of the 
entertainment center! (See above picture.)

This library table had been in the living room,
we put it where the faux fireplace was:

 
 
BEFORE:
The other side of the Family Room
where it connects into the kitchen.
I removed the two plaques below
 

AFTER:
and replaced them with Jan's spoon rack collection:
 

 

BEFORE:
Family Room 
Laundry baskets to keep dog off the white sofa!
(White sofa was moved to living room.)

 AFTER: Family Room

AFTER:
Very clean-cut, uncluttered, light and airy look!




See other rooms we re-decorated, click here:




Next week I'll share the Living Room.

Katherine

1 comment:

Creations By Cindy said...

It is all turning out so lovely Katherine. Girl, you have a gift! Hugs and blessings, Cindy