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Before & After: A Small Living Room Remodel

by - Tuesday, June 28, 2011

Here it is, finally, the renovated living room. I don't know why it took us so long to get this room done. There weren't any major structural changes aside from the building of the fireplace but I guess when you touch every surface from floor to ceiling, it takes a bit of time. It took a bit of time to turn something that looks like this...

small living room remodel before and after, before and after living room makeover, living room renovation

 and turn it into this...

small living room remodel before and after, before and after living room makeover, living room renovation

Let's see that again.

small living room remodel before and after, before and after living room makeover, living room renovation

small living room remodel before and after, before and after living room makeover, living room renovation

small living room remodel before and after, before and after living room makeover, living room renovation

small living room remodel before and after, before and after living room makeover, living room renovation

So what exactly happened in this small living room remodel? We wanted to freshen up this living room and make it cozy but on a budget. The fireplace, while not inexpensive, would have a huge impact and really help add character to this room.

We started with HandyMan building the fireplace frame. This helped determine the position of the pot lights which were installed next. We removed the old wallpaper and uncovered a hidden treasure that turned out to be nothing more than a hole in the wall. Then we had the stuccoed ceiling skim-coated (a change which instantly made the room feel much more modern and new) and painted the room.


small living room remodel before and after, before and after living room makeover, living room renovation

small living room remodel before and after, before and after living room makeover, living room renovation

radiator cover, diy radiator, radiator cover mesh

small living room remodel before and after, before and after living room makeover, living room renovation

small living room remodel before and after, before and after living room makeover, living room renovation

small living room remodel before and after, before and after living room makeover, living room renovation

We found a hutch and a dresser which we spray painted and updated with new hardware. HandyMan built one more of his awesome radiator covers and installed the baseboards. I ordered curtains and practiced my styling skills with the hutch. We spent a lot time trying to figure out the tile for the fireplace and it turned out looking great. And finally, we added some new furniture and put it in place like we planned.

small living room remodel before and after, before and after living room makeover, living room renovation


small living room remodel before and after, before and after living room makeover, living room renovation

Even though this is a small living room, it has much more pattern and colour than any other room in the house. The wallpaper in the dining room kind of forced us to also use colour in the living room, but I'm really embracing the look. We tried to be a bit bolder in our decorating choices, mixing textures, patterns, and styles. I would have to say this was the hardest room to decorate in our house!

We've tried to keep this a room everyone can enjoy so that means that Chloe's toys and books have a place here too. There's one thing left to do which is pretty up the sideboard wall. We need to turn the sideboard into a media cabinet (hence the cable box sitting on top) and I think we'll be painting the sideboard too, to lighten things up on that side of the room.

 
 

But that's a bigger project for another day. For now, we'll just sit back and enjoy sitting in a finished room. I hope you've enjoyed this before and after of our living room remodel!

small living room remodel before and after, before and after living room makeover, living room renovation

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