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3-Step Makeover: Cozy Family Space

Every house has a room where the family gathers. We turned this home's gathering space into a cozy retreat in three easy steps.

By Lacey Howard

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Stage 1: Uninspired Space

In this suburban ranch-style home, the space just off the kitchen is where the homeowners and their young family gather. But here in Stage 1, the space's lack of storage, dull color palette, and arrangement of furnishings isn't welcoming for family members, young or old. The room is long and narrow with both a fireplace and a bay window as competing focal points along one wall. As is, the room doesn't put its square footage to good use. But architecturally, this space has a lot going for it: the fireplace, the bay window, and the wainscoting that wraps the room.

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vtaylor27 says:
I have a long boring room just like this and I really need to see these pictures!
I have a long boring room just like this and I really need to see these pictures!

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vtaylor27 wrote:

I have a long boring room just like this and I really need to see these pictures!

11/8/2009 09:37:18 PM Report Abuse
zhipingfeng02 wrote:

I can't see photo #s 2,3,5 &7 as well

11/6/2009 10:51:26 AM Report Abuse
hsgjenglish wrote:

What I can see looks great... but I can't see photo #s 2,3,5 &7!

11/5/2009 06:01:26 PM Report Abuse
sanibelemerald wrote:

where the heck are the photos for Slides 2, 3, & 4 ? This 3-step makeover isn't easy to follow when you have only the text and no accompanying photos! Wnat gives??????

11/5/2009 04:27:53 PM Report Abuse

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