The original intent was to just do the floor, but as we got into the project we decided to take care of other things in the family room. We ended up starting with the floor when we should have ended with the floor. C'est la vie.

We found some surprises in the wall and added some conduit for network and multimedia. We also upgraded the insulation since the walls were open.

There was no lighting in the family room, just one switched outlet. Add the dark bricks and you end up with the darkest room in the house. We updated the lighting and moved some outlets around to make them more usable.

We decided to rehang the drywall since we took out the half wall and had a hole anyway. There was a crack between the family room and kitchen that was just not repairable so we might as well take the opportunity to remove all the damage and try to fix it once and for all. Of course, we had to paint all that as well.

We revamped the fireplace to lighten it up and modernize it.