Our new family room

Our new family room-- which was a pre-existing space that required tons of work to refinish!-- is still sitting pretty empty. Last night I was "playing" in there, the result of which was furniture layouts defined by rows of shoes and boots that I confiscated from the new mudroom/laundry room. Daniel helped me put down masking tape today so that it no longer looks so... unprofessional.

Here are some pictures of the empty space, none of which do a very good job at capturing the openness or the view (what can I say? I certainly never claim to be a photographer!) :

the masking tape marks the placement of the corner sofa I have picked out


this shot shows the new door to the deck (the old one was where the refrigerator now is)


the masking tape marks where the old built-in cupboards will be rebuilt


looking down the 8' wall that partially separates the laundry room/entrance from the family room (the mound of jackets is because Daniel hasn't had a chance yet to put together the coat hooks on the wall)


these storage shelves were a "bonus" that Bill built for me... eventually I plan on having nice matching baskets on each shelf

This sure is fun stuff!