I initially designed the family room differently, as I explained in this post. The first picture below is of the small (7x14) office I framed. There was to be a small window on the office wall to give a view of the rest of the basement and let us keep an eye on the kids. After some internal debate I decided to rip it out and instead I built the fireplace you see below as the focal point of the family room, shifting the area where a TV would be installed 90 degrees from the West wall to the North wall. I definitely like this arrangement better. There is some extra space for kids toys now behind our couch, and it makes basement appear much cozier and a bit less utilitarian.
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| Office partially framed, later scrapped for the fireplace. |
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| Fireplace framed, wiring closet also to the left. |
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| More of the fireplace and wiring closet. |
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Fireplace showing some of the ceiling above.
This ceiling area allows for cabling or whatever to be
installed throughout the finished basement. |
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You've seen this already if you read post 2, but here
is a pic of the back of family room, with the fireplace
unseen to the right. |
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| Partially sheet rocked |
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| Sheet rocked |
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Another angle sheet rocked. Getting rid of all that scrap sheet rock was
a horrible job. |
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Partially finished fireplace area, new mantle up and fireplace installed.
Side shelves installed, but still some trim work needed. |
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| View from back of family room toward kitchenette and 2nd bedroom. |
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| Baseboard trim and carpet down! |
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| Fireplace view, mostly done. |
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| View of 2nd bedroom wall and entry way. |
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| Finished. Note the crown moulding added. |
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| Detail of right side fireplace built-in. |
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| Left side fireplace built-in. |
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| Fireplace close-up. |
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| Crown close-up |
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