More Wallpaper?!

The family room. After a long days work, and a nice home cooked meal, all you want to do is sit back, relax with a glass of vino/scotch/beer/alcohol of choice and watch some DVR'd shows.

Sounds like a great Tuesday evening, but in our fixer upper, we have one minor issue. WALLPAPER! Apparently, the half-bath had pollinated the family room and was beginning to take over the house. We knew if we didn't stop it here, that this could have been the second coming of wallpaper as a viable trend.

Sponge-like Wallpaper? (Previous Owners)

Following the same steps outlined in Bathroom of Horrors, we removed all of the wallpaper. Since this occurred over the work week, took about a week to do (which was much better mentally).

Wallpaper and Previous Crown Molding Removed

While pulling off, what I like to call "the Devil's skin", we decided to redo the crown molding. This meant  ripping out the old stuff with a crowbar, which made a nice stress reliever.

Crown Molding

Putting up crown molding is not for the faint of heart. If you are not good at geometry, I would suggest hiring a contractor. We decided to put the molding at a 45 degree angle (previous owners put baseboards flat against the wall) and also add trim underneath to make it look even bigger. All-in-all, the crown molding ran us about $1,000 dollars (also took the crown molding into the family room, foyer, sitting room in master bedroom, upstairs hallway, and dining room), but well worth it.

After some taping, patching holes, and adding in recessed lighting (contracted out at $90/light), we were ready for some paint!

After Hours Renovation (Renovation Raiders Style)

A fresh coat of paint, new sectional from Haverty's, mounted 55-inch TV, coffee and end tables from Arhaus, and some decor (Picture Wall), we were finally able to call it our family room. Which now has the added benefit of being wallpaper free since 2013.

In total, we spent the following:
- Sectional $3500
- Coffee and End Tables $800
- Paint $30
- Molding (Pro Rated) $300
- TV Mount $60
- Decor $100
- New Blinds (faux wood from Home Depot $35/each)
- TV (Had previously)

For a grand total of ~$4,850. Not the cheapest but we decided not to go cheap on the tables and the couches since we spend so much time in this room.

Hope this gives you the push to take on your family room and make it your first fixer upper.