I just can’t wait any longer. I have to show you our living room now that the wall is out. After this, I promise to be in thankful Thanksgiving mode for the rest of the week. First, let’s take it back to the original before photos.
Here is the front living room when we first considered buying the house. And just behind that wall on the right is the crematorium back living room.
I think dark paneling must have been the law in 1964. And wood burning stoves that get to be ten million degrees. Here is the room now.
Let’s see that again, shall we?
The room the night before construction…
…And the room now. Hallelujah. Praise the Lord. And Amen.
**For anyone who is under the false impression that The Man and I did this ourselves, let me give you a hearty laugh and a firm never-in-a-million-years. They are called Billy and Walon and they work magic.
They did that SO FAST!! I can’t believe it…what….a week? LOVE IT! The the columns. Just perfect!
Beautiful!!!
Beautiful!!! That turned out amazingly well!
I love billy and waylon
Oh, my goodness! Wowza!
Okay, get yourself in full-bore thankfulness mode now, but please pause long enough to take some photos of the rooms all furnished and show us how things look.
It’s fun to celebrate with you!
I kid you not, I totally gasped when I saw the “after” pic. I LOVE IT!
Wow… what a beautiful home!
Emily, you should think about submitting this post to http://betterafter.blogspot.com/
that room is so fresh and beautiful! what a wonderful re-do!
It’s absolutely lovely and looks like it has always been exactly as it is right now! Congratulations! I love how you’ve made this house work for you and suit your needs and taste! I didn’t think it could get better after painting the brick, but there it is!
Unbelievable – truly amazing and incredible. Your friend, Lee, is a genius!
Some of the “before” pics didn’t show up for me, but from all I can see, that is a wonderful transformation. I know you’re proud of it. Must feel like a whole new house.
it is LOVELY!!! it turned out just the way i imagined it when you first posted. gorgeous, gorgeous, GORGEOUS!!!
Okay, so this looks amazing!!! I am envious! Now I am anxious as to how you will arrange furniture in that big ole’ space… the only other predicament (okay, maybe not the only one) I have with opening up our two living rooms. Can’t wait to see!!! GREAT JOB!!
Whoa! That is amazing! I love the transformation!
OH
MY
GOSH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! L-O-V-E it!!!
i need to see it with furniture.
i liked the two rooms, so now i need to be sold on the one great room.
the new non-wall does look nice.
Emily, it is beautiful! I might start coveting that open space:)
wowsers! that is awesome! you didn’t even participate in the demo? come on…surely you did.
Awesome! That’s WAY more conducive to large group gatherings! Way to GO!
Beautiful!!!
-FringeGirl
That is absolutely BEAUTIFUL!!
Stunning!!
That is beautiful — love the pillars! I can’t believe how fast tha that all came together (or maybe it’s just me — probably didn’t feel nearly as fast for you!).
Wow… it looks fantastic! What a transformation it is!
It looks really great and I can’t wait to see the room w/ the furniture and all!
Wow, Emily, that is one big honkin’ great room now! I love, love it and the columns are the perfect touch. I know you are doing the happy dance, I would be too. It’s wowza!
Now…..before you put the furniture back…..turn on some Frank Sinatra and dance with your man!
It looks FABULOUS!!!! Enjoy!
G.O.R.G.E.O.U.S.
Oh my goodness, Emily! When we were talking about what you should do in there, I never dreamed it could look so amazing! Wow~what a perfect space to have your friends and youth groups over to. Love the columns!!
That looks fabulous. I like the molding the best. I wish we had a Billy and Walon out here to work magic, except I would have to pay them in canned beans. Somehow we have a lot, all of the sudden. Or maybe they could remind me how I change my picture up there–since that baby is a boy now. Anyway, good job–you have good taste and that will be so nice when the masses gather at your house.
Oh man that is SO beautiful and will be much more useful to you and your family (and friends…and youth group kids). I bet you guys are really loving it. You’ll have to come by and see my kitchen redo, it has been overwhelming with so many people working around in our home and it’s almost all done. Come see come see!!
Man! I can’t believe the change it made in the room. It is beautiful.
That is super cool!!!!! Looks great!
holy cow – I missed this… Emily – it’s GORGEOUS! *wipes away tears of self-pity* I so seriously wish we had our own home… Look at that light!
Ohhh! Fill it up and post more picture please! Just in time for the tree and trimmings. We know one of the things you are grateful for sister!
Thanksgiving blessings to you and yours.
WoW, Emily! I can’t wait to see it decorated. You have such vision and can see beyond the obvious. Love it!
NCJill
PS Painted my kitchen Emily-black! Come see!
Holy smokes! I am so impressed! I recently redid my mantle decor and based it off yours. I LOVE it! The giant room looks great!
I would love to see it with furniture. We are thinking about taking out a wall between our living room and “sitting room”. Curious about how the furniture will work in the space. Thanks. It looks beautiful.
Absolutely stunning!
Ok, late to the celebration. This is FABULOUS. OH.MY.WORD. Love it.
beautiful! and super exciting! Kelly
that is absolutely gorgeous!! My favorite thing is your attention to the architectural detail!! the molding, the trim, the columns! love love love it! You have to post more pictures of this room when it is all “lived in” and stuff with furniture and traces that little girls have been in there! how pretty! good job!!
WoW. Thats amazing. You must never want to leave your home. It looks wonderful. WoNdErFuL!!!!
Emily, that is an amazing transformation! And I’m sure it was a smart move for the resale value of your house. Gorgeous!
WOW! This is so amazing! We have been in discussions about cutting out a wall between our “formal living room” and “den”. This gives me a GREAT visual on what my rooms would look like. THANKS A BUNCH!:)
Emily,
This is my first visit to your blog and I’ve loved every minute of it! Your home remodel pictures are fantastic! What color did you use on your walls in the living room?
Looking forward to reading more
Would you mind sharing that lovely wall color?
Ok, so I’m a little late on the other comment from before; you did post pictures and the new room is beautiful and a much better use of the space than before. You can really have large groups now and people can mingle better.