Very nice--love the stone behind the wood stove!

What a wonderful job. Bet your family loves to hang out in the room now.

It's just spectacular! You should be VERY, VERY proud of your work! Anyone would enjoy spending tiem in that room.

Great!

So beautiful - thanks for showing what can be done on a smaller budget but it sure doesn't seem like a small budget. You have a great decorating talent.

stunning!!

Love it, such a happy welcoming space.

Very nicely done. See what happens when you use your head. May I suggest something? On the left side, instead of making it a straight line you should make it scattered like in the picture I have provided. I just love the way it looks so much better. You can still do it. It will just be a little more difficult since you need to do smaller pieces. But with patience it can be done. Would look even better. You can even do it on the right side around the window. Instead of looking cheap modern, it will look more custom.

You're right, everyone has different tastes, but it's undeniably a huge transformation and win, especially working on a budget. Considering you reused the furniture and media unit I think you did a GREAT job designing around those elements. It's not easy to look at a dark and dreary room and know exactly what it needs, but you've done a stellar job. And bonus points for using plants.

I love how you re-worked the fireplace. You took something outdated and made it an interesting, attractive feature. It's probably my favorite component in the room. Nice work!

good job!

Nicely done!

Love it! :)

Well done indeed!

I would not change a thing looks so nice..a staggered look would not look right in your setting maybe in a more rustic home or log cabin..you did it right..only suggestion I have is to remove the book cases and bridge over your TV... keep it simple.

I’m impressed! You have great taste and talent!

Thanks everyone, I appreciate the sweet comments on what we've done. I have no plans to change anything as we've got it just how we want it, and its perfect for our needs and style. =) The staggered stone idea would be great, but we like the clean lines we have on the edges of the stone. Cool idea for a more rustic space though! The 2 wood stoves we have are not just ornamental....they get a workout in the winters here. We have more pics of our home renos in my profile activity if anyone wants to see more of this house we've been fixing up. We have 3 rooms to go yet...master bath, laundry/mudroom and a back entrance, as well as some of the exterior & landscaping. We've made some amazing changes to how this place looked and functioned originally. We went from very dated and dark, to modern, bright and comfortable in this little 80s built house. We are literally have forest out our back door in western Canada, so have tried to use some more modern rustic touches that work with our surroundings and where we live, so we use alot of wood, stone, plants and lots of texture to give it an earthy vibe.

I love this! the wood stove area is the best part!

I like everything just the way you did it.

That rug....drool. Where did you find that beauty?

Judi- the rug is from Wayfair :) it's not high end by any means but works great for our family room!

You are creating a beautiful home. Great work!

Wow, looks great! I especially love the wood stove area.

The overall look is vastly improved, you've done a wonderful job. My only caveat is the TV wall, which looks too busy for a room that has a busy (although very nice) rug. I would streamline that wall extensively, and consider doing something different in the hallway where there are the three round objects. I would also eliminate the pouf by the chair, and reconsider the vertical row of pictures, which might look better placed horizontally in the hall. This is all minor stuff, the new look is awesome!

Looks great!

Great work, you should be proud, mostly of knowing what you want and getting it :)

Is that brick wallpaper or actual bricks or what?! It's an amazing transformation.

Hu200

Hu200- it's real stacked stone panels ;) we got it from Home Depot. Its pretty good bang for your buck if you can install it yourself. The stone we've added to feature walls in the house have really added that wow factor which always gets people excited when they walk in and see it.

Looks very nice! I really like the stone wall!

I really really like this remodel.

Looks great! If you hadn’t said basement remodel no one would ever think

..this is a beasement!

Can you give the name of rug from Wayfair? Love it.

Fabulous work! Nice update! Thanks for sharing!

the name of the rug from Wayfair is Caffey Cerulean Blue/Taupe Area Rug by Anderson Mills. it's not an expensive rug but has worn well. the blue color in it is a bit chameleon like as it can tend toward either teal or blue, depending on what accents you use in the room. ours blends perfectly with the teal/aqua accents we used.