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Construction Remodel by CairnsCraft Remodeling Interior furnishing, accessories by Bonnie Bagley Catlin
Mid-sized transitional open concept medium tone wood floor family room photo in San Diego with gray walls, a tile fireplace, a wall-mounted tv and a standard fireplace

This shot looks toward the back yard from the old living room. The removal of the load-bearing wall made a 15x26 room with two spacious seating areas - one for conversation and the other for watching TV and enjoying the wooded back yard. Marvin patio door has 2 fixed and one operating door to provide access to patio and back garden. The old bedroom closet became the built-in media center with specialized wiring for cable tv, telephone, and surge-protected outlets to protect electronics and audio equipment. Dark background color in alcove helps to hide surround sound speakers. Photos by homeowner

Reface the front of fireplace with fossil tile, added vintage timber wood beam, refinish wood flooring and to finish off the Family room, our Certified Interior Designer Bonnie Bagley Catlin added all the finishing touches

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Family-room space located just off the kitchen and adjacent to the living room makes for a nice spot for television watching and light snacks. The built-in cabinetry has a place for the TV, books, and family photos. Photo credit: Hal Lum Photo Credit: Hal Lum

Inviting transitional sunroom in the award-winning Bronder Residence that maximizes forest views through energy-efficient windows. The space seamlessly bridges indoor-outdoor living while incorporating Living Stone's sustainable building practices and ID.ology Interiors & Design's sophisticated approach to mountain modern aesthetics. Perfect for year-round enjoyment of the Pinchot Forest setting.

Technology and function. While a TV is the centerpiece of a traditional family room, Ferrer eschewed the eyesore of a wall-mounted TV and tucked it away in a custom-built Cabinet Tronix television cabinet. With a touch of a button, the TV emerges, neatly and discretely, connected to half a dozen media peripherals, including a Blu-Ray player and X-Box, which are also hidden away, enclosed in a compartment at the bottom of the unit. Inside the cabinet, the family’s former tiny TV was upsized and upgraded with a 43" TCL Roku TV. Since streaming is the new cable, the family cut the cord, and cost, and now uses a TERK Trinity Indoor Amplified HDTV antenna to get basic channels sans subscription. Atop the cabinet, a stylish Sonos Playbar connects to the TV via optical cable and lends rich AV sound. The app-controlled system connects with other Sonos speakers in the house to stream free and paid playlists from sites like Pandora, Amazon Music, and Spotify. To amplify Wi-Fi throughout the house, a TP-Link VR900 modem/router is paired with the eero extender system to boost bufferless audio and video streaming. Above the lift cabinet, Ferrer used the wall space as a projection screen for a ZTE Spro2 projector. The palm-sized tablet-like projector transforms the living room into a cinema, streaming directly from the device or connecting to other devices via USB or HDMI cable. After some research, Ferrer learned that the best color wall for projection was not white, as one might expect, but grey. She chose Sherwin-Williams Passive Gray to make the colors pop and show vividly on the wall.

Their media system was AT&T Uverse-based, cluttering the living room with 5 separate components, 3 remotes, and multiple cables. We replaced AT&T with Comcast for high speed internet including the cable modem and wireless antenna, increasing their wireless download speed from 24 to 175 Mbps. On the opposite wall, we installed PowerBridge recessed cable management outlets to run cables behind the wall, hung their television on a Sanus super-low profile fixed TV mount, connected an Apple TV HD, and set them with YouTube TV. Result, one cable modem/wifi antenna and one small Apple TV box.

Here's the way it looked with just the TV bracket on the wall. Notice the large hole cut in near the floor on the image above. This is the cutout for the bottom portion of the power bridge. This will be finished, clean and hidden behind the furniture before we're all done, but it provides a nice bit access point for wiring in the meantime! Whenever possible, we try to install the top portion of the power bridge directly above the bottom portion. If we do so, we can simply let gravity do the fishing for us in many cases. Even if we need to break out the fish sticks and other tools of the trade, having a straight shot down makes the job MUCH easier. Most jobs -- this one included -- require two HDMI cables. One to connect the cable/satellite box, one to connect something else (Blu-ray, gaming system, Roku, etc.). Just remember if you're planning a DIY install, if you want it to play on the screen, you need a cable from the device to the TV. We typically use a four-meter HDMI cable for a job like this. While you may think that's longer than you'd need, the extra length provides much needed flexibility when connecting and placing the components in the cabinet and the TV on the wall.