A family room is meant to be comfortable. It's a place to sit, relax, and watch television. In most floor plans, a dining area also comes as part of the package. Dallas homeowner Cheryl Todd believes that is the best quality of her family room. Thanks to the quick-fix savvy of designer Cindy Zelazny Rodenhaver, Cheryl and husband Shawn have a refurbished family room that can take all that their kids dish out.
Additional molding creates interest on the mantel.
The house is Georgian in style, and so the lines were simple. But we loved the brick floors. In fact, their red tones inspired the new color scheme. Cindy had the walls jazzed up with a mustard-colored textured faux finish. Surrounding the fireplace, existing cabinets were scraped and distressed, then finished with a dark wax to give them an aged appearance.