# A little Family Room update.

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**Created:** [October 21, 2014, 7:40pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/a-little-family-room-update/270894 "2014-10-21T19:40:02Z")\
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**Author:** ![OneFastMonkey](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/onefastmonkey/32/7241_2.png) [@OneFastMonkey](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/OneFastMonkey)\
**Post date:** [October 21, 2014, 7:40pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/a-little-family-room-update/270894/1 "2014-10-21T19:40:02Z")

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We have been in our house for about ten years now and my wife really wanted to make some changes. It started with a fresh coat of blue/grey paint on the walls, white on the tile around the fireplace and black on the shitty brass fireplace. Here is a before picture to show what we were working with:  
[![http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e300/Onefastmonkey/oldmantle.jpg](http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e300/Onefastmonkey/oldmantle.jpg)](http://s41.photobucket.com/user/Onefastmonkey/media/oldmantle.jpg.html)

My wife wanted to pay someone to build us a new mantle but I was able to talk her out of that and gave it my best shot. There were a couple ways I could have done it like make a huge mess and pop all the tile off or just build a mantle that slides right over the existing one. I chose the second option. A little 12" whiteboard, base moulding and crown moulding and bam, a new mantle.

[![http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e300/Onefastmonkey/fireplace.jpg](http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e300/Onefastmonkey/fireplace.jpg)](http://s41.photobucket.com/user/Onefastmonkey/media/fireplace.jpg.html)  
[![http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e300/Onefastmonkey/DSC_0303.jpg](http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e300/Onefastmonkey/DSC_0303.jpg)](http://s41.photobucket.com/user/Onefastmonkey/media/DSC_0303.jpg.html)  
[![http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e300/Onefastmonkey/MV.jpg](http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e300/Onefastmonkey/MV.jpg)](http://s41.photobucket.com/user/Onefastmonkey/media/MV.jpg.html)

Last thing we did was make a new valence to go above the front window and the new blinds that we put up. Of course we had a little help making it look distressed and I think it looks pretty good. More importantly my wife likes it so I guess that is all that matters.

[![http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e300/Onefastmonkey/IMG_8982.jpg](http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e300/Onefastmonkey/IMG_8982.jpg)](http://s41.photobucket.com/user/Onefastmonkey/media/IMG_8982.jpg.html)  
[![http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e300/Onefastmonkey/DSC_0296.jpg](http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e300/Onefastmonkey/DSC_0296.jpg)](http://s41.photobucket.com/user/Onefastmonkey/media/DSC_0296.jpg.html)  
[![http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e300/Onefastmonkey/finishedvalence.jpg](http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e300/Onefastmonkey/finishedvalence.jpg)](http://s41.photobucket.com/user/Onefastmonkey/media/finishedvalence.jpg.html)

We still need to pick some new lights for the sides up above the mantle and new blinds for the small windows but this is a good start.