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…neighborhood can be surveyed; off the back it can expand a family room while This spacious, finished porch features high ceilings…
…passages to the front door. A large back porch built off the family room can multi-task, swapping back and forth between a peaceful…

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…provides a great look for an accent wall in a living room, family room, dining room or kitchen. You have a difficult time getting…
…fun in a kitchen. Mortensen used it recently to redo a family room that had a fireplace clad in tile and mirrors, which she…

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…might keep the spare bedroom but add a work area with a desk in the corner, says Rozell. It gets the computer out of the family room and provides a more private place to go online. If you're going to do this, she adds, "Pottery Barn makes great bookshelves…

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…accessories from room to room. Look for unique pieces of furniture that aren't getting a lot of use and move them into the family room or bedroom where they can be appreciated. For example, a stack of antique boxes that can be reused as accent tables. …

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…the house other than the bedrooms that anyone could go. Her home improvement project involved expanding the kitchen and family room and adding a master bedroom suite to the first floor and offices and a laundry room in the basement. It was supposed to take…

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…joints, or porous block walls. Radon Concerns If radon is present in the home, kids playing in the lower-level family room or those engaged in hobbies or business activities in the basement breathe in radon gas. While some radon particles are coughed…

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…see headend and source equipment located in the basement, where it is hidden, or in an entertainment center, like in the family room," says Brunner. Environmental considerations are equally important. This equipment can generate significant heat. Adequate…

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