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RECREATION ROOM sa AUDIO-VIDEO ROOM x FAMILY ROOM x GAME ROOM x RUMPUS ROOM xx HOUSE How to swap your garage for living space. Steps involved in garage conversion detailed. Photos and text suggest how to turn an unfinished basement into a bright game room. First version uses supergraphic letters painted on the walls. Second version gets a face-covering with gypsum board and walnut stained 1x6s for trim. Skylight-like window is created by removing siding on exterior of house just above foundation and adding acrylic plastic panes between joists. Four pages of photos show how to decorate and remodel with tile. Article shows how an empty garage attic was covered completely with tile (walls, ceiling and floor) to create a recreation room divided into two areas, one for adults and a play area for kids. How to plan a family room addition. A look at possible locations for the addition. Photos and floor plan show how a basement can be converted into a "disco" with a dance floor, bar, platform seating and space for a pool table and pingpong table. How to create a "live-in room" planned to handle special activities of your family. Seven pages of photos show three special rooms. Planning a "live-in room". Suggestions for planning the location flooring, wall coverings, ceilings, storage, furniture and lighting for the room that will accommodate family projects and activities. How to make one room work like two. Five average rooms are given a double use. Extra uses include quilting room, playroom, guest bedroom, music room, and bedroom for two. One-room make over. One example of turning a well-worn basement area into an attractive games room. Turn your kitchen into a family center. How to turn your basement into a "Big Top" family room. Ceiling and walls are covered with canvas. From porch to family room. Conversion of a 9x12-ft. screened-in porch into an enclosed family room. Features awning type windows for summer ventilation. Est. cost: $127. A multi-purpose laundry room also doubles as a sewing room and computer center. Includes information on installing pre-built cabinets and countertops. Rescue plan for a worn out family room. Includes details for a built-in wet bar. Designing a family room that works. Some advice to accommmodate various activities (TV-watching, conversation, enjoying a fireplace, etc.). Floor plan ideas to improve the integration of the kitchen and family room into a unified family area. How to turn a basement into a study-recreation area. Convert your basement into a family room for less than $300. Basement remodeling. Turn your basement into a super family room. Ideas include a wet bar, fold-down table, raised platform with a "gazebo" motif, and stereo/TV closet. A look at five basement remodeling projects showing simple built-ins, wall and ceiling paneling, floor treatment, etc. How to turn an unfinished basement into a recreation room. Illustrations and plans for a basement remodeling job to create a recreation room including a snack bar. How to remodel your basement in an "English Pub" decor. Features wainscot paneling, exposed beams and rough plaster. Basement remodeling project centers around built-in seating, storage and wall shelving along one wall of the paneled and tiled room. A new life in your basement. Photos and drawings illustrate a basement remodeling into a recreation room. Features wood paneling as wainscoting, an 8" wide display shelf that tops the wainscoting and imitation brick wall covering above the wainscoting. Tudor-style party room for your basement features a wet bar, parquet dance floor, carpeted seating area, etc. A new vertion of the hearth, the room in a house that draws a family to it for warmth and activity. Floor plans for a small house included. Enclosing a patio to make a family room. Tips on converting a front sun porch to a family room for less than $900. How to convert an attached garage into an attractive family room with a cathedral ceiling. Photos show design ideas for basement family rooms. Adding a second story and an attached family room to an existing attached garage can greatly increase living space in a house. Quick ways to spruce up the basement with some screens and quick-change walls to hide furnace and other eyesores. Simple furniture and dividers complete the transformation. How to convert a basement into a recreation room. A general look at decorating ideas. How to convert an attic into a spacious family room complete with built-in desks, storage, couch, trundle bed, wood-burning stove, etc. Photos illustrate the conversion of a carport into a family recreation room. Example of one basement remodeling job with a rustic barn or old West theme. How to construct a bar and nook with table and benches in a basement recreation room. Half wall of brick provides facing for the bar, with shelves built along the back side. Garage doubles as a recreation room, family room and laundry. Photos showing a back porch which was converted to a family room. No specific instructions given. Do-it-yourself disco. How to transform a family room into a disco using sheet Mylar, aluminum tape, Christmas tree lights and a mirrored ball. Complete instructions for ball and lighting effects furnished. How to create one room that can serve as living, dining, and family room. Family room renovation to a mission-style theme. How to build and install all of the woodwork that surrounds the fireplace and lines the walls. Includes built-in bookcases with leaded glass panels, wall sconces, wall stenciling, and a brief history of the Arts & Crafts movement. Convert your garage into a covered patio and recreation room featuring glass panels in the garage door. Enlarging a family room. Emphasis on installation of paneling and floor tile. Photos and text illustrate the framing and finishing of a basement recreation room. Photos illustrate the remodeling of a porch into a family room. How to create a recreation room in a two-car garage in a manner that allows use of the garage for the car in the winter. How to convert a basement recreation room into an English pub. Includes construction of a beamed ceiling, a paneled door, a refreshment bar, a mug rack, a table, and a wall-mounted mantle of heavy timber. Step-by-step conversion of a porch into a family room. Convert your basement into a classy rec room. Includes a large stand-up bar complete with brass foot rail. | |||||||||
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