Outdated Basement Gets a Modern Overhaul ; Family Room Rescued From Disco Time Warp

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Kim, Jay and their two children live in a funky 1970s house they have painstakingly renovated in a sophisticated and contemporary style. Things were going along swimmingly until they got to their basement. Stuck in a disco time warp with bright orange stucco walls, headache-inducing fluorescent lighting and a colossal brick- clad fireplace, this room was in serious need of an update.

The family is the adventure-loving sort, and, thanks to Kim's job with a travel company and her love of photographing distant lands, they get to travel a fair bit. So, I geared up to give the family a relaxing place to come home to after trotting around the globe.

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Outdated Basement Gets a Modern Overhaul ; Family Room Rescued From Disco Time Warp

Instead of gutting the room and removing all of the outdated elements, I decided, instead, to "conceal and c...

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