A Room to Relax In

Hosts Matt Fox and Shari Hiller transform an uncomfortable, traditional-style living room into a relaxing den for homeowners Mark and Barb Carlisle.

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Filed under: Living Rooms, Furniture, Makeover

Turning the space into a relaxing den with built-in bookcases makes it much more functional.

Since the living room is the first room you see upon entering their home, the Carlisles would like to make it into an interesting and more welcoming place. The room is traditional, uninspired and almost never gets used.

Before: The homeowners rarely use this uninspired, traditional living room.

Hosts Matt Fox and Shari Hiller transform the room into a relaxing den with the addition of new built-in wall-to-wall bookcase, a leather-textured painting technique for the walls, and new furnishing and accessories.

Product Information

paint (walls: base coat SW6519 Hinting Blue, top coat SW6244); center of bookcases (SW1117 Sesame); ceiling (SW Bright White Classic 99) (Sherwin-Williams)
furniture and curtain rod stain (SW3120 Walnut Wainscot) (Sherwin-Williams)
desk and hutch (Mastercraft)
chair and cushion for desk, throw (Cost Plus World Market)
area rug (Pretentious Rust) (Waxman's)

The Carlisle home was also featured in two previous episodes. See how Fox and Hiller decorated their entry and dining room!