Family Room Enhanced With Country Style for Less Than $175

Before

Before the makeover this space was beige and boring with no defined style. Now the space is colorful and country. See how this family room transformation took place.

After

• The walls above the pine paneling are painted a rich barn red color to liven up the space.
  
• A wall-to-wall shelf is added above the bank of windows to hold an array of the homeowner's country-themed accessories.
  
• The sofas are updated with new seat and back cushions covered in a collage of complementary fabrics.
  
• Sloan switches the legs on the homeowner's two tables, making one a low bench seat and another a tall side table. They distress the oak finish with hammers, chains and a sander, then apply a fresh coat of green and yellow paint. After that they bring down the finish with an umber glaze and when dry, lightly sand the finish again.
  
• The homeowner's colorful blankets are displayed on an old ladder, which is placed in one corner to add height to the design.
  
• A punched-tin birdhouse lantern is placed along the back wall for ambiant lighting.

Makeover Information

$44 - two gallons of paint (Behr: Barn Red - #8380)
$35 - wood and paint for shelf (Behr: Plum Paradise - #4C16-3)
$49 - three birdhouses (floral supply)
$35 - cedar branches (floral supply)
$166 - couch fabric (outlet)
$58 - four pillows
$20 - paint for tables (yellow paint: Behr - Spice Wreath, #1B10-5; green paint: Behr - Pine Branch, #5C5-3)
$37 - bench cushion
$5 - ladder (estate sale)
$16 - punched-tin lantern

$165 - Total Cost