A Modern Great Room That Fits a Family

See how contractor and designer Chip Wade of HGTV's Elbow Room turned this family's too-small 1970s living, kitchen and dining areas into a spacious great room — all without adding a single square foot.

By Liz Gray
Filed under: Kitchen Makeovers, Small Kitchens, Kitchens, Living Rooms, Orange, Makeover, Modern, Ranch
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Before: Cramped Living Room

Before the remodel, the Webbs had no good place to gather as a family. Lots of space-wasting walls broke the home into tiny rooms, and no single space — kitchen, dining room or this living room — was large enough to support all their nighttime activities, like working on the computer, doing homework and cooking dinner.