My living room is being remodeled as the two of us speak.
I have spared no expense to make it the living room of our dreams.
What is nice is that our living room is entirely small, so buying expensive products isn’t an issue. I was able to get the best quartz countertop because there simply isn’t that much. I have custom made all the wood cabinets being installed. I even splurged for better hardware, lighting and a sink. I am going to appreciate our current living room. I even decided to add heated flooring. That was a last minute item and easily expensive. I thought about it and decided it was better to overplan than under. My living room typically gets super chilly in the winter. I used to rely on a ventless gas furnace against the wall. I removed that to get more lower cupboard space. I wanted to have some other form of heating… A ductless gas furnace would have been wall mounted and taken upper cupboard square footage. With heated flooring everything is safely hidden under the floors and takes up no space. Since it is electric heated mats there are no chilly spots, heat rising or noises when the plan operates. It is said to be energy smart due to objects feeling heated when they come into contact with the floors. That means I should be able to lower the temperature control a bit and save money, and heated flooring should pay back itself. I also appreciate that it just seems so classy to have radiant floors. I will be able to do lunch prep in the Winter separate from socks on.