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Family Room & Living Space Remodeling in Chicagoland
Family rooms, TV rooms, and dining rooms planned with the kitchen and the rest of the house, not as leftover space.
Family rooms, TV rooms, and dining rooms are where the week actually happens: homework, movie nights, holidays. We remodel them with the kitchen and whole-home work when finishes need to match.
Opening a dining room to the kitchen, building a media wall, or replacing a dated family room. Lighting, storage, and materials follow how the room gets used every week.
Typical investment ranges
The cost depends on whether you’re refreshing finishes, opening walls to the kitchen, or building a media-focused room. Typical ranges:
Finish & lighting refresh
Often $15k–$40k+
Flooring, trim, lighting, fireplace surround, and paint. The room gets used more without moving a wall.
Open-plan / kitchen adjacency
Often $40k–$90k+
Opening to the kitchen, structural headers when needed, and coordinated finishes so the whole gathering zone feels intentional.
Media / custom living room
Often $60k–$120k+
Built-ins, acoustics, lighting scenes, and finishes that match how you host.
These are typical ranges, not a quote. Your proposal comes after design. Explore remodeling financing if monthly payments help you move forward on the right scope.
Design-build process
Every living spaces project follows the same clarity path from consultation to warranty. See the full process.
1. Design consultation
An expert designer from our team walks the home with you and talks through your goals, and how you want to live in the space.
2. Design & written proposal
You get a clear scope, a written proposal with options, and a milestone payment schedule. Never a large upfront deposit. Changes only happen through a written change order you approve first.
3. Permits handled for you
Chicago-area permits and inspections are on us. You never chase the village or the city.
4. Build with a dedicated project lead
One person owns your project and keeps you updated on a set cadence. Daily cleanup, floors protected, no surprises.
5. Walkthrough & workmanship warranty
We do a final walkthrough together and stand behind the work in writing after we leave.
What we put in writing
- Written proposals with clear scope, not vague estimates
- Milestone payments with no large upfront deposit
- Permits and inspections handled for you
- Written workmanship warranty
Common questions
- Should a family room remodel happen with the kitchen?
- Often yes. Opening walls, matching floors, and aligning millwork is cheaper and cleaner when sequenced together, especially if you’re already investing in a kitchen remodel.
- Do you remodel TV / media rooms in finished basements?
- Yes. Media spaces are a common basement finishing request. We also remodel above-grade family and TV rooms when the main floor is the priority.
Where we work
We provide family rooms, tv rooms & dining rooms across Chicago, the North Shore, and the western suburbs, with broader coverage throughout Chicagoland. Start with these local pages:
- Living spaces in Kenilworth
- Living spaces in Winnetka
- Living spaces in Glencoe
- Living spaces in Lake Forest
- Living spaces in Hinsdale
- Living spaces in Barrington Hills
- Living spaces in Oak Brook
- Living spaces in South Barrington
- Living spaces in Inverness
- Living spaces in Wilmette
- Living spaces in Highland Park
- Living spaces in Burr Ridge
- Living spaces in North Barrington
- Living spaces in Riverwoods
- Living spaces in Northfield
- Living spaces in Lincolnshire
- Living spaces in Western Springs
- Living spaces in Lake Bluff
- Living spaces in Long Grove
- Living spaces in Deerfield
- Living spaces in Northbrook
- Living spaces in Glenview
- Living spaces in River Forest
- Living spaces in Clarendon Hills
- Living spaces in Libertyville
Also serving Chicago, Naperville, Barrington, Hawthorn Woods, Kildeer, Deer Park, Lake Barrington, Glen Ellyn, and more. See all service areas.
Often paired with kitchen remodeling or whole-home renovations.
Written proposals · Milestone payments · Financing available
Monthly payments? Explore remodeling financing for living spaces projects through Acorn Finance.