Mega Dens

Splitting a large family room to give adults party space and kids a fun zone with secret surprises.

Dad tried to finish the downstairs rec room, but closed up the space with drywall. Anitra Mecadon blows out the walls. With open boxes mounted on brackets, ugly support posts become a room divider that doubles as display shelves.

A family with older kids swaps their playroom for a yoga studio and grown-up wine cellar.

Anitra and the team take on a family's rec room, where outgrown toys go to die and no one hangs out. She designs a Vegas-inspired bar and lounge but with a playspace for the kids that can function as a guest room when needed.

Anitra and her crew knock down some worthless walls and close up awkward doorways to create a cohesive living room where a family will want to spend time. The crew replicates expensive barn door hardware with plumbing materials.

Carla took shop class in middle school, but hasn't built a thing since. Now she and husband James will work alongside the Mega Dens crew to give their unused playroom some personality.

Anitra and her team use a medieval theme to inspire the design of an unused family room. They outfit the bland fireplace with a custom cast mantel, install faux ceiling beams and make hand-painted tapestries.

Anitra and the team work on living room that reflects its owners' bachelor lifestyle. They bring in a new media center, bamboo flooring and a wine cabinet.

Anitra uses a luxe hotel lobby vibe to revamp a family's huge rec room. Two walls get clad in red vinyl-wrapped planks, a brick fireplace gets a sleek tile facelift, and Anitra gets an epic idea for the entertainment center.

The Wilsons' ranch home is being taken over toys. Their two main rooms are cramped and cluttered, leaving them with nowhere to go. Anitra and the team blows out the wall between the two spaces to create one sprawling family zone.

Anitra and the team work on a historic home built in 1903. They turn to the unused attic to create a family fun spot that's a diversion from the Victorian-era antiques and stuffy museum feel in the rest of the home.

Anitra and the crew join forces with Chris Grundy to give the top floor of the 2013 Blog Cabin some Mega Den moxie, including a built-from-scratch sliding barn door to close off the bunkroom in rustic style.