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  • Basement Reveal

    Basement Reveal

    It’s done, it’s done, I can’t believe it’s done!!! (well ok, almost. But I don’t count the small little holes Mark still needs to fill. It’s liveable).

    The main living space. This used to be a cold storage/unfinished room.

    Under the Stairs Puppet Theater (or haunted house as the Princess’ have been calling it)

    The “entry” to the basement.
    Isn’t that floor gorgeous?  It’s still a little dusty. I need to go find my microfiber cloths to get it all up. As you can see we’ve even begun moving some items down (hello tv).  The only things left to do down here is decorate! Since it is the Princess’ play room as well as laundry room, my main goal is to dampen the echo. The washer suddenly got a lot louder.
  • Basement Remodel Caused Domestication

    Basement Remodel Caused Domestication

    I just love the way our basement is looking! We got the painting done over the weekend, and then yesterday the old vinyl was pulled up. 

    Sadly, the color is not exactly what we chose. We were going for this color called serenity, but to save a little money, we had the paint guys at Lowe’s try and create the same color in a cheaper bucket of paint. The result, a minty green, instead of calming green/blue. Awe well, the things we learn.

    spot for stacked washer and dryer
    There has been a downside to our basement remodel. I am so excited with how it is looking, but with the many different processes, we had to remove our washer and dryer. Which left us no way to wash clothes last week, or this week. So what did I do? I recalled our ancestors, and I filled the sink with hot soapy water and kids clothes. 
    Using my Pampered Chef Mix and Stir, I felt I got an adequate agitation going on.  So I let them soak, agitated them, soak some more, and agitated more. Then I used the other sink to rinse them. Rinsing was probably the hardest part. “Was I getting all the soap out?” was a constant question in my head. This morning though, after drying all night in the bathroom, I think I must have adequately done it. The clothes smelled nice, and were good and stiff. 
    Thankfully a good friend (whose basement also flooded this summer) saw my plight on facebook, and picked up a load of clothes for me today. I am so very grateful to her, and I’m sure my kids will be too, when they have clean clothes again! 
  • Basement Remodel – Sheetrock

    Basement Remodel – Sheetrock

    Hooray! The sheetrock is up!

    This was all finished up yesterday. This morning they started taping and mudding. It should be ready for paint next Wednesday! I am so stoked with the way this is turning out!
  • Day 1 – Basement Remodel

    Day 1 – Basement Remodel

    I’ve mentioned our basement remodeling ideas before, shown some pictures of tearing out the cold storage that was there. We have finally commenced on the actual remodeling part! Mark decided to take a day off from school prep, and work on the basement instead.

    This is what it used to look like:
    Here is what it looked like throughout the day yesterday:
     Wall torn down
     Door removed
    And finally, the framing has begun!
    This is going to be a long process. We are on a budget (who isn’t) and so will be doing a little each month. We had originally thought we would wait for tax season, but with the impending arrival of a new little one, we really wanted this project completed and out of the way. Plus, we are going to be rearranging bedrooms, and we didn’t want the Princess’ sleeping downstairs by such a mess (although they both ended up on our floor last night anyways!).