In the last week there's been a pretty dramatic transformation in our basement. And while the space isn't complete, the family room portion is officially open for business.
First, a few details...
I'm slooowly but surely working my way up the staircase with the porch and floor tinted primer. Now that people are using the stairs all the time, it's much harder to paint the stairs. But I really need to finish them. Soon.
My special order sale fabric came in at JoAnn and on Sunday night I whipped up this lined panel to serve as our makeshift doorway to the laundry room. I'm loving the fabric but I'm not crazy about the 3+ inch drop from the top of the door jamb to the top of the curtain--but since it's the laundry room and we go in and out of there all the time it just made sense to use the clip rings so the curtain would be easy to slide back and forth. I have plenty of extra fabric so I sense a pillow making session in the future. Or something...
Painting beadboard, even when it's pre-primed, is not fun. Painting beadboard that's cut at an angle under a stairway is even less fun. But I love the look. I haven't styled the shelves yet, but the boxes are a start. I made my 2nd contractor callback when one of the doors on the built in cabinet came off it's hinges. Repair is scheduled for tomorrow.
Bobby Law walked into my workroom one night last week, took one look at the rainbow of colors I was painting our furniture and declared that he felt like he was in Wonderland. Awesome! Of course he didn't mean it as a complement ;-). No matter, I love it. And since I'm doing all the work down there, I get to decide. That's what I keep telling my family anyway. Can you tell that I'm an only child??
There may have been a mini shopping spree (or 2) at HomeGoods in the last week. Pillows, a lamp, a basket, and a throw all came home to live in our new space. The coral fabric is a memo sample that is waiting to be stitched into a pillow. I'm loving the colors I picked. Ouch, I think I just pulled a muscle patting myself on the back...
And finally...CARPET!!
Last Wednesday the carpet was installed! Instant game changer. It allowed us to move the furniture back in and really start using the room.
Here are a few full view shots of the space...
Progress has been a bit slow this week, but hopefully by Sunday night there will be even more done.
And then I get to start on my studio space :-)