Things I've learned while working on my part of the basement remodeling project: I love blue & green (nearly all shades), a paint sprayer would definitely come in handy and if I have a can of Kilz primer and a roller, I'm dangerous. Especially late at night.
At any rate, here's an update on the progress in the very cool {literally} basement space...
Family room area:
Since I last posted pictures, I completed the painting of our coffee table and got a new friend for the wall. We bought this table while living in NC. It's very sturdy and has lots of storage. It came with a nice, distressed black finish. While living in the old basement playroom it became even more distressed while being used as a storage shelf for metal buckets and heavy wooden crates. Lots of scraping. So, I didn't feel bad painting it the same blue shade I'm using on the stairs (and on my studio floor). I think it looks great in there and it makes an awesome footrest.
And then there's Esther. She was a gift/bonus from a friend I worked on a digital design/book project with this spring. Esther is right at home with the beachy, vintage, coastal vibe I'm working down there. And she's coral. So punchy!
I also finished painting the stairs. Sort of. They are now all primed but are still waiting for a topcoat. At least they look cohesive now, the topcoat can wait...
Studio Space:
Things are really starting to take shape in my new studio space. I painted the topcoat on the floor on Sunday and after letting it cure for 2 days, we finally moved some furniture in there last night. It's a little bit scary. I have so many supplies packed up but I'm not sure how many are going to make it back into the space. I'm really liking the clean yet colorful look. I may have to set up some satellite, not pretty storage out in the garage.
In fact, I liked the clean look so much that I actually decided to paint my beat up work table surface. We bought this table, oh my goodness, 18 years ago at a yard sale for $50. It was our dining table in our first apartment.
I love the character of it but I couldn't resist the temptation to paint it. I'm planning on sewing a fabric skirt to velcro all around the edges of the table so I can have even more (concealed) storage underneath.
Speaking of primer, I'm also repainting a French Provincial style lingerie chest that Bubbe scored for *free* on the side of the road. The owner even helped load it in her car! The cream with gold accents isn't really my style so I dove in with the primer last night. Topcoat coming tonight. Or soon.
On the storage side of the studio, we moved a few pieces back in last night. I couldn't for the life of me figure out how to put the shelves back in the Shabby Chic (from Target) bookcase. I finally gave up and started searching online. Thanks to a picture posted on flickr, I saw that not only do the shelves fit in notches, there are also wooden support pieces that I totally forgot about. Sure enough, when I looked today all the support pieces were stored right there in the bookcase drawer. I am pleased to report that the shelves are working much better now ;-).
I still have a bit more furniture painting to do. It could be that I'm trying to delay moving all of the boxes of supplies back into the space.
Maybe...
