basement

Here you go Cecil. Finally posting pics of the glass in the cabinets! :)

Jamie purchased and installed the glass himself and did a good job. They look great.

And here's some more pictures of the basement now that we have furniture!

This is the furniture my parents bought for me when I was probably 13. It's has seen some use and many moves but it held up pretty well. My uncle painted it white for me to go better in the basement. I still need to get some new pulls for the drawers but the white looks really good with the blue paint and white woodwork.

Our new couch. The first one we bought wouldn't fit down the stairs so they movers had to take it back. So we found this one at another store and it is exactly like the first one we bought. But we measured it in the showroom and were sure it would fit down the stairs. WRONG! We finally ended up being able to get it in the window so we something to sit on!

The Big Reveal...

Here it is - the finished product - minus any furniture or decorations (except Christmas stuff) and cabinet doors. We haven't gotten that far yet...

It's finally finished!

The basement is officially done! Carpet is in and they have cleaned up all their tools and left. Well, I take it back, my cousins are done with their part. We still have to install the cabinet doors but at least with carpet down it is now livable space we can use! YEAH!!

I haven't taken pictures with the carpet down yet so I'll do that here soon, but here's a sneak peek of one of my favorite parts of the entire basement:

Hudson's Playroom!

It's the space under the stairs. They made a small door and window and even put the light switch down on kid level. This space will get some major use in the future! Some of our friends were over 2 weeks ago and their little girl played in it for a while - and that was without carpet or toys, so I know it will be popular!

basement update

It's getting SO close to being done. The ceiling and carpet are the 2 big things left - and there's probably a million little things to do still. But it is coming together and looks really good. Here's some more pictures. These are not the latest pics but since I still don't have my cord to hook the camera up, these will have to do for now. You can at least see some of the paint colors and shelving that we picked. (Hopefully my new camera cord will come in the mail soon cause it's really "cramping my style" not having it!)

The entertainment center. The tiling is done around the fireplace now too. One of Jamie's friends is building the shelving for us and Jamie is "helping." They have been working many late nights to get it done but it is turning out beautiful so it will be worth it.

Hudson and Jamie enjoying the counter on the new kitchen area. The walls are a light sage green color and the accent walls are a dark green, in case you can't tell in the pics.


The cabinets in the kitchen area. We'll put it a microwave and a small fridge too. Thanks to Aaron (my brother-in-law) for hooking us up with all the wood for the cabinets, doors and trim!

The shower in the bathroom. I think the toilet, vanity and lighting goes in tomorrow so this room will be finished!

The new laundry room. The tile floor is laid now so they just have trim to do then we can move the washer and dryer down. Hope they fit down the stairs! There is a tight turn at the bottom of the stairs so we had to be careful when picking out furniture to make sure it would fit down the stairs. We picked out a sectional but it won't be here till mid-January. I just hope it will fit!

basement update

Well it's not done yet, but they are getting close. Since I wasn't able to post pictures last week I am going to post these now - but it looks totally different from these already! They have the paint up and are hoping to finish the tile on the floors before they go home tonight (I'm ordering pizza and they are just going to keep working...) So I'll post some more updated ones later - going to keep you in suspense a little longer - but it all looks really good!

Back of the living room - the corner is where the mini kitchen area is.

The fireplace/entertainment center wall.

The new hallway. Bedroom is on the right and bathroom and laundry room on the left.



The closet in the bedroom.

finishing our basement

We are finally finishing our basement! We are so excited. When we bought our house in February 2005 it was Jamie's intent to finish the basement within the first year and mine was within the first 5 years. So we see who won that one. (Although I am not sure I should brag about winning that one.) I took some pictures Sunday night before they started and meant to post them Monday but am just now getting around to it. And they are making such quick progress I took some more tonight to show you all the framing that is done. It is starting to look like a real basement instead of just a bunch of concrete!

Corner where we will be building a mini kitchen.

Wall the built in entertainment center will be on.

Looking back into the bedroom and my new laundry room (which I am SO excited for)!



The framing on the kitchen - it will just have a tiny fridge, sink and microwave - but will be great for entertaining.

The framing for the entertainment center - there will be shelves and cabinets on both sides, and an electric fireplace on the bottom center with the TV above.

My new laundry room - many have warned me I will hate having the laundry in the basement, but I will sacrfice that for all the extra space. My laundry room now is just a small hallway from the garage to the house and I am looking forward to having a place I can put the ironing board up and leave it out instead of putting it away every morning.

The new hallway back to the guest bedroom (on the right) and laundry room (on the left). Straight back is the new closet they framed in the guest room. It's huge so it will be nice storage!

They start sheetrock and plumbing tomorrow - they say they'll have it finished in 3 weeks! I am going tomorrow to start looking at carpet, tile and paint colors (the fun stuff!).