Rare Basement Pictures In Addition To Electrical Flow Makeover Plans

It's finally time.  I'm sharing a rare glimpse into the electrical flow condition of our basement.  I'm pulling dorsum the curtains in addition to things are nearly to instruct real.  If you lot ever idea bloggers homes are ever perfectly decorated in addition to staged, I'm hither to nation you lot they aren't.  Our basement is a infinite that has instruct a hodgepodge of hand-me-down slice of furniture in addition to leftover decor.  It's the 1 infinite inwards our abode that doesn't instruct shared much on the blog, for proficient reason.  If you lot bring been a long fourth dimension reader you lot in all probability know that I accidentally flooded our basement about a twelvemonth ago. (yeah, non my finest moment.) We ended upwards trigger-happy upwards our 4 twelvemonth one-time rug in addition to removing one-half the padding. At the fourth dimension nosotros weren't set upwards to supersede the carpet, in addition to then nosotros dried it out in addition to set it dorsum down.

Yeah, run across how gross that rug is?

Let me nation you, it's NASTY in addition to starts to aroma on hot in addition to humid days.  I've wanted to supersede it for awhile now, but it merely wasn't inwards our budget.  About a calendar month agone nosotros had a major fiscal identify repair (a novel septic in addition to drain champaign is non cheap!) that pretty much wiped out our abode improvement budget.   We haven't replaced that money, but I'm in addition to then fed upwards amongst the electrical flow condition of our basement that I can't hold off whatever longer.  It didn't assist that merely a few weeks agone our truthful cat felt the require to pee inwards the corner, forcing us to cutting out a slice of rug in addition to padding.  That was the in conclusion straw that pushed me over the edge.  The rug has to go.

I already removed the gallery wall  in grooming for the novel plank wall.  My excogitation is to plank the entire dorsum wall of the basement using the same method I used inwards our art table volition stay since it's been a slap-up identify for my kids to hold out creative.

The bluish Goodwill dresser volition besides remain, but volition to a greater extent than than probable hold out painted a neutral color. The rug volition hold out removed from the stairs in addition to I'll hold out staining the treads in addition to icon the risers white. I'm besides hoping to create a board in addition to batten handling on the wall coming downwards the stairs (like this.) in addition to finally add together a railing.

The bar surface area isn't changing much, except for the improver of a underground tile or forest plank backsplash.

I'd LOVE to instruct a novel sofa in addition to supersede this hand-me-down 1 that nosotros were fortunate plenty to receive.  It's been slap-up for the past times 8 year's, but I intend it's finally fourth dimension nosotros seize amongst teeth the bullet in addition to instruct a novel sofa.

I'm hoping (fingers crossed!) the kids volition allow me to donate their kitchen in addition to supersede it amongst the MCM dresser I merely updated.  The zebra chair volition to a greater extent than than probable hold out reupholstered (or painted) if I'm feeling brave.

(The doors Pb to my husband's office)

I'm 99% certain nosotros are going amongst Allure Ultra Resilient interlocking planks inwards Sawcut Dakota.  It's the perfect medium nighttime flooring in addition to the rustic texture is perfect for disguising scratches.  I'd dearest to decease a chip darker amongst the floors, but let's hold out honest....there's no agency I am swiffering in addition to cleaning the basement everyday.  #whohastimeforthat


Here's what I'm envisioning...

Clock / Sofa / Coffee Table / Rug / Pouf

Our basement has come upwards a long agency since nosotros bought our abode nine years ago, but in that location is nevertheless in addition to then much to hold out done.

I can't hold off to instruct started in addition to plough this infinite into a identify where nosotros truly desire to hang out in addition to pass time.  

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