The basement is finished

In August, we started our basement remodel; about 1/3 of the basement was already finished, but the other 2/3 was not, so we set out for a new and improved basement. We hired a quiet but very skilled man to take care of this for us since the majority of this project is still out of Rob's scope (and time ability) despite his hardworking character. Incidentally, Luke embarked on a love affair with said man. Now, said man has no children, so he wasn't quite sure what to say when Luke said things like, "Can I hold your hand", or "Let me give you a kiss!" but he did his best with a response, like, "Oh! HA HA!"

Walls were removed and added to open the area up as much as possible, and we are thrilled with the end result; it turned out even better than I'd hoped. In Rob's defense, he did do a bang-up job on the tile, and we did all of the painting ourselves. Now, we just need carpet, and 'voila, a finished basement!

I am especially proud of this area—this little nook looked like it could either serve as a confessional, or a wine cellar, but I tried to think outside of the box and turn it into a special play area for the boys. I asked for a barn door, which is reminiscent of the barn door on my grandparents barn. The lower door has a ledge for puppet shows (note to self—get some puppets), or playing drive through window, etc. Aah, how imaginary play has evolved since we were kids. Eventually, I might turn it into a craft room with a chalkboard, wipe-off board and bulletin board on the walls inside.

View from the stairs— the white line on the floor shows where a wall was removed

Just look at that tile! It was left from previous owners— just the right price for us!