Basement DONE!

We have worked our fannies off this summer trying to update our basement. My mom graciously came over to our house while we were lounging on the beach in Gulf Shores and painted the great room. It’s a pretty big room and she got a lot of stuff done! We just had the tedious stuff to finish and it took awhile. Let me start by saying I HATE wood paneling, I guess this is what we get for buying a house from the 1980s! lol!! We could have sheet rocked it, but I didn’t feel we would gain that out of our home when we sell. But paneling is a pain in the rear to paint. It looks so much better—it was an off-white before, now it’s called Toasted Sesame.

We put up trim and all of that had to be painted. I painted the 3 doors down there, the kitchenette, and then Kody and I both worked on the stairwell together. For the past 3 weekends we have worked both Saturday and Sunday if we don’t have plans trying like crazy to get it DONE! It is now!!

We hung stuff yesterday and while that took up the majority of the day I am so glad to have it all done. I have always wanted a stairwell with a lot of stuff going on, and I believe that’s just what I have! Going down the stairs on the right are 2 rod iron keys and then our monogram, K T M, in gold letters that were used for our wedding. Right below the letters and between the 2 keys is FAITH framed. Keep in mind these pictures are from my phone, bad quality!

The other side of the stairs will be somewhat of a collage wall, it’s just not finished yet. I need more black frames! :) We measured a line down the middle and are hanging pictures above it or below it. I saw it on Pinterest and loved the idea! It's kind of pitiful right now, it has our FAMILY RULES canvas on it—which I loved, and then some framed wedding shots that I haven’t known what to do with!

The front of the stairs has a large frame that says The meaning of life is not a question to be answered….but an EVENT to be experienced. It has one of our wedding pictures in it, that was definitely an event! Crosses for the cross wall are on my bday list and obviously I need some! I want some with some color! :) We went ahead and hung these accordingly so we have room for more as I buy them.

 

As you get into the family room downstairs you see our new furniture! Please excuse the lack-of end tables, I am in the market for a couple…and new lamps. The dog bones in the picture are real life!! Sorry for the crazy light/flash!

You can’t really tell but it’s a couch, loveseat, and ottoman that is thick chocolate covered microfiber with red, green, and khaki plaid pillows. We picked this because it looked comfortable, yet manly. After all, it’s the man cave.

Our kitchenette may be my favorite area. We hung pictures from the Hermann wineries on 1 wall and then pictures from Tin Mill Brewing Company in Hermann on the other. Goes great!

 

If you’re sitting on the couch looking at the TV you will see this wall. This is a fun wall with little highway Americana decor. (See the dog ears?)

I was a stress ball most of the day Saturday because I was watching this….

Kody had a ladder and he balanced on it while I was sweating like mad nervous! He did really well though and I’m so thankful he’s as talented as he is!

My MIL and Grandma-in-law are here this week! And we’re floating this weekend with our Sunday School class, I’m so ready for an actual weekend of NO work!!