House Tour - Basement Before & After

Hello everyone!

After my paint color post last week, I vowed to show you more rooms in my house, even though they're not all finished to my liking (yet).  But, given that we just bought this house four months ago, I need to stop being a control freak and remember that Rome wasn't built in a day.

So, I've shown you some of our basement when I blogged about the gallery wall and the board & batten down there.  And I alluded to some of my less favorite spaces when I shared my paint colors.  The rooms that are painted in "Cardboard" by Sherwin Williams.  Well, you asked for it - here they are.

But first, a smattering of prettiness (light fixture aside - it reminds me of a sea creature).  During my trip to Ikea last week, I got the final pieces for this little nook.

As a side note, I think Ikea is the Scandinavian mnemonic for "I Kan't Escape Alone".   It is impossible to leave that maze of wonder place empty handed!

Here is a pre-move-in picture of what this area looked like before...

And here it is now:

Cardboard wall color aside, the basement is a wonderfully functional space that we use on a daily basis.  There is some striking grass cloth wallpaper in a couple areas of the basement, which I love.  And then there is my good friend, Indiana Jones...

In case you're wondering, it does light up.  It was left with the house, and will probably remain there for all eternity, since I have no idea how we would take it down.  But I don't plan on taking it down - it's just - FUN. 

Ok, on to one of the Cardboard Room spaces.  You asked for it.  Remember that.   Some of you may remember the chant that ran through my head in painting my Mom Cave a light shade of yellow... 

Poop and Pee.  Poop and Pee. 

The Mom Cave is through the doors, on the left.  And yes, I repainted it a non-yellow color.  It's a pretty Muslin color now.

And yes, I believe that is Charles Barkley on TV (I swear, I didn't put that on to distract you from the walls).  I kicked one of my boys out of the room during the NCAA games in order to take the picture.

And here is a view from the Mom Cave side...

In the distance in this photo, you can kind of see that there are windows in our basement, which was a huge plus for us.  We really wanted a space that was light and bright and not so basement-y.  More on that area another day.

 

A few notes on this room: 

• It's a totally funky layout, making furniture placement a challenge to say the least.

• I just got a quote for a bunch of painting to be done in the house that came in very reasonable, so hopefully this room (among others) will be painted in the not-so-distant future.

• I scored the red bench/ottoman a couple of weeks ago at a garage sale (Arhaus - $100).  I know, it doesn't match.  Thinking about recovering it, but it is totally functional and what we need down there for the moment.

• There is going to be a big game of Musical Chairs Furniture since I finally made a fabric decision for the jumbo-sized sectional we're buying.  (I literally ordered the sectional Sunday and am oh-so-excited!)  More on that soon...

• I know there is a lot of stuff that still needs to be added to this room.  Please refer back to the four aforementioned bullet points on this one.  It's going to be a domino effect here.  Once the sectional arrives for our family room, changes will flow to the downstairs.

So there you have it!  My ugly Cardboard Room revealed!

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