Basement Living Room

The basement is done! The basement is done! The basement is done!


The view once you come down the bottom of the stairs.

We are so, so very excited to have this project finished and to be able to use and enjoy the extra space in our house. Our starting point was outdated and cramped, but we (Drew) tore the whole thing apart and put it back together to make a great basement space. We're not completely finished down there, but the living room is pretty much done so I'll share that now.

View from behind the love seat. The door leads to the bedroom. The photobomb is courtesy of Kramer.

The view from the bedroom door. Bonus points for the quick and accurate identification of the photobomber.



Drew's recliner. It's got a high back for his tall enjoyment AND a seat massage, a back massage, and a seat warmer. The man is set!

Getting all of the furniture to arrive turned out to be quite the ordeal. The first time everything was delivered, they had a brown love seat (which we wanted) and a black couch (which we didn't want). So, they didn't even bother to unload the couch and we rescheduled another delivery date. The second delivery date came and we had a brown couch. Yeah! Except that as they started to bring it in the house, I noticed a 3 inch tear in the back. So, they loaded it back up into the truck and I scheduled another deliver time. On the third delivery date they delivered another black couch. Ug. So, the fourth time was the charm when we finally received a brown couch that was not damaged. And it is com-fy.

The long awaited couch finally arrived! More on the wall art later.

We're still working on setting up the bedroom down there. The bed that will be put in there is currently being stored at my parents' house and it's going to take some finagling to get it out. Once we get that in there, I'll share about that room.

Meanwhile, Kramer has gone from running around trying to figure things out in the basement to getting pretty comfortable down there.

Kramer just knocked the throw pillows around until she got comfortable and then it was lights out.

Also, she never really learned how to climb down a set of stairs before. I was OK with that since Daschunds are prone to back problems and it meant I always knew on which level of the house I could find her. Well, apparently the thrill of the finished basement was enough motivation for her and she figured out how to hop down the stairs. Now we have to make sure we keep an eye on her so she doesn't get down there alone!

Kramer's finally realized that her bed is not a toy...