It's DONE!!

It's been a long wait (we started the process on January 4), but I am elated to announce the arrival of the newest addition to our family: the finished basement!

We've started moving in, and we can't get the kids to stop playing down there. We've started filling the space after a pricey trip to IKEA, and there's still a lot more to get. But it's DONE.

The finished fireplace (note: lack of big-screen t.v. It'll come soon). We plan to put shelves on either side.

The shower and glass door. The sink:And my craft room with the spiffy cork floor:

I can't wait to show it to you!

penultimate subterranean epistle

Or.. the second-to-last basement update. At least, I hope! The cork was installed on Friday and it's VERY pretty. I'm not sure about the wall colour (I had to choose it before the flooring arrived), but I guess I can always repaint it later.








The bathroom tile is done. There's still a grout film on the tiles that needs to be rinsed away, but it turned out pretty nice. We still need paint in that room. Everything else is ready to go.









The fireplace finally has a mantel. It's an 80-yr-old piece of cedar from an old telephone pole that was planed into shape. Cool. It's nekkid right now (no stain or varnish) because I can't decide what I want to do with it! Dan (our contractor) has saved some offcut pieces for me so I can try out some different finishes on the wood to see what effect they'll have.

Monday we're supposed to get our carpet, then we need to comb over the basement identifying things we want to see fixed. Right now the list is very extensive. We'll give them a couple of days to put some finishing touches on things before we make the list.

I can't wait until I can afford to buy furniture for this room. *grin*

Thanks for reading!
C

Basement status

We're getting near to the end now, I can feel it!

The tile is in the bathroom shower:

The fireplace and walls are painted:

The doors are in

The trim is going up.

There are still a fair number of things to wrap up: flooring, trim, fixtures, bathroom needs work...but I can see light at the end of the tunnel.

Basement updates

Today I'll take a departure from my usual crafty posts to provide an update about my basement renovation. We've been told there's about a week's worth of work left to do. I can't believe it's nearly done! Yesterday they put the first coat of paint on, but the photos I have were taken before the paint.

This is a photo of the fireplace after they put the manufactured stone on. The wood is there to prop up the stones while the adhesive set. I'm really pleased with how it turned out. It's going to look even better when everything has a coat of paint on it.

I've been making cards and preparing for workshops, but can't share any of my projects as they're super top secret prototype cards for the upcoming Stamp-A-Stack workshop at the end of May.

Let there be light...

I wasn't able to get a picture of the gaping (and VERY dusty) hole in my outer wall, because they went and put a window into it! Here's a picture of my spiffy new window though. I am SOOooooOOoooo pleased with it, because this area of the house is normally so dark. Don't be put off by the red with black polkadots; I haven't had a stylectomy. It's just the tuck-tape they put around the window. They went a little nuts. Tuck-tape is crazy sticky... I wonder if I could use it on my cards somehow. Hmmmm [scheme scheme].

I know I haven't posted anything having anything to do with cards in a while. Sorry! I did get a bunch of submissions for the March card challenge, which I'll share here. Hopefully I'll get around to it tomorrow in and amongst working and packing for the trip to Mt. Tremblant.

Carpet, stone, and tiles

Maybe I should've called this blog "Corrie's basement" because I'm posting about that more than I am my cards! Oh, well. Soon enough it'll be over and I'll be fixated on my paper again.

Today they're sawing a big hole in my stairwell to accommodate a 2x5' window. I also have carpet, tile, stone, and cork samples to choose. Here's what I think I've settled on:

The stone will be for the fireplace surround. It's a neutral grey with a bit of a pinkish beige accent. The carpet matches the darker beige stones. The tiles are for our custom shower: Mosaic border, 12x12 wall tile, and the pseudo-herringbone for the floor. Spiffy!

I'll post pictures of the big hole in my wall shortly.

Oh, and I got promoted! I'm now a stampin' up Consultant.

Houston: We have walls!

Today is Day 2 of the basement reno. I would've posted yesterday but work went NUTS. As always.

Yesterday the basement guys added the bottom layer of insulation, and have framed most of the interior and perimeter walls.

Here's my craft room:

And the loo:

And the view down to the fireplace:

Inauspicious beginnings

Today was supposed to be Day 1 of our basement renovations, but because of the winter storm that hit the area, the window guy bailed out, Home Depot wouldn't deliver the supplies and most of the construction guys couldn't make it here. It's a bit of a let down, but it's only a one-day delay. I think I'll survive.

I plan to chronicle the changes here. Here are some photos of Day -1:

My craft room!

Where the bathroom will be

The rec room/fireplace area