New Basement

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One of the main reasons I haven't kept in touch with the world for the past 7 weeks or so, is because we've been finishing our basement, and things have been crazy around here. Okay, I haven't been finishing the basement. We paid someone to do it for us. Chelsea construction, our neighbor, did a great job.

Some before pictures, just when the work was starting:


The after pictures:

We have a storage room down there where we put our washer & dryer. This is just one wall that we can use for storage. I am so excited for our things to actually have their own space.

This is the main room, where we now have the kids' toys and things. It has been great to just send the boys downstairs to play. No toys are allowed upstairs. I love it.

Another view of the main family area. We're getting some white cabinets built in where the TV is. It will be a little built-in media center.
One of the two bathrooms we put in downstairs. I think it's beautiful. I wish my upstairs bathrooms were similar.
We also added three bedrooms downstairs. One of which is used by Clark for his office (since he works from home). Let me tell you how excited I am that his office is no longer in our bedroom. I can send him downstairs too.
And last is my favorite part of the basement, the fireplace. I really stressed about this stone and the squares to go in them. It turned out perfect.
We love our downstairs, and everything about it. I love the carpet. I love how much storage space we have. I love our new TV and surround sound. I love that my laundry is downstairs and out of the way. I love that we nearly doubled the size of our house.

Comments

JJuracan and family said…
Could have been easier to buy Clark and the kids a separate house! LOL :-) I'm glad you have your basement now! It looks great! :-) (ok, we live like a block from you and I am seeing it on your blog...what is wrong with this picture??) :-)
Yay!!! I am totally waiting for my movie night invite when that tv room is all done! :-)
February 9, 2009 at 2:04 PM
Jessica said…
Wow!! It's beautiful. I wish I lived just down the street so I could come check it out. Congrats!!
February 9, 2009 at 5:50 PM
Michelle said…
I can't believe how fast that went. I was just there checking it out about a month ago! So nice. I love it! Can't wait to see it in person...
February 9, 2009 at 6:02 PM
Vanessa, Zac and Noah said…
It looks fabulous! I am so envious that you ahve a basement! Looks ready for visitors!:)
February 9, 2009 at 7:17 PM
Lindsey said…
welcome back...you've been missed. i was hoping you would post pics. tyler said it looks great, he was really jealous. congrats on having space to send your boys!
February 9, 2009 at 7:32 PM
Karen said…
Very nice! It's amazing how much more room you have. Love it.
February 9, 2009 at 8:52 PM
Laura F said…
Hooray, what fantastic news! Congrats on the basement, your fireplace is beautiful and I kept thinking your stockings will look so nice there, should you ever decide to do christmas downstairs. :-)
February 9, 2009 at 9:34 PM
Anonymous said…
Yeah! The basement looks great, I love the bathroom, it is so pretty! I have my toy room downstairs too, it is the best thing ever, oh yeah and my hubby's office too...yeah for you!
February 9, 2009 at 10:39 PM
Natalie said…
Don't be frightened by the comment from The Man! That is just me, Natalie!! :) You are not being stalked by some crazy person!
February 9, 2009 at 10:41 PM
abbie higginson said…
ahh how nice! i am so jealous! i still need to finish 2 bedrooms, a bathroom and a storage room to have my basement done. i can't wait! (we'll probably end up selling and be LONG gone before that ever happens though :( )
February 9, 2009 at 11:01 PM
Anonymous said…
Wow! Your basement looks great! We just finished ours too! It's so nice to have the extra "real" storage and not just a junk space! LOL! You need to have club and have us all over to see it! :) By the way, I LOVE your fireplace too!
February 10, 2009 at 7:14 AM
Joy said…
It looks beautiful. I am sure that Clark is loving his own space too. It's hard to work from home especially with out an "office". I love the bathroom too. You guys did great work!
February 10, 2009 at 8:58 AM
Jennifer said…
It looks great! I love the fireplace too. And the thought of having all the kids toys in the basement is heaven itself. :) Enjoy all that wonderful space.
February 10, 2009 at 11:31 AM
Clark said…
Hey Amanda, thanks for remembering to take those pictures. It's fun to remember where it started and compare it to where it is now.
February 10, 2009 at 12:49 PM
Janae said…
Wow--how wonderful! It's gorgeous. Seriously, you did double the size of your house! Congrats.
February 11, 2009 at 4:45 PM
Cheryl said…
GORGEOUS!! Wow. What a project to have complete. It is never easy to have workmen in your home, but what a payday in the end. To double your house size is amazing and it is beatiful and will give you the space you need to live comfortably.

The saving grace of our home here is the basement. All the toys are downstairs keeping the main floor relatively clean and it allows me to send the boys away and give us all a break from each other on days we are all home. I think will all the snow days this year, if we didn't have a basement, we all would have gone CrAzY!

PS Thank you for the email about little Josie. We have been keeping her and Angee and family in our prayers.
February 13, 2009 at 11:13 PM
Jenny said…
I just got time to check out blogs and I knew your basement was finished but it is so fun to see the pictures! I love the fireplace! Anyways it was good to see you yesterday! I hope we can get together again soon!
March 8, 2009 at 2:01 PM
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