Last we left off, the bathroom was drywalled and the electrical was run throughout the rest of the basement. Hang on to your shirts, because you're going to see a whole lot of progress in the following pictures. Ready?
In a nutshell, drywall went up and was spackled.
Stair risers were added, and new stair treads made the old, creaky, scary stairs so much better.
The stairwell walls were skimcoated to make the new drywalled spots seamless with the old plaster walls. Dust was everywhere.
Then the guys told me that I needed to plan a day out of the house so they could do all the sprayed priming. They were worried about all of the fumes affecting Javi. So we hightailed it out of there, and they spent hours spraying every last crook and cranny of the basement. We came home that evening to... (sing it with me) "a whole new world." :)
Now it's really looking like a room we can live in, right?
The ceiling is my favorite part of the whole basement. Because the house is nearly a hundred years old, it was built on enormously thick wooden beams. There was too much crazy going on in addition to the beams to just leave them as they were, so we opted to prime the entire ceiling. I love the way it all looks now.
Then they painted the floor with porch and floor paint. We were originally going to use a floor epoxy, but our contractor's paint guy said the off gassing is terrible, and that it's not cleared for indoor use. So we used "ultra durable" floor paint, which has proven to be very non-durable. It's great for the interim, but eventually we'll have to address that issue. But it instantly made things look all fancy pants!
The guys also finished the bathroom, but this post is getting too long. So we'll fast forward just a few months, thanks to the magic of the internet, and show you a quick preview of the wall color we chose down here. And... then it was on to the fun parts! Furniture! Rugs! Decorating!
xoxo,
Jenny
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