A few years ago, right before my marriage ended, we decided to spend the money and fully renovating our basement. Seismic stapling from the foundation to the wood, new drywall on the walls and ceiling, adding a full bathroom and quasi-bedroom, everything. I shared the details of that big renovation, including the final cost in this post.
But it’s taken me all the way until now to get the basement decorated in a beautiful way and functioning well. We now have two guestroom spaces, a TV room/workout area that we use multiple times a week, the land of Barbie houses, Christmas and future baby storage, tools and overflow paper towels, etc., plus, of course the laundry room and full bathroom. And just this week, we added an extra fun function to the TV room: a beverage fridge and wine storage!
Fully Renovated Basement and Finishing Touches
The basement is about 1,100 SF and I played around with a lot of layouts before settling on this one years ago. I covered up the furnace with walls and a door, I made the basement feel like a hangout space rather than just utilities. And it turns out that space, plus the existing columns we wrapped in drywall, have carved out a very nice little nook for Lucy's Barbie world.
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