Basement project report

The joys of a large project.

You may be wondering why I have been slow on posting, (or maybe not).  But I have been busy.  Busy with the new schedule and fitting classes in and working very slowly on the basement.

Ah, yes, the basement project.  This is a biggie.  Not big in the way of tearing down walls, but big in the amount of work that is needed.  The space is approx. 700 sq-ft and windowless and covered in paneling.

I have managed to get the paneling primed.  It entailed moving all the  furniture to the center of the room.  It makes some of the areas awkward to get to, but I am not hauling these pieces out of the space.

You can also see that the chairs are in rough shape.  The sofa is too.  Which means I will be either recovering or making slip covers for all 3 pieces.  So far I have fabric for 1.  I am betting that it is going to take time to find the right fabric for the job, making it the biggest hold up on this space.

I have gotten the ceiling painted.  Or at least most of the ceiling.

Yep. I ran out of paint with only this small patch left.  I have no plans on painting it right now.  I at least got the perimeter done, so I can hit the ceiling later.  Honestly, I hate painting ceilings, and really want to move on to something more fun and instantaneously gratifying, like wall color.

So my next step is to pick the color.

 

Yay, off -white!  My plan is to bring in the color in the fabrics and furniture, so I want to keep the walls light.  I am a little freaked about this, as there is no natural light in the space.   I am hoping to have the walls painted this weekend.  Anyways, that is what I have been working on.  Things are moving, but it just isn't the interesting and exciting part.  No idea candy to share today.

Well I'm off to finish caulking the seams.  Oh joy.

-Laurie