Friday, September 21, 2007
basement update


So....
the doors are in, stained, and polyed (or whatever you'd call putting on three coats of polyurethane)
door handles were installed
the floors are in
the baseboards are back up but need to be painted
the new walls are "mudded" and smoothed and remudded, hopefully for the last time

Pretty much we just have to prime the new walls and finish painting and THEN we'll be able to move all the office stuff down here. Whohooo!

We love the change, as do the kiddos. We weren't anticipating that new floors and doors would make such a dramatic difference, but it is so different and so much BETTER than before. Cole is particularly fond of singing down here and listening to echo. I don't think he's looking forward to there being furniture in the office!

In case you're wondering about the rest of the basement, here's the view of the other side of the room...the rug and the toy chest are from the Pottery Barn outlet (50% off of 50% off), the couch was bought merely for the cup holders (wink) and the built-in was already here when we bought the house...minus the fifteen million television/other electronic wires that I would really love to be able to hide somehow. Remind me sometime to show you the glass we keep on these shelves. We have a fairly small collection but each piece means something to us...




Finally, a photo of Miss Happy-go-Lucky (who says, "HARPER. Name HARPER!" everytime we call her anything but Harper.)

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posted by Joanna Bolick @ 9:46 AM  
10 Comments:
  • At 10:24 AM, Anonymous Jen Olson said…

    It looks great down there! It looks like it's so light and bright too! What a fun place to spend time. :)

     
  • At 12:25 PM, Blogger Crystal Johnson said…

    Everything looks amazing!

    Hopefully we'll be a little closer to you come March :)

     
  • At 1:30 PM, Blogger AllisonK said…

    It looks beautiful. I can't wait to see the finished office

     
  • At 1:37 PM, Anonymous Robin P. said…

    LOVE the cupholders! looks great!

    i never got back to you about the ginghams kids...i don't dress them. their mother does. she owns the children's boutique in Biltmore Village, William & Grace. i actually recommended you to her for a photographer for the store so you could possibly be meeting them. i showed her your site & she loved your work. so we'll see!

     
  • At 1:57 PM, Anonymous megan said…

    Beautiful! I know what it's like to be a Basement Widow, but it is all worth it in the end. ;) And i always love seeing it all come together!

     
  • At 2:30 PM, Anonymous melissa deakin said…

    wow.
    this is amazing, joanna!
    love that toy chest and the built-in is incredible.
    how much fun is this finished basement going to be?!!!!!!
    happy friday!

     
  • At 11:35 PM, Blogger Heather M. said…

    Looks awesome!!!! Can't wait to see it all finished!

     
  • At 8:50 AM, Anonymous ashley said…

    It looks awesome Joanna!

     
  • At 2:55 PM, Anonymous Jessi said…

    Looks great!!!! :)
    LOL about Harper and her name!!!!!

     
  • At 8:03 AM, Blogger gabbyfek said…

    she certainly does know her name.... i love it.

    and that basement???
    is oh so making me drool.
    yes, it is.
    xoxoxoxox.

     
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