Tuesday, November 10, 2009

No More Scary Basement

Ben finally finished our basement this week, which has been so nice for us. We love how it turned out. The basement had a water/mold problem when we bought the house, so we had to rip the whole thing out, down to the studs. And that's how it sat for over a year (while it got used as a tool shed, saw dust bin, etc.) until we got around to putting the walls back in. I used to close my eyes when I walked through the big basement room on my way to the laundry room. Looking at the "before" pictures with the mold still makes my skin crawl, but here's the newly finished product.


BEFORE





AFTER













7 comments:

Rachel said...

AMAZING!!!!! It all looks so great!! I love the shutters and the front door and the basement. They are all beautiful! I wish we could be there to see it all in person. Good work guys!

Mom Marilynn said...

Oh my heck! I can't believe how talented you are! It is beautiful! The track lighting, wainscoating, amazing!

Lewis Family said...

GORGEOUS! So beautiful! Now where can I use that great yellow in my house?

Garrett said...

Ahhhhhhhhhh, the new Men's Den! I love it!

If only I could join you to break it in with some bottled rootbeer, a couple of choice steaks, and a football/baseball/basketball game.

Perhaps I could make a special trip...

Hurst Family said...

Seriously, so amazing!!

Amber said...

Beautiful job! Looks like Ben is just as good as Matt - if not better! ;) We miss you guys...

Marilyn said...

Wow! Awesome job! Now all you need is to have a party and invite us all to come enjoy it with you!