Earth Shattering ... Or Not

Hubs worked on Saturday, which meant I had time to tinker and get little odds and ends done at the house.  One being this oh so difficult and time consuming project ... or not.  It was one so simple but always pushed to the back burner until I decided enough was enough.

Ladies and gents, behold some clean and paint free door glass (both horrible and quick iPhoto pics) ...

Before

After

Total Paint Re-do

I have mentioned it before, but I really want to re-paint the entire upstairs.  Not to mention that I will soon have to pick out a paint color for the basement.

After several too many hours spent googling the best greige-y colors out there and painting some samples on our dining room and bedroom walls here is what I have almost picked out.

1. Revere Pewter for the upstairs
2. Edgecomb Gray (a lighter version of Revere Pewter) for the basement

Revere Pewter

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Edgecomb Gray

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Basement Bathroom Inspiration

It is time to start nailing down finishes (I wish literally, but until then I gather inspiration).  I am going for what I like to call a 'modern rustic' theme for the basement.  

Googling that theme surprisingly brought up a plethora of photos I like!  If you want to get an idea of where my head is at, I rated the inspiration photos below by making them different sizes:

Large=Super Like

Medium=Like

Small=That's an idea

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The Basement Craze

Since returning from our vacation, the past 2 weekends have been spent full force on the basement project.  We finally (I think) have made it to a turning point.  We can feel the progress, smell success, and know we are almost over that last hurdle.  Rough-in is so close to being done and then we are on to finishes!

Lots to catch you up on:

1)  I built that wall, all by myself, yup you heard it!

2)  We insulated the supply ductwork.

3)  Moved the water lines (which were in the middle of the room) over next to the ductwork.

4)  Ran new insulated flex duct for the rooms upstairs.

5)  Installed framing for a bulkhead to cover the return and supply ductwork as well as the water lines.

6)  Removed the metal track at all the door openings (still have to do this at the head of each door, but the bottom required a grinder and takes a little longer).

7)  Demolished part of the wall on the other side of the stair.  We demoed the wall from the metal stud to the left a few weeks earlier.

8)  Finished demoing drywall in the laundry room, installing lights, and building the last wall for the entrance into the laundry room.

A nice little status photo from the corner of the Family Room.  From right to left the rooms are Stair, Laundry Room, Bathroom, and Storage/Brew Room.

 Status photo of Laundry Room assembled back for use.

From right to left, Bathroom and Storage.  You may notice the nice bike rack on the wall to the left.  If we had to play musical chairs with those things one more time while working on the basement ... well, it may be the end of some bikes.  Got it from Home Depot (shocker) - it is made by Husky.

Status photo of Bathroom.

Status photo of Storage/Brew Room.

One end of the Family Room.

And the other end ... looking at our entertainment wall!

Say what!?  Of course, for a movie watching fanatic like myself an Entertainment Wall (in caps, that's right!) was a must.  Blocking and boxes for speakers, HDMI, a wall mount TV ... and whatever we can think of!

Looking at the 'Spare Room' (it isn't a bedroom per the permit).

And a little closer look (the walk-in closet which extends back and under the stairs is behind that piece of furniture.

And as always ... Hey Grouper!  What you up there for ...

Oh, hey there bud.