Home Remodel

As I've mentioned before, we have been doing some remodeling in the basement. We are finally at the finishing stages and I am THRILLED to be at this point. I was starting to forget what it was like to live in a fully functional space. After a lot of hard work from a lot of people, it really looks great.
My mom and I decided we wanted to change out the tile in the basement. We also decided we wanted to make the laundry closet a more appealing laundry "nook". Along with that we decided to make a couple other updates to complete the look.
We've ripped up more tile than I ever want to see again. (I made Brad promise me he would never let me commit to that kind of project again). I seriously spent over 24 hours, of just my labor, ripping up tile - that doesn't include anyone else's help (Brad, Jeff, Mom, Dad, Shane, Jason). We ripped down walls and a closet, built a new wall, moved a door, put in new baseboards, repainted walls, painted baseboards, did some redecorating, and voilà! It's becoming a masterpiece!

I will let the pictures do some of the talking:
 

 (some of these will be a repeat from a previous post - I just want it documented together as a project)





before any changes



the beginning



trying to block dust - didn't really work



brad's friend, jeff helping out



more progress



and more progress



cleaned up, making the space more livable



the worst of it



even more of the worst of it



so we moved this door over about 1/2 a foot to the right



took out this door and tore down the wall



rebuilding the space



before they closed up the wall (used to be a closet in the bathroom)



before they build a new wall for the commode

 

AND VOILA!!!

Presenting the final product!

 



new TILE! Yes, tile that looks like wood flooring... SO AWESOME!

 

MY NEW LAUNDRY NOOK!!!

behind the cabinet doors... I LOVE IT

a few functional knick-knacks for the new nook

 

new wall color - much better

 

 

 

you probably can't tell, but the door is moved closer to the shower
more wall space - for dresser on the other side of the wall
I love my new baseboards too!

 

refinished dresser for extra storage in the bathroom
your view as you sit on the toilet ;)

There were a lot of little changes that gave the space a whole new look. I am SO excited to have it finished and am loving every minute of  using my new laundry nook. Also, these floors are much easier to clean and I LOVE the way they look. I guess all our hard work paid off. Thanks mom!