It's been four and a half months in the making, but our basement project is finally finished!!! We started one April evening when Michael got a wild hair and decided to tear down the wall we'd wanted gone since day one. That, and the motivation by purchasing a sectional that was way too big for the current space. We now have one big, awesome room! Matching the carpet from where the wall came out was tricky, as we didn't have any remnant left from the original. We used Complete Carpet Care, and they matched it as perfectly as anyone could without knowing the brand or store where it was purchased. I was very happy! After getting estimates from several local painters (I hate painting, hiring this out is worth every penny!) we decided to go with Certa Pro Painters, based on their great reviews and reasonable estimate. I was very happy with how it turned out. After Michael removed the wall himself, our friends at Wissing Contractors finished out the ceiling, wall and duct work, and placed doors on the space that was built for an old projection TV for us. Now it looks like a built in cabinet, and provides us with much needed storage space. Below I've document the transformation from two small rooms, into one large room!
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| Bar before.... |
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| ....bar after! |
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| Basement still two rooms before (before we moved in)... |
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| .....after! |
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| Before... |
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| ......After! |
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We've placed doors on the open space built for a TV. Now tons of storage.
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| Before painting (but after the wall came down/doors).... |
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| ....After! |
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| Now we need a bigger tv.... |
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| In progress |
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It's been slow going for me because this took almost five months to complete, but we're so happy with our new space. Still have some odds and ends to hang on the wall, but for now I'll consider this checked off the list!!!
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