09.03.08
Basement/Family room redesign
On August the 9th, my roommate moved out of my house (I am a homeowner now) and I got a stick up my butt about that upper basement room that works as a family room. Pretty much the day after my roommate moved out, I ripped out the fugly pink carpet down there and cleaned out any junk I had sitting around. That stuff was dirty, stained and just plain awful. My overall plan is to install more lighting (since the only thing available is an overhead light and receptacles for lamps), give the room a dark, earthy color (think theater room with a big tv and great surround sound) and install wood flooring.
At this point the only money I’ve spent has been on the four sconce lights and materials for a recessed shelving unit that will neatly store my A/V gear. Most of what I’ve done is nothing, plan, nothing, plan some more, more nothing and do some awesome demolition. As you can see from the following photos, I’ve cutout the area where my shelf will be. I’ve also pulled off all the trim along the floor and doors. I still need to pull out the stuff in the laundry closet, but I’ll do that closer to when I am ready to paint.
I’ve also linked a few images of the plans I’ve drawn out. I do all this to make sure I know what the heck I’m doing before I do it. You can see my nearly completed shelf lying on the floor, now I just need to get into the wall, but I need to cut out the existing studs and build in the replacement support system. Hopefully that will be done soon, same with the lighting.