Guess what? The basement reno is back on! WOOHOO!!!!!!!! (Yes, it totally deserves an exuberant amount of exclamation points.) After delays due to LIFE and all its crazy and shitty things, and the fact that my man wants to hang up the tools when he gets home instead of putting them on again, we are good to go in the basement.
2005 - Flooded and gutted
2008 - We trenched, waterproofed, cut for new windows (but did not install all of them), and roughed in the plumbing (this particular space was bear rug storage)
2009 - Started the framing
(This does not account for all the landscaping and exterior work we've done in the meantime.)
2011 - Today
This will be my sewing room/guest room. It has incredible light for a basement thanks to a South exposure and this big new window. The hope is that at some time in 2012 it will be able to comfortably fit me, my machine, and all my fabric. Whether it can contain my creativity is another matter!
2011 - Today
It is still up for debate whether the bear rug will make its way back into the space.
19 comments:
congrats. living in renoland is no picnic, but the end result will be worth it!
You are just going to love it! Congrats!
Wahoo for you! How nice to have space!
yay I love a good remodel!! Can't wait to see your new space : )
Please do be a model Canadian and retain the bear rug!
Great news, Cheryl. an't wait to see what you do with it and in it.
Yahoo!!!!!!!!!!!
Congratulations at your well-earned milestone--lovely new space!
Woo hoooo!
no one room could contain your creativity :)
Jealous with a capital "J"!!! And so excited for you ;) Can't wait to come sew with you in this new studio someday~
very exciting!!!
That window lets in so much great light it will be a wonderful studio! Good luck with all the work in between now and then!
Big Smile for you and your new room : )
woo hooooo!!!
Awesome!
wow what a nice window in the basement! this is great news! we had a sewage backup, got the basement ripped apart, cleaned and now we "only" have to renovate...
This is very exciting!
I highly, highly, highly recommend a Murphy bed for the sewing/guest/kids think they own it room. We have one now, and its AWSOME, because it takes up zero space the 90% of the time when there are no guests.
Cheers!
V
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