12 October, 2011

Let There Be Light

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!

It is still up for debate whether the bear rug will make its way back into the space.
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19 comments:

  1. BrendaOctober 12, 2011 at 7:53 AM

    congrats. living in renoland is no picnic, but the end result will be worth it!

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  2. LisaOctober 12, 2011 at 8:00 AM

    You are just going to love it! Congrats!

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  3. karen @ badlandsquiltsOctober 12, 2011 at 8:09 AM

    Wahoo for you! How nice to have space!

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  4. PétraOctober 12, 2011 at 9:00 AM

    yay I love a good remodel!! Can't wait to see your new space : )

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  5. LeslyOctober 12, 2011 at 9:01 AM

    Please do be a model Canadian and retain the bear rug!

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  6. elleOctober 12, 2011 at 9:07 AM

    Great news, Cheryl. an't wait to see what you do with it and in it.

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  7. SuzanneOctober 12, 2011 at 11:32 AM

    Yahoo!!!!!!!!!!!

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  8. Michelle in NHOctober 12, 2011 at 1:26 PM

    Congratulations at your well-earned milestone--lovely new space!

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  9. felicityOctober 12, 2011 at 2:19 PM

    Woo hoooo!

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  10. AllisonOctober 12, 2011 at 2:23 PM

    no one room could contain your creativity :)

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  11. UnknownOctober 12, 2011 at 2:48 PM

    Jealous with a capital "J"!!! And so excited for you ;) Can't wait to come sew with you in this new studio someday~

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  12. BJ October 12, 2011 at 2:53 PM

    very exciting!!!

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  13. AnonymousOctober 12, 2011 at 5:01 PM

    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!

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  14. elizabethOctober 12, 2011 at 5:13 PM

    Big Smile for you and your new room : )

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  15. RossieOctober 12, 2011 at 7:00 PM

    woo hooooo!!!

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  16. Christina Lane | The Sometimes CrafterOctober 13, 2011 at 11:01 AM

    Awesome!

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  17. BrigiOctober 14, 2011 at 1:02 PM

    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...

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  18. UnknownOctober 16, 2011 at 2:40 PM

    This is very exciting!

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  19. Voula MartinOctober 24, 2011 at 11:39 AM

    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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