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Our New Basement: Before and After

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My husband is amazing. AMAZING I tell you! When it comes to home improvement, he is the MAN ๐Ÿ™‚
We moved into our home 2 years ago. It was a brand new with an unfinished basement. Derrick started making plans right away for what he wanted to build down there. He worked on the plans, researched what it would cost, and decided what he would hire out for and what he would do himself. This past winter was all about the BASEMENT.
He took time off of work to work on it. He’d go downstairs and work on it for several hours after he got off work on other nights. And he FINISHED it.
unfinished basement with one framed wall

It was an awkward U shape as most basements are as they wrap around the water heater and stairway.unfinished room with two water heaters
man framing basement wall Framing, Electrical, Plumbing, Paint, Trim… dry walled walls and ladder He hired out a crew to hang and tape the drywall. He also hired Lowe’s to install the carpet.

man painting cabinet with black paint Finishing touches!

And here it is! A Toy Room, 4 closets, a 3/4 bathroom, a Home Theater with refrigerator and a Storeroom. It has been done for 2 months now and We LOVE it. We have spent many hours as a family down there and have had some fun movie nights with friends.

finished basement toy room with grey walls and carpet Toy Room.

under the stairs finished closet Dress up Closet under the stairs.

under the stairs door with green wall Another shot of the Toy Room.

***The toy storage bins are homemade. Derrick made these 4 years ago and they work great. He made a pvc pipe frame and bought the buckets at walmart. He removed the handles and they pop right into the frame squares nice and snug. I’ve had several people ask and post questions about this.***

carpeted room with toy buckets 3/4 Bath.
finished full bathroom
shower wallsmovie screen mounted on grey wallMovie Theater
mini bar area with coast guard decor
sofa and love seat in movie theater roomThanks for Looking!

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About Brandy

Welcome! I'm Brandy, mother to 5 darling kiddos and a cute black lab named Toby. My husband is in the Coast Guard so we've lived all over the place, turning each house into a home. I love baking, sewing, making cute things with my kids, and sharing what I've learned with all of you!

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  17. kim says

    Your basement looks great. I am sure you will enjoy it for many years to come. So nice to have that movie theater in your home.

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  22. Cathy M~(checkitoff) says

    awesome! you will love having a finished basement with kiddos. in our previous house my in-laws didn’t understand why we wanted to finish the basement. But let me tell you, that is what SOLD our house in one showing & enabled us to move to our dream house!! yours looks wonderful!!!

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  31. Meg says

    Wow! Look at all that space! Wonderful job!

    I hope you can join my link party going on this weekend! Have a great night! alittleknickknack.blogspot.com

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  32. Born 2 Be Mom says

    I’m not sure how I found myself here, lol… but I had to comment. Your basement looks remarkably like mine! From the shape and design, to the cool shade of green (though mine is slightly lighter), the bar area, to the circular mirror in the bathroom. The only difference is that instead of a sweet movie theatre, I’ve got a daycare, LOL. It looks great ๐Ÿ™‚ Anyway, I’m now following! Looking forward to reading more of your blog.

    Kristin
    Born 2 Be Mom

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    • Brandy says

      Hi! We left the storage rack behind when we moved 8 years ago. Iโ€™m so sorry that I donโ€™t have the plans or ability to measure it out for you!

      Reply

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