Mark and I had the honor of redesigning my nieces' and nephew's basement.
He played handyman, and I got to decide how we spent the money
(my favorite thing to do is spend other people's money).
It had just been finished with real walls and carpet and ceilings,
and my brother and sister-in-law wanted to make the space
a hang out for their kids.
One niece is a teenager,
One niece is a teenager,
the next one just became a teenager,
and my nephew is a pre-teen.
and my nephew is a pre-teen.
So, I interviewed them.
Asked them what they thought they wanted to do here.
The girls wanted a fun room,
organized,
a place for crafts,
with lots of space for them to dance around or play-act in.
My nephew wanted a clear floor for the boys to play-fight in
(they're gonna do it anyway, might as well give 'em room)
and places to sit to play games or watch movies.
The parents wanted a place they all could play nicely together.
All the furniture in the before pictures was used and we added two tables from their attic
(that got painted).
The budget was $400.
This area was cool to paint,
especially because of the triple-treyed ceiling.
The walls were kept bare so things
wouldn't get knocked into or down while playing ping-pong.
CD racks from my niece's bedroom.
Canisters hold crayons, markers and colored pencils.
This cabinet needed an update.
It was painted white (of course) and
the knobs were spray-painted with a brushed nickel color.
The color scheme was based on the shower curtains that were found at Wal-Mart.
(I am not too proud to decorate with things from Wal-Mart)!
Then I added some Wall Pops that came from Lowe's for $11 a set.
3 sets are in this room--Electric Blue, Navy and Lime.
Valspar paint, matched to the lime Wall Pops was $25.
The love seat received a $70 slipcover from Bed, Bath and Beyond.
The mirror ($20), lime green pillow ($15) and paper lanterns ($9 ea.) are from Pier 1.
Shelving, glass canisters, navy pillows, Cookie Monster rug, desk lamp, lava lamp,
paint (nickel for knobs and white for furniture), green bins (to hold videos),
and two shower curtains (+hooks/rods), chenille throw,
and starburst clock from Wal-Mart ($200).
The total for purchases was $397 (tax included).
The looks on the faces of my little peeps: Priceless!
The ping-pong table (that Uncle Mark put together for them)
and electronic dart board were Christmas presents,
that now had a space to be played with in!
It was so much FUN to do this for them
and they LOVED their new space!
(I love you, too, Rachel, Vanessa and Kevin!
Love, Uncle Mark & Aunt Leslie)
I am participating in a party with these ladies
(come and see what everyone else is up to!):
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