Our DIY laundry room accent wall was created with some wood pallets, and a few other materials, for less than $40! It's a colorful focal point for our laundry room and helps hide some unsightly pipes. After painting the ceiling, walls, and concrete floors in our basement laundry room, I still wasn't satisfied with the visibility of the exposed pipes on the back wall. In addition, I felt like our washer and dryer were deserving of a better backdrop. So I came up with a quick solution that involved 2x4s, pallets, nails, and some paint. We had driven by a local pallet yard numerous times, and when Eric … [Read more...] about Laundry Room Pallet Accent Wall
Painted & Upgraded Basement Stairs
Fresh paint and a few simple upgrades for our basement stairs saved us hundreds (if not more!). The staircase is now a clean and bright addition to our basement remodel. When the basement renovation was underway we had no intention of keeping the original basement stairs as they were. They were creaky, narrow, and dirty. Ultimately, we wanted to pull them out and start fresh. But as the project progressed we decided to take our chance at leaving them in place and rehabbing them the best we could. I'm kicking myself a bit because we didn't seem to take any progress photos of the … [Read more...] about Painted & Upgraded Basement Stairs
Laundry Room Overhaul – Painted Floors
When it comes to old basement floors - never underestimate the power of paint! Painting our basement floors was a quick and budget-friendly option! With some lovely white painted beams above us, we turned our attention to the concrete floors in our basement laundry room. Like the other half of our basement, I explored every option from paint to linoleum to tile. But for the sake of time (and money) - paint was a pretty obvious choice. The existing floor was an uneven mixture of old and new concrete, peeling paint, and stains (see below). While painting the floors was easily the quickest of … [Read more...] about Laundry Room Overhaul – Painted Floors
Basement Bathroom Addition
A big motivator for our basement renovation was adding a second bathroom to our house. A bathroom addition is a big project, but adding a basement bathroom can be especially challenging. If you remember from an earlier post, we had to install a lovely "sewage ejector" to pump wastewater out to the level of our main sewage line. (It's exactly what it sounds like). Once the in-ground plumbing was complete, framing, electrical, and the rest of the rough-in plumbing moved along without much issue. While planning the space, I intended to leave the above floor joists exposed and painted white like the … [Read more...] about Basement Bathroom Addition
DIY “Behind The Couch” Table
Our DIY behind-the-sofa table is easily one of the best things we have ever built. It has so many uses, from wine glasses and books to TV remotes and phones. Better yet - it's a quick and budget-friendly project! End tables are great and all... but sometimes the space just doesn't allow for the extra furniture (or it does, but you'd rather not cough up the money). That was our situation, and after tipping over one too many drinks on the couch and rug in our newly finished basement, it was time to build something. We knew that we could build a simple 'behind the couch table' - and best of all it could be … [Read more...] about DIY “Behind The Couch” Table