Do you recall this gorgeous little space in my house?
It’s the peach-clad basement where my kitchen cabinet doors got their makeover, and now it’s getting it’s own facelift!
I think the term “finished basement” is out of vogue, so let’s call the the underground level of my house the more posh-sounding Lower Level or even Media Room (hahahaha). Whatever it is, I am over the moon excited that this space is being finished, with real walls and heat!!!
This is the third basement we have had finished in our various homes over the years, and the third one we have handed over to professionals. Once again Mark & I plan to do some finish work to the space such as installing beadboard, but despite the fact that I’m currently in love with my compound miter saw and Mark & I are both pretty handy, we would rather leave projects that involve terms like “fire hazard” and “load bearing” to the professionals!
I am SO excited for my kiddos to have space to play indoors during our long, cold winter
{although they have had fun ripsticking down there with their friends!}
If we’re friends on Pinterest you may have noticed that I’ve been obsessing over ideas for a family-friendly Lower Level. (That has a much nicer ring to it than basement, doesn’t it???? I’m all fancy like that.)
I want this to be a space that my 9, 11 and 13 year old kids and their friends can play in and hang out in as they get older, and that we can also use as a family.
{You know I love a chalkboard wall! How many is too many in one house??}
We’ll be moving our leather couches down there, mostly because they can stand up to a lot of abuse. I was thinking of accenting with tangerine and hot pink, but paired with the brown leather I wasn’t loving it so much anymore. Now I’m considering bringing in some orange and navy (keeping in mind this is a kid-friendly space, so nothing too precious!)
I am really drawn to these colors together.
Here’s how the color combination would look with our brown leather couches and a light wall color (considering there is not a lot of natural light down there.)
What do you think????
Now, onto the kickoff of my Before & After Parties!
The first “Before” party is this Friday, January 6 – are you coming??? Link up whatever project you’ve got in the works, and then come back at the end of the month to show us your big reveal!
Check out this post for more information.
I hope you can make it!!
Privet and Holly says
Love that space;
how fun! And
NO, in my mind
you can never have
enough chalkboards!
I am planning to come
with a before idea on
Friday, although it
won't be a goal that
you can actually touch
or re-finish…..hope
that's okay??
xx Suzanne
Ange says
Oh fun, finishing "basements" is always a great before and after. We've done two ourselves and thankfully this house was already done when we bought it. Looking forward to your party!
Ange says
Forgot to add, I ove the navy color combos. 🙂
Kristin @ My Uncommon Slice of Suburbia says
I love the picture of the boys all riding in the basement, my boys would love it!!!! I wish we had a basement, I'm a little envious. I can't wait to see this space transform. I will be ready to post on Friday but something tells me It's going to take me more then a month to finish. Have a great Wednesday!
XO
kristin
Suzy www.savedbysuzy.blogspot.com says
You are going to love having the extra space! How fun to have another space to decorate too. The orange, navy, and white palette is so fun and fresh. Can't wait to see the progress!
Kelly @ View Along the Way says
Love the orange and navy for your posh "lower level." We'd be happy with just a plain ol' "basement" around here 🙂
Jess says
I love that first picture with the ping pong table- that looks like such a fun basement for the kids. I also think your color combo is perfect! Can't wait to see what you do with it!
Good Time Charlie says
I LOVE the color combo you have come up with. So very fun for a kid/teen space. We have a big space above our garage that is a huge rumpus room. We finally are at the stage where the kids use it as a real game room, and we can join in! I am inspired to actually put real furniture in there now so we can enjoy it comfortably. So excited about your party!
Val says
Oh, how I loved having a basement! What a great space.
Nantucket Daffodil says
I also love the blues and oranges…just bought some accent pillows on Etsy…a great place to search for accessories for the room.
Carmel @ Our Fifth House says
I'm a little embarrassed to say that I have a finished "lower level" and I've yet to do much with it yet. I hope to remedy that this year – so funny too because I've got chalkboard paint on the brain for that space too!
Carrie @ Hazardous Design says
Lucky you!
Navy, orange, and white will look beautiful with your leather couches. Looking forward to seeing it come together.