Basement Excitement

Yesterday was a big day at the Burn’s household…the builders started!  We knew we wanted to finish our basement as soon as possible once we moved in but with new jobs, kids starting daycare for the first time, summer schedules, etc. it just wasn’t happening. 

We toyed with the notion of finishing it ourselves since we (David) had done that on our last house.  Although we LOVED how it turned out, it took nearly a year and a half before it was complete.  When your “builder” works 24 hour shifts and you have kids, it doesn’t leave a lot of free time for projects.  Plus, in all honesty, I didn’t have patience for that all over again.  That being said, we started interviewing companies to finish the basement for us.  After David met with at least 10 different builders, I met with his top candidates.  We unanimously decided on a builder who could do the job using all the materials we wanted while staying within our budget; win-win. 

There are so many reasons I am excited for the basement to be complete.

1.       The basement will be finished in time for me to have my family stay at our house during Christmas.

2.       I can FINALLY take all the kids toys out of my living room and put them out-of-sight.  Not only does this make the clutter freak in me happy, it gives the kids so much more room to play and make their mess.

3.       The extra furniture in our main floor living room can be moved to its place so I can decorate!

 

Now here comes the big decision.  What paint colors  do I want the builders to use in the basement?  There are two windows in the living room downstairs and one in the bedroom so the lighting isn’t very bright.  I did the main floor a light shade of grey and I love it!  Should I take the same color downstairs or do something different?  Any ideas or suggestions are very much appreciated.