Wednesday, December 28, 2011

Basement Overhaul

And so it began!  We took one weekend and tackled it!  We decided to paint the entire basement "Fashion Gray" by Behr.  The accent wall was what gave us some stress....and cost us a couple back to back trips to HomeDepot.... :)


Oooh!  Check out that guy's nice butt!! :)  Dan's so good at taping!
PS-That's my new table from Pier 1!  Stay tuned for updates on the chairs I found for it!


So, we thought we wanted an orange accent wall.  You would think after the wedding, we would realize how very hard orange is to get right.  Many swatches and weeks of debate still got us nowhere!  I hate to say we "gave up" on orange, but, let's face it, we did.  Plus, it's always hard to get the right color for a basement with no natural light.  So, here's our orange test...it was scary!


Not what we were looking for!  It looked like a highlighter!  We eventually decided on a tealish blue to match one square in the Crate and Barrel pillows I had my eyes on.  




Let me give you a reminder of what the basement looked like when we toured the house with our realtor:

And now the finished product!

What a process!  But SO much fun!  Here is a source list for anyone that might be interested:

1. Orange Bench - Homegoods (St. Louis Park)
2. Sparkly Gray Pillow on Bench - Homegoods (Burnsville)
3. White Mirror - Homegoods (Burnsville)
4. Gray Sectional Couch - Ikea
5. Colorful Pillows on Couch - Crate and Barrel (Zenith Throw Pillow)
6. Orange Throw Blanket - Ikea
7. Black End Table - Homegoods (St. Louis Park)
8. Orange Cylinder Lamp (can't see very well) - Ikea
9. "m" Decor on Table - Anthropologie
10. 12x12 Picture Frames - Ikea
11. State Love Prints - Modern Ink Stationary on Etsy

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