Basement Finish

I was going to wait until we had our new bedroom furniture and decor in place before posting pictures of the basement, however I have come to the realization that the decor and final touches are a never ending task. So, without further ado....

Steps leading down from the kitchen and the back door on the bottom right.

Second set of steps leading down with door to guest bedroom on the bottom right.

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 Bottom of stairs looking into the guest bedroom.

Guest bedroom, which my mother already refers to as "her room."

Bathroom, which utilizes my grandparents' old, art deco, beveled mirror.  It hung in their pink and black tiled bathroom on the farm.  For some reason, I loved that tiny little space and now I have a piece of it in my home. 

Walk-in shower and storage.  As you can see by the towel, it has already been put to use by Nathan.  He moved in the very day it had running water.  I guess sharing one bathroom with two girls just wasn't ideal.

Bottom of the stairs looking at the laundry room door.  The bathroom entrance is on the left and the commons room entrance is on the right.  We decided to leave the old brick chimney exposed because I thought it was so beautiful and Nathan thought it would provide more hallway space.  It's so nice when we think alike.   

Laundry room

I would eventually like to add a counter and some cupboard space, however it is totally functional for now.  I no longer feel like I'm going to the dungeon to wash a load of clothes, which is a huge improvement.

Commons room, because we are not quite sure what to call it.  Jentry has a toy area so she calls it her room.  The ledge was an old storage area for canned goods.

Commons room

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Master bedroom.  I can't wait for the new furniture to arrive!

Nice big closet!  It is actually small compared to my closet/room in Lincoln, however compared to the tiny box upstairs it is a wardrobe palace!

Master bedroom looking at doorway lending to the commons room.

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Man Cave looking north with door to storage closet on the back right.  I didn't think he really needed the entire room for a cave.  Thankfully, he agreed and allowed me a little space on the end.

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Man cave looking south.

Beautiful Handsome bar built by my talented husband.

We also wanted to leave some of the neat brick wall exposed in the man cave.  Nathan and his cousin Brady come up with this cool idea to display Nathan's Memorial Stadium canvas art.  They framed it out and had the electrician light it up.  It turned out better than I had imagined.

There will be lots of movie watchin' in this cool space all summer long!  Jentry and I might even be able to sneak in a princess movie while Nathan is away.

Jentry helping paint the man cave, accent wall "Navaho Red."  She was a great helper!

We started the basement finish in July of 2012 and it was completed in April.  It was a much longer and more expensive project than we had anticipated, however it was so worth it.  Jentry had a wonderful time watching the transformation and helping out whenever she was able.

Unfortunately, doubling your square footage also includes doubling your cleaning, but we are absolutely loving our new living space.