Monday, April 11, 2011

our big dirty basement remodel



Sooooo happy this one is done. We were without laundry for months after we prematurely disconnected our laundry pair expecting the new one to slide easily into place after we plopped down new flooring. Ha. That's when we found out our staircase was too narrow to fit the new efficient laundry set, enter contractor #1. He helped remove some drywall and boards and we were able to squeeze the machines downstairs. Barely. Seriously, it was like birthing a large baby.

After months of additional work by our second contractor/plumber, including: demolition of the sink, new pipes, wall smoothing, floor installation... the basement was ready for me to begin painting. I chose a relaxing blue "Tide Pools" to offset the stainless appliances and dark flooring. We found an awesome used stainless sink at a nearby restaurant services company - so much better than the run-of-the-mill plastic versions you find at home depot.

The result is a clean & inviting updated basement laundry room with working appliances... YAY!

4 comments:

Jonesy said...

um....should've never posted this. ali and i keep talking about our basement and now this is getting shown to him day and night and until we start doing something about it lol.

will work for clothes said...

Hahhaha, too funny Tiffany! I would think this post would make someone second guess remodeling their basement... it was such a pain! But the results are rewarding:)

Dahli said...

It looks FANTASTIC!!!

will work for clothes said...

Thanks Dahli!!