Hello there! Thank you all so much for your kind comments about my recent injury! You have all been so kind here, via email and on social media. Good things -- I'm feeling better with every day and the pain is subsiding. I'm still a ways off from normal, but I'm thrilled that there's progress! Bad things -- results came back from my MRI and they're recommending further treatment. Not sure what that treatment is just yet.
We purchased a once-in-a-lifetime kind of trip to a resort in Mexico with friends at a fundraiser last year. We've been looking forward to it for seven months...and we aren't able to go because of my back. It sucks. But I'm looking on the bright side -- I'm healing, I'm under great care and I am enjoying that at least I'm not freaking out trying to get packed up and prepped for a week away. ;) I'm going to try to enjoy an unexpected week at home to get stuff done now that I'm more mobile again.
Anyway, enough of that stuff! Back to room reveals! This is one we're all obsessed with and I've been excited to share it with you. Our whole family has a thing with basements -- we just freaking love them. Anytime I find out someone has a basement I HAVE to see it. 😂 When we first looked through this house there weren't stairs down to the basement yet. We had no idea what it looked like. When they added them and we went down with our phone flashlights, were were hooked. This basement is bigger than our old one. It has tons of space for our family and lots of storage space too. It's basically my dream. ;)
Soon after we moved in the La-Z-Boy sectional we ordered arrived and the room quickly came together. We LOVE it!! (The La-Z-Boy folks graciously provided this because of my involvement with the Design Dash last year.) We are still pinching ourselves are are so thankful. As always, I'll share links to all products and projects at the end of the post, as well as all of the details for the sofa.
We used the rug from our old basement (yes, you can totally put a rug on top of carpet!) and I love it with the sofa!:
We don't have many windows in the basement but I do love having a little natural light down here. I hung the drapes from our old bedroom and they were perfect!
Other than the sofa everything is stuff we've had. It just came together beautifully. We had the big map art in our last house too and it's one of my very favorite art pieces!:
This little table was a clearance find that I spruced up years ago. It's another favorite:
We visited the La-Z-Boy store and I went back and forth between the Kennedy and Collins sectionals. The Collins had a hard corner which I prefer, but the arms were more traditional. The Kennedy has a rounded corner (in the back) and sleeker arms. I went with that one because the arms were more important to me visually:
We love the chaise!! It's my favorite spot.
The other side of the room? Wah wahhhh...not very fun just yet:
I have BIG BIG plans for this wall! I'm so excited about it! Lots of building will happen, just not sure when I'll be able to start it. Could be a winter project? It's going to take me awhile though, so knowing me if I start this winter it will be done by next winter. 👍
I was so excited to see the pretty handrails and details I picked for upstairs were repeated down here:
I have a gallery wall in mind for that wall coming down the stairs, but want it to be simpler with the same frames in various sizes. I plan to fill it with photos of our travels.
We have tons of lights down here and I love it. Two projects I have planned are adding a dimmer to all of the lights and eventually switching them out to daylight bulbs like I did before. (I'll wait till they burn out.) The window helps a ton but it's still very "yellow" because of the incandescent lights. I love the daylight for rooms like this with little natural light:
I want to add a long table to the wall behind the sofa, but still not sure what I'll do above the table. It is SO much fun to start from scratch with such a lovely space:
Can I tell you a secret? I'm kind of loving all the carpet we have in this house. I go back and forth -- it's just so cozy, but so hard to keep clean!! We were pretty much exclusively hard floors at the last house and I didn't realize how much I've missed soft carpet in some areas. We have it in our master now too, and it's lovely. Of course that may change down the line, but I love the warmth of it.
Here's a full view of this side of the room :
I love sharing these initial room reveals with you because I know over the years the custom details will make great afters. So much fun! Can't wait to tackle all the stuff in my head!
Do you love basements like I do? Do you have them where you live?
Here's the details about the sofa if you are interested!:
- Kennedy sofa from La-Z-Boy
- Fabric is C151651 (a light gray that is SUPER soft)
- Pillows (dots) are F137956 and the rest are my own
- We chose the Z4 seat cushions and you just melt into them. LOVE.
- Their easy clean treatment wasn't available in this fabric but so far stuff wipes off easily!
Here are more links that may help if you have any questions. (Some affiliate links included for your convenience!) If I forgot something let me know:
TV stand, gray mirror, frames, rug -- HomeGoods (name on rug is Artisan de Luxe)
Map, floor lamp, drapes -- IKEA
Big basket, gold tray on coffee table (on clearance right now!) -- Target (but I don't think they sell the basket anymore?)
from
http://www.thriftydecorchick.com/2018/01/our-coziest-room-in-house.html
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