Finishing Touches

We are hosting Easter dinner in Scarborough, so Mike has been working to get the basement ready, so we can use the space. Here are a few pictures of the finishing touches. He still has a few projects planned for the future, but it is ready for now. My only contribution was to make the curtains (besides helping to lug the sheet rock downstairs - UGH)! Everything else was designed and executed by Mike! I think he did an excellent job!

The TV area

This is where all of the musical equipment will be stored

New curtains!

Basement Update

Mike took a little break from working down in the basement, but he has been back to work the last two weeks. He has really made a lot of progress and it looks like we may be able to use the space when everyone comes to our house for Easter next weekend! The last time I posted updates on the progress was in December. Since then he has completed more of the ceiling, put down the floor tiles, painted & put up some trim, and put up the doors for the two storage areas. Most of the tools & other miscellaneous items are now either put away or hidden in the storage space, so that we can use the room. We are hoping that the weather will warm up a bit, so it will be comfortable down there, but we have a small space heater if necessary. The shelving along the walls and a built in entertainment center are next on his agenda.

More Weekend Projects

I was really looking forward to this weekend, because I did not have a lot of school work to do (because we only have school three days this week). So, I knew I would have time to work on little projects that I actually wanted to. First, I cleaned the house top to bottom (not something that I wanted to do), but was happy to get it done! Then I pulled out the sewing machine...

The first project requires a little explanation. When we first moved into the house Mike kept his uniforms hanging in the garage. But, now that it is much colder outside he needed a new place to keep his stuff when getting ready for work. So, we put a coat hanger next to the washing machine/dryer in the downstairs bathroom. But, he still does not have a lot of room for t-shirts, hats, gloves, etc. So, I used a tutorial for a bedside hanger, which could be attached to the washing machine. We'll see how it works.

While I had the sewing machine handy I decided to whip up a valance and privacy curtain for the downstairs bathroom as well. I was happy with the end result! Mike also managed to use the sewing machine this weekend as well. Because it was nice and snowy this morning, he decided to make Sage a little sweater, so they could go walking in the woods. He used an old hat of his to create his masterpiece.

Finally, our weekend would not be complete with out Mike working on the basement. He decided to put together a little video for his brother, so I thought I would share it as well. He is probably not going to like the fact that I posted it! Enjoy!

Weekend Projects

Now that we have a nice, big, lovely, new house, that means we have lots of cleaning, organizing and other projects to keep us busy. Things have finally started slowed down after field hockey, so I feel like I have time to do more things. Just in time for the busy holiday season! I took advantage of a free weekend and went shopping for some decorations and now the house is starting to look and feel like "home". Of course with Christmas right around the corner, I had to put up some of the holiday stuff as well.

Here are a few pictures of how things are coming along. I will post more of the newly painted bedroom and the pictures as soon as they are hung up.

The entryway.

The living room. New curtains, pillows & wall decor.

The upstairs bathroom

Kitchen curtains that I made. No other decorations for now...

Mike has also been working on a "little" project of his own - THE BASEMENT! When we bought the house we had mentioned that someday we would want to finish the basement. I just didn't realize the process was going to start so soon. It is coming along quite quickly!