Basement complete

As posted a few months ago, we did some work in our basement to make it more usable for our family. We made the main room into a playroom/computer/scrapbooking area. We did what we needed to do to make it usable but once Jocelyn arrived the 'decorating' kinda stopped.

However, we now have it all finished, at least for now. It is amazing how an offer to have guests for a week will make you finish off something! (They actually ended up going somewhere else because of Jocelyn being sick!) So, here are a few shots of our finished basement!

The playroom has been the greatest thing about the basement. The kids are spending more and more time there, especially if they are together or an adult is down there with them. They both love anything to do with painting, colouring, writing or creating. I love to display their work and this is what I came up with to do so. I found cheap frames at the local thrift stores and put their paintings in them. For the 3-D type of stuff, I bought this cable system at IKEA and it also works great for hanging their paintings to dry.

Another added bonus about the basement is that we now have a spare bedroom! No more sleeping on the floor in the computer room! It still needs a little more decorating help but that will have to wait until another time.

And finally, Kevin has somewhere to put all his books (there is still one more large bookshelf in our bedroom). Someday we'll get around to buying/making some nice bookshelves that all match and are not falling apart but for now, this will do.