Updating our Abode - The Basement Part 4 {Finishing Touches}

Finally, it was time to furnish and decorate the new basement.  To see how we got here, check out Part 1,Part 2 and Part 3 .  We have a few different zones in the basement.


We found this sleeper sectional at a discount furniture store.  Great for sleepovers and overnight guests in the relaxation/sleeping zone.

                                        Let's not forget the toys in the play zone.

                                      This is closet space for some of the toys.

                                      We still have plenty of hanging space if needed.

Some of our games are on the top shelf.

 We have a desk/bookshelf area for playing school,office or even restaurant (the front door flips down for a work space).  We also keep markers, chalk, crayons, paper and the extra book spillover from the bedrooms in here. This Ikea desk unit used to be in one of the kid's rooms.  It fits in perfectly down here, don'tcha think?

 

                                           We keep kids artwork here.

Another area is the entertainment zone. We're still looking for the perfect entertainment center but for now we're using an old Ikea (yet again) system.  It functions well and has tons of storage.

                           I love these deep drawers for games, dvds and equipment.

The other drawer holds dress up clothes.  Gotta love being able to just toss it all back in here and close the drawer!!  I see my beat up old prom dress in there.

Here's a close-up of the snack center.  It's used mostly to make coffee in our awesome Keurig machine.  Hubby works from home so he can just grab a fresh cup whenever he wants one. I use it a lot too!! I'd like to add a Margaritaville machine like Chelsea did.

We love having a sink down here for washing up coffee cups or cleaning up an art project.

The fridge is great for holding beverages and coffee creamer.

We even have a drop leaf table if we want to serve a meal down here (and we have). There are those chairs from the set that sold our last house.

We've added a few little touches to the powder room. The postcard artwork and Mickey soap that we bought here. We also added a mirror, shelf and towel ring. Note: Yes those towels look like the ones the Youngsters have in their fabulous new bath renovation but for the record, I bought mine two years ago at Marshalls Home Goods. :)

                   A recent addition are these handsome wicker ottomans from Walmart.com for $26/each - on sale - thanks to a tip from Jen (the goddess of organization).  And when those tissues are used up, I have a project for that tissue box (also compliments of Jen).

They are cute little end tables with storage to boot.

I store my work out stuff in one of them.  The other one is still empty.

A quick peek at hubby's office.

And now the (unfinished) storage room.

 Where my daughter creates....                                            and a few more games....

Not to mention some super secret spy gear and additional play school supplies. The metal shelves were left here by the previous owners so we're putting them to good use.

There's the basement as it stands now. We still want to add a gas fireplace, find that perfect entertainment center and I have a couple ideas to jazz up the snack center. We need some artwork too.  Like every room in the house, it's a work in progress. If you want to see what we've done with the rest of the place, you can find it all right here.

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