The unveiling

I haven't posted for a few days so today I've posted a few things just for the sake of documenting.  You can read the other posts below.

BUT!

There have been changes happening in our basement.  It's been exciting.  I promised pictures so here are a few.  We haven't quite finished the bathroom so I'll post those pictures later.  There are just a few things left to finish. Mike and I did all the trim and put the door frames in.  We still have to put the doors in the closets but that is one of the last things to do.  We also did the floor in the bathroom (well, Mike did) and we did the tile around the tub.  Mike didn't want to worry about anything that had to be inspected so we paid for someone to do all of that stuff and then we've done the rest.

This was our basement before we finished it.  I loved that it was such a great big area for the boys to play.  We put some carpet strips down so they could play on something soft and not on the concrete.

 The basement was split up into a living area, a bedroom, a bathroom, and then an unfinished storage area.

 This is looking down the "hall" from the storage area.

The bedroom once the walls were put up

 The living area.

The room after paint, carpet, and trim.  

 Another room view--without the doors on the closet

 The living area.  This will be the play area and we are also going to put the elliptical down here too.  I'm sad the large play space is now so small but I think in the end this will be better for resale value and I think we will use this space more even though it is so much smaller.

 Another view of the living area.

 Looking up the stairs

And...some random picture.  I finished the boys growth chart awhile ago but didn't post a picture of it.  I am really pleased with how it turned out.

So there you go!  We have a finished basement now...I'll post pictures of the bathroom soon.  Anyone want to visit?