The Basement - Before

When we moved into the house 2 years ago the basement basement was finished, but the walls were awful. So far we have only been using it for storage but the plan is to repaint it and spruce it up to be a play area for the girls, a small workout area, and a  craft area for this Momma. It's not the biggest space but these are all the things that are needed down there. The walls are awful and a little embarrassing but at least I can say that I didn't choose them. lol

So here's the inspiration for the basement.

Yes my inspiration is a drink, my favorite drink to be exact. You'll just have to wait and see how it turns out. I swear I'm not crazy. ;-) 

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Now for the before because without a before there can be no after.....

This is coming down the stairs into the basement. In my defense everything is shoved to the middle so I could start preping the walls for paint. Who doesn't love a little orange on orange

This is the opposite wall. Here they were trying a "technique" with the 2 different oranges. The first door is the bathroom, the second door is the laundry room, and the third door is the utility closet.

This is from standing by the bathroom door and yes, that is another wall color back there.

There are 4 different walls in the basement and 3 different wall looks. Above is the "sun wall" It has ceiling texture spiked onto the wall in a weird greenish color with a sun painted up in the corner. The white strip accross the center is my attempt to scrape it off. Doesn't look like it's going to come down so we are working on saving up enough to knock it down and re-drywall this wall. In the mean time I suppose I will cover it the best I can. Below is where all the oranges meet. Can't wait to prime it and give this basement a fresh start.

Stay tuned to see how the walls turn out. I'm definitely not afraid of color and I want this room to inspire both my creativity and the girls'.