A couple of weeks ago, I mentioned we had a few projects on the go that were keeping us very busy, including a basement makeover.
In the nearly 11 years that we’ve lived in our home, hubby and I have always thought of the basement as “that” room. The place where we rarely spent time and company almost never saw, but where the kiddies would hang out and entertain their friends regularly.
Being out of sight, “that” room became their little sanctuary, free of photo-shoots and parental reminders to clean up after themselves.
Save for one wall that I had used chalk paint on several years ago, the walls had never been painted, instead still showcasing the (not so) glamorous and highly (in)expensive primer the builders had used. The berber carpet had since began to fray and proudly displayed the occasional stain spattering which would make Jackson Pollock proud. I’m not sure what kind of social events our 3 kids held, but if the condition of the room was any indication, they and their countless friends looked like they had a good time (repeatedly) as room experienced…shall we say…a little more wear and tear than the rest of the house(?).
To say it needed some love was, well, an understatement.
And so when my friends from Golden Select asked us if we wanted to try out their beautiful laminate floor, “that” room came to mind and it was a no-brainer.
It has been said that a room renovation starts with your flooring as it serves as the canvas for the room. With that in mind and having an appreciation for the amount of traffic this room would endure, I wanted a floor that was durable, yet upscale. Golden Select didn’t disappoint as I can’t say enough great things about this floor – from the ease of install (click installation system) to the finished look (real hardwood appearance) to the price point (while considered a luxury laminate, it is very affordable).
I love this little office space and decided to keep the chalk wall – even adding an additional chalk wall behind the TV. I’ll share a full reveal at a later date as we partnered with our friends from Leon’s to complete the entire room.
While very happy with the final renovation, I did want to share a fail we experienced during the process. While at Home Depot picking up last minute materials, I mentioned to hubby that I had initially wanted to paint the basement green. Though not convinced, he encouraged me to do it saying that he trusts my choices.
Fast forward to later that night when while cleaning another part of the house, hubby texts me this photo. Needless to say, the green did not work out.
I instead chose a soft gray by Behr, which I think compliments the chalk wall and the flooring.
I can’t wait to show you the rest of the makeover as part of Leon’s Hello Holiday Lookbook in a few month’s time.
Thanks so much for stopping by. I hope you have a great day.
much love,
Lucy
It looks awesome!
Awww…thanks, Erin. There’s a whole other side to the room that we’re saving for the reveal that I hope you’ll like too.
I love the new color and the way it seems to brighten up the space. And what a great floor!
Shelley
Thanks, Shelley. A fresh coat of paint can do wonders and I really can’t say enough good things about the floor. I hope you’re able to check back when the full reveal is done as I’d love to hear what you think.
That chalkboard is too stinkin cute! Everything looks fantastic 🙂
Thanks for your kind words, Dawn. I appreciate you taking the time to leave a comment.
It looks awesome, Lucy. Love the chalkboard! Can’t wait for the rest of the makeover!
Thanks, Nancie! I think (hope) you’ll like the balance of the room too.
Love it so far! Look very Potter BarnISH! Can’t wait for the final reveal of the whole room.
Thank you, Mary. The other half of the room is cozier and has become a great hangout spot for the family. I hope you’re able to check back when the full reveal is released.
I meant **Pottery
WOW!!!! I’d spend lots of time in “that room” now! Love your blog by the way!
So sweet of you to say, Cheryl. Hubby and I have probably spent more time in this room over the last couple of months than in the first 10 years of living in the house.
Wow!!! It looks great, Lucy! Love the chalkboard wall illustrations!
Thanks, Terri! I love that we have a wall any of us can draw on whenever we want.
Looks like a wonderful “sanctuary” 🙂
It’s not my studio as we’re still planning that out, but it has become the hangout spot for the family to spend time (you’ll see why when we do the full reveal). Thanks so much for stopping by and taking the time to leave a comment, Janet.
Lovely, but where are the kiddies going to hang out & entertain their friends now? lolxx
I hope you’re able to check back in a few months when we do the full reveal as the other half of the room provides the perfect entertainment area for the kiddies. They just have to learn to take care of the space and clean up after themselves.
Your basement looks really good! Ours did once but that was a very long time ago. Now it’s my dads workshop but he is 92 so he can’t use it anymore. We have a lot of our stuff down there. A stove, a freezer, a washer & a dryer, a ping pong table that is full of our stuff right now and a desk that my dad used to use to do his leather work. Mom & dad can’t go into our basement anymore because of all the stairs but I go down to do laundry and get stuff out of the freezer so we can eat. We also have shelves with canned goods, pasta, stuff like that. We’ve lived in our house since the mid to late 60’s so it’s been a lot of years in our house. It’s definitely a basement. We also have one room with our Christmas, Halloween and Easter decorations, suitcases, seasonal clothes stuff like that. I wish I had an art room down their but we have no heat down there. So it’s nice in the summertime but cold in the winter. Sometimes we have mice down their but we have something now that is getting rid of the mice. We probably will never have a basement like yours but it’s nice to see what someone else’s looks like.
That floor looks gorgeous and laminate is such a fantastic choice for below grade spaces. Nice wall colour. It will clean up nicely too. We need laminate for our basement suite as the carpet and vinyl flooring has had too much use and abuse, first as my parent’s suite, then temporary housing for my brother’s family of four and dog, and now years as our oldest teen son’s room and our guys’ hang out space. Too many flooring types in one space. One of these days hopefully.
Really nice makeover, clean and elegant to look at.
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