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  • The Basement Half-Bathroom

    Plumbing Fixtures Provided by Vintage Tub & Bath Six months after beginning our basement remodel, the half-bath has finally been…
  • Laundry Room Design Plan

    Our red washer and dryer are the only things left in the basement from before our remodel. Everything else, including…
  • Art for the Bathroom

    One of the benefits of having a green floor is the ability to layout art on it and imagine the…
  • Powerless

    Well, that sounds overly dramatic. An electrician was here this morning, installing GFCI circuit breakers, and so I had no…
  • The (Mostly) Finished Basement

    Ta da! Does it suddenly feel like December again? Because that's when all of this was supposed to be finished.…
  • The Blue Laundry Room Door

    The laundry room looked like this a couple of weeks ago. There is still a bit of work to be…
  • Basement, Laundry Room

    Laundry Room Design Plan

    Our red washer and dryer are the only things left in the basement from before our remodel. Everything else, including the existence of a laundry…

    April 7, 201129 comments
  • Basement, Bathrooms

    Art for the Bathroom

    One of the benefits of having a green floor is the ability to layout art on it and imagine the arrangement on your similarly toned…

    March 23, 201180 comments
  • Basement

    Powerless

    Well, that sounds overly dramatic. An electrician was here this morning, installing GFCI circuit breakers, and so I had no power for the first half…

    March 21, 201148 comments
  • Basement, Bathrooms, Laundry Room, Play Room, Studio

    The (Mostly) Finished Basement

    Ta da! Does it suddenly feel like December again? Because that’s when all of this was supposed to be finished. Here’s the floor plan: Let’s…

    March 15, 2011139 comments
  • Basement, Laundry Room

    The Blue Laundry Room Door

    The laundry room looked like this a couple of weeks ago. There is still a bit of work to be done before I show you…

    March 10, 2011122 comments
  • Basement, Bathrooms

    Bathroom Shelving Misjudgment

    I made the trip out to IKEA on Saturday with August, specifically to buy the Ekby Shelves for the basement bathroom. They’re only seven inches…

    March 7, 201145 comments
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