The Basement is (Very Nearly Almost) Finished

Hooray! Our basement is basically finished. Last night we moved the kids' toys into their new playroom! The boys spent most of today going nuts in their new space.

The basement looks terrific. I can hardly believe it is actually part of our house. We were incredibly blessed to have a good renovation experience. Our contractor was absolutely excellent and I would recommend him in an instant. We had no major disasters (and barely any little glitches).

What's left to complete? The bathroom mirror still needs to go up. (The contractor accidentally broke the corner and had to buy a new one.) The banister needs some sanding and a final coat of polyurethane. One little corner of the wall requires some touch-up paint. That's it!

So far we have only moved the toys downstairs. We also have some furniture to move in, and are planning to buy bookshelves for our library. Then, we will face the daunting task of re-organizing the storage room and clearing the junk out of the garage (and our parents' houses).

I am incredibly pleased with our new basement. Our house feels so much larger --- and it is. We have gained about 30% more usable space. I will post some pictures once we have organized the furniture and such :-).