Thank you to Megan and Our Pinteresting Family for featuring this basement re-do on your blog. We are very honored, and excited to share our project! Here a sneak peek:
Bobby, my Dad, and I then laid out the boards of
random-sized widths across each wall. The boards were then nailed in place with
a pneumatic nailer. We used putty to fill the small nail holes. Bobby added two
places for light fixtures and a new wall switch, too!
In this picture, you can see what the boards looked like as
we progressed around the room. We primed
the boards prior to painting them. This was raw wood, so it soaked up a lot of
paint!
There was enough wood to add the
same beveled edge wainscoting to the recessed accent wall that used to be red.
Bobby then spent time creating built-in shelving. We did purchase three sheets
of cabinet grade plywood for this shelving. The trim for the shelving was cut
and sanded from the same wood that we used for the wainscoting and the back of
the book shelf. Cost of plywood: $ 45 per sheet
There was no better time to change
the flooring than during this project! We came across a large quantity of well-priced
tile at Lowes. This was part of a
discontinued lot from Interceramic, and is regularly priced at $4.50 per square
foot. We got it for $1.98 per square foot! The tile is a dark chestnut color
with a hand-scraped finished for texture. Laying tile is a regular part of
Bobby’s everyday work, and he is quite good!
So, I didn’t help at all during this phase. I was strictly a
cheerleader! Cost for 440 square feet of tile, thinset, and grout: $ 1100
Now is a good time to meet Wendell
and Remington! They were the most influential factors in deciding to go with
tile floors. Puppy proofing is important these days!
Total Cost: Approximately $1630
Kirsten Love & Bobby Bayly (RlBayly Improvements)
Side note by Megan:
If you are interested in any home improvement projects to be done by a pro in the Baltimore area contact Bobby at RlBayly Improvements- rlbayly@yahoo.com His work is amazing...and I know because he did some beautiful work for my parents.
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Side note by Megan:
If you are interested in any home improvement projects to be done by a pro in the Baltimore area contact Bobby at RlBayly Improvements- rlbayly@yahoo.com His work is amazing...and I know because he did some beautiful work for my parents.
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