Over the past few months, we have been working on completely
finishing the basement. When we moved
into the house, the basement had drywall and a drop ceiling, but that was about
it. Before Thanksgiving, we hired some
craigslist painters to come paint over the horrendous yellow color that was on
the walls. Unfortunately, they
completely screwed up and in the end, we were down a couple of hundred dollars
and had to repaint everything. Once
that was finished, we went about installing some cork floors in the corner that
will (one day) be a bar. Carpet was
installed right before our anniversary and we are currently anxiously awaiting
the arrival of our furniture.
Now that the basement is coming together, I’ve been working
on a few decorative projects. Adam’s
parents recently remodeled their kitchen and dining room and were getting rid
of the outdated brass chandelier. I
casually joked around with them that I could hang it above the table that we
were putting the basement. Well, be
careful what you wish for people! On
Christmas Eve morning, Adam’s Dad plopped a black trash bag on my lap with a
red bow wrapped around it. Inside was
the old chandelier. Ever the resourceful
repurposers, we zip-tied it to the garage door frame last weekend and I proceeded
to spray it with some glossy red paint. Overall, I’m happy with the way it
turned out, even though our garage floor, my hair, and the dog ended up with a
slight red tint afterward. I look
forward to hanging it up over our old white table. 
More updates to come regarding the basement! I hope everyone has a happy and healthy 2013!
