After yet another weekend, we are a few steps closer to completing task #1 on our pre-Lukas list. I don't have pictures because I thought it'd be fun to wait and do one final reveal (and I just forgot to take any pictures this weekend). But here's where we stand.
The entire room is painted - we went with a lovely blue color called Raindrop from Sherwin Williams. Although, history has repeated itself and my color picking skills, yet again, were lacking. The color is quite a lot brighter and more aqua than the swatch (or the picture to the left) appeared in the store. I do like the color, but it was just not what I was expecting. It gives the room a beachy vibe, which doesn't exactly mesh wiht the rest of the decorating in the house. But it certainly brightens up the room!
The new floor is also almost entirely laid down. We went with the Armstrong 12 inch x 12 inch Stylistik II Bodden Bay Terra Cotta Tile from Home Depot. The tiles were $31/box and we needed 6 boxes for a total cost of $186. And while I helped pick out the tiles Mr. Cob was alone in the installation. We decided that I shouldn't touch the glue adhesive on the back of the tiles given my pregnant state. It was difficult to sit back and watch Mr. Cob work without being able to help him - but he did an amazing job! He wasn't able to finish the entire floor this weekend because he's still figuring out what to do about the cracked concrete and uneven nature of the entry way. He used a hammer to chip away at the concrete to even out the floor and it has definitely made an improvement. Tonight he is going to fill the gap with concrete filler and install a threshold underneath the door. (There is currently a gap underneath the door that allows water to get into the house when it rains, so we're hoping that adding the threshold will seal up this gap.) Then tomorrow or the next day we/he should be in business to lay the rest of the tiles.
I decided to just buy the basic white plastic mini Blindz from Lowes to cover all the windows. I thought about putting up nice Roman Shades or Bamboo blinds, but decided our money would be better spent elsewhere in the house since this space will mainly be used as a storage room. I haven't actually hung the blinds yet, but at least I have them ready to go. And if I'm feeling the need to jazz up the blinds, I figure I can always beg my mom to whip us up a couple of valances. (At some point, i really should learn to sew myself.)
We also purchased a storage unit for the room. My inspiration for this part of the house came from the basement makeover done by the bloggers over at YoungHouseLove. You can see their basement here. So I originally thought we would just buy the Ikea cabinets used in their renovation, but then we found a larger cabinet at Lowes and decided to go with that. It was only $102 and seems to be big enough to meet our needs. We will have to put it together, which will hopefully be an easy process. We also were looking into units to store all our sports equipment, but decided to just use a bookshelf we already own and buy some cheap baskets to help organize everything. Then we need to buy some plastic storage bins for additional storage and organization. And depending upon how much more stuff we have after filling up the storage cabinet and the bookshelf, we may need to purchase some additional storage. But first, before buying anything else I think we'll try to use some wire baskets and other random shelves around the house that we already own.
The goal is to have this part of the house completed by next weekend. I think we can do it! I'll keep you posted on our progress...
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