DWC Work: Basement Renovations Cont.

It's a GO! Permit has been approved + things are about to get dirty. The husband and I cleaned out the basement, some items went to the Salvation Army, and now I need to get rid of the darn weight bench that you see in our future "Office Area". I thought it would be fun to document the whole process of the basement remodeling. So here are initial pics of the basement as it exists currently. Bare, raw + ugly. Looking forward to what it will be in a month!

[Art Studio Room - Currently]

Since my April blog post, I decided to change up a few details for my Art Studio. I wanted to really push the envelope in contrasting patterns. Plus, as I was hunting for my grasscloth wallpaper that is covering most of the walls in the living/office area, I found this fabulous Johnathan Adler-like print. You can see it below in the geometric, chain link design in grey. Before I called the Art Studio Room "Barnyard Funk", but it is now "Industrial Chic". I swapped out the whitewashed wood finished with a soft yellow beech wood tone, kept the industrial pendant lamp, brought in more industrial exposed metal in the shelving/desk legs, and pulled out the bold accent color into a few more furnishings and a splash of it on one wall, too.

[Art Studio Room - Moodboard]

[Art Studio Room - Diagrams]

And here's the rest of the basement unfinished...

[Living/Entertainment Area]

[Office Area]

Again. A reminder. Weight bench above is for sale — best offer! You have to pick it up, of course. In the NW burbs of Chicago. Email me at designwithchon[at]gmail.com if you're interested + share it with anyone you might know who wants to buff up for the beaches this summer. I will be putting it on Craigslist shortly.

[Storage/Utility Room]

Once the 2x4s are up and drywall is in place, you won't be seeing the storage/utility space directly like you see it in the above pic. It will all be hidden and tons of extra space for storage.