The basement renovation, which took MUCH longer than it should have, is at long last finished! Last Friday, we finally had the carpet laid and the final piece is selecting the granite for the cabinet top. But, we now have three habitable levels in the house and the basement is fully operational for play, play, play!!!
The kids went crazy last weekend with excitement. Lainey immediately started carrying all the toys from the dining room downstairs--we barely had to do anything. They LOVE their hand-me-down tent from their cousins, Jacob and Ben, and, so far, are happy to play down there by themselves for decent periods of time. Mark and I actually sat in the kitchen quietly drinking coffee and reading the news last Saturday. I think that's the first time in over four years!
For now, we're not planning to put any furniture down there. Eventually our living room couch will make its way downstairs, but we don't have the time or energy to focus on searching for new furniture at the moment. So, until we do, this space is for the kids to be free to run, throw, and be all-around crazy.
Now we just need to figure out what to do about the empty dining room...
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| Immediately after the carpet was installed |
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| About 15 minutes after the kids got home...Lainey works fast! |
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| I don't care about piles of toys anymore...this room is all theirs! |
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