I have a hard time keeping secrets from you all, but for the last two weeks I managed not to tell you that Ryan was in California for work. Again. I missed him – the house was way too quiet, and I may or may not have found myself talking to the dogs. . .but I found myself super focused and productive. So that’s the silver lining to that cloud.
Last Sunday, when I was alone in the house all freakin’ day and night, I’d sat quietly sewing for most of the day. As night fell, I got this huge burst of “I must tackle decor projects now!” energy. The two victims of this energy? The dining room (which you already know about) and the basement.
The basement rec room is where we relax and watch movies, especially in the colder months when we’re less likely to go outside and play. So, like the dining room, it’s time to make it awesome.
The challenge for me? This is where my experiences renting tiny and awkward spaces get in the way of my success: I’m not used to having the luxury of “extra” unneeded space that I get stumped on how to use it. And I certainly do not want to buy furniture and decor I don’t need just for the sake of decorating.
Basement Rec Room: Before
When we first set the space up we assumed that “naturally” the entertainment center should go between those two support posts and the sofa would go opposite. That left two wide spaces on either side feeling rather vacant, but not totally useable. See above.
Ryan recently had the great idea to divide the space into two, Continue reading
