Let’s see if I can write a “short” blog post, for once. 🙂  Ryan and I have now moved the rest of our existing furniture into place in the basement.
I’m really pleased with how the couch area turned out. Ryan’s mentioned that he would like to add a small love seat or arm chair so that we can have friends over to watch movies with us. That’s a good point. I can’t envision his best friend and bff’s wife squeezing in together on a couch with me and Ryan. That would just be awkward.
I think we should add curtains to the two walls in the above photo. They will block the light if we want to watch TV during the day, and they will create a sense that this corner is separate from the rest of the space. I’ve talked about using curtains to better define spaces before.
My favorite bonus with this space? Â By moving it so that it is in the far corner, the couch area is now directly outside the doors that lead into the guest room. I feel as though this will provide guests with a feeling that they not only have a guest room to sleep in, but a small lounge room right outside their bedroom doors.
The TV and media cabinet work perfectly against the back wall. In fact, the TV literally tops off right where the window well begins.
The two white Ikea work tables I had already fit in a perfect “L” behind the couch. Bonus that we discovered: having the high table behind the couch makes it super easy for you to set down your mug of hot cocoa when curled up on the couch watching a Hitchcock flick. It requires less effort than leaning over to the coffee table. 🙂
The shorter of the two Ikea tables still needs 2 legs, which I’ll snag this weekend. I’ll also get new covers for the two Ikea chairs shown above ; the brown RIT dye I used to fix the dingy white covers last year has faded after many, many washings.
The green rug is in place simply because we had it. But Green is not part of our color plan for the space, so expect that to change.
This is all coming along so well! I still am totally amazed at how simply moving the furniture around created such a different, more organized and decorated feeling in the simple space. Now I can’t wait to nail down the color palette and start DECORATING!
New to the blog? Find Part 1 of the basement makeover here.
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I love it! I have that Ikea drawer unit in my craft space too. It’s used for more “office” type stuff at the moment, but it’s super durable. I told my hubs last weekend I’m starting to have Ikea withdrawals. Might have to make him take me soon.Â
I really love the media cabinet. I’m green with envy.
Looking great!
I love your craft area, Jane! Â I am seeing a rug between the couch and TV – I think it would warm it up nicely. Â We need to reconfigure out living room. Â I’ll have to have you come over with your suggestions!
It looks great! I love the TV stand. Oh, and discovering that a table on the back of the couch is comfier than leaning over the coffee table? Priceless. I had the same ah-ha! moment a couple of months ago, as well.
I love the changes. It makes me think how on HGTV, the designers are always creating *zones* to make better use of the space. You created zones! And it looks they work really well 🙂
I think you ought to move the tv stand a bit to the left, center it and the TV under the window. For curtains go wider than the window and long, floor to ceiling- anything shorter is going to look awkward with the tv. You can put a long matching pair on the window nearby. The long curtains will help disguise the fact that it is a basement. Move the couch a foot or so over to the left as well- away from the wall. Things are too heavy on the right. You’re instincts were correct– the new arrangement is abulous but a little tweaking is needed.
Wow, what a great layout! It’s a wonderful use of the space! Plus, you can sit at the desk and work while watching the TV at the same time. =) Dontcha love how my mind works? Also- that detail about being able to set down your hot beverage during a scary flick is perfect for people like me. I tend to jump a lot during those kinds of films!!!
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