Then and now (a few more basement before and afters)

It was so dark and closed off before with the thick shaggy carpeting and wooded walls. eek. We still need to finalize a lot down here-- add the baseboards, organize all of our things, add shelves, artwork, cork and white boards, stuff like that. It'll evolve as we make use of the space, of course. Oh, and we need to still renovate the bathroom. But it's a colorful, cozy, warm, usable space now so we are pumped. (I kind of can't believe it doesn't look like the 'before' pictures anymore...)