Finally, a CLEAN basement!
I am officially embarrassed to say that this was the condition of the middle room of the basement. I cleaned it 18 months ago, but it’s an easy dumping spot for, well, just about everything. I know the intention was to “put it away later”, but things just kept accumulating.
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After taking donating three carloads of “stuff”, the basement is MOSTLY clean. I clearly hadn’t done any life-stage cleaning over the last several years. The basement was filled with old toys, games, VHS videos, DVDs and CDs.
This center room used to be a play space for the children during the summer~~mostly because it is too hot here in Phoenix to play outside during the day (unless you are in the pool). It hasn’t been used for that for a very long time.
Here is the AFTER:
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I found another set of sofa slipcovers so I replaced the red (which were stained) with the white. I also removed the rug underneath the sofa~~the backing had deteriorated. The nap of the carpeting was pressed down by the area rug so I’m hoping it will fluff up soon. If not, I will need to get the carpets cleaned.
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Years ago, we installed these IKEA kitchen cabinets. Since the ceiling height is rather low in the basement, we couldn’t appropriately hang the upper cabinets. Instead, we rested them on a butcher block counter on top of the lower cabinets. This counter space gives me enough room to place items from the cabinet.
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All my vases are stored in one cabinet. I have quite a few but you should have seen how many I donated!!!
The next two sets of cabinets, both upper and lower, house all my china and dishware as indicated by my last blog post (see here).
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The final set of cabinets holds miscellaneous candles, fabric and disposable cups, plates and napkins.
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Across from the sofa, is an old pine table that I use as my sewing area.
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Behind the sofa, is a large blackboard. I am still hoping to learn calligraphy so I can write something profound on it. The blackboard has a piano hinge on one side and opens….
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…to reveal the electrical panels for the house. I’ve never liked the look of those and hiding them is the perfect solution.
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The basement has access to an outside staircase, which was very helpful when schlepping all the stuff to donate.
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I still have a few things to do…get rid of the DVD shelves and re-purpose the armoire in the room. But for the most part, I am VERY happy this project is nearly completed. Let’s see how long it STAYS this way!
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