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You are here: Home / Home Improvement / Painting the Basement is Finished

Painting the Basement is Finished

June 7, 2008

Just a few minutes ago, I finished painting the basement. I feel like this is breaking news or something. Well, with the way I dread painting, I feel like it should be some sort of news.

I have been doing a little bit each day…chipping away at it. Luckily, the walls were in great shape. There were some pin-holes here and there, but no real spackling. I didn’t even have to sand, I just used a wet sponge. That is so sweet.

For this painting project, we bought two gallons of color and one gallon of white. When I began to paint, I noticed that I was going through the color pretty fast. I also noticed that I had no idea how much white I was going to use. We went back to the store and grabbed two more gallons of color and one more gallon of white. Now that the project is done, I have exactly two extra gallons of color and one and a half of white. Isn’t that funny? Not really. Now I have to decide which room gets to be the same color as the basement. I think my office may benefit.

Freshly Painted Basement Walls

Basement Walls Painted Tan

Painting Multiple Rooms in Basement

Painting Main Room and Hallway in Basement

It’s not too much of a change from what was here before. Just a slightly different color. I also changed the trim and doors to white. I love that contrast. It looks soooo HGTV.

The door guy is coming (hopefully) this week to replace the basement door. Also, the tile guy is coming out on Wednesday to give me a price on doing the floor. If everything goes smoothly, we should have a brand new basement in a few weeks. Then, I can call the pellet stove place and have that whole thing set up.

I wonder if I am the only guy on the planet thinking of a pellet stove when it’s 94 degrees outside.


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  1. Painting the Basement
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  3. Painting the Florida Room
  4. The Basement the Way It Should Be
  5. Painting the Hallway, Living Room & Kitchen

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