Monday, March 22, 2010

Bi-polar blog/basement update

I can't get this blog to work.

I've been crushing on my girlfriend Lora's huge blog photos for a week or so now, so I thought I would give them a try here when I post a photo that I feel is ginormous-worthy.

I thought I had it figured out until today, when my picture suddenly became "unavailable" and everything I did to fix it failed. I think this family squish might just be suffering from some sort of identity crisis, thanks to my incompetency and my indecision...

Before it gets any further along, I thought I'd share updated pictures of the progress made on our basement remodel. Paint... check!!

(spare bedroom)
(family room)
(play area)
(bathroom)
Now it's time to stain doors and trim. Any volunteers??

Don't forget, the drawing for our giveaway is this Friday! Get yourself entered now!

11 comments:

Norbyah said...

can't wait to see it all! i love the colors. you have such a knack for picking them...=-)

Elizabeth Frick said...

Yay, basement! Boo, staining trim. Most hated job. Period.

kelly said...

Believe me, you don't want my help. I've got no home-improvement skillz whatsoever. I'm good at hiring people though. Anyway, it's looking mighty good down there. I would love, love a finished basement someday. Mine is very, um, unfinished and icky.

CatherineD said...

Love the bright colors! Your basement looks huge! How nice. Can't wait for it to be done so we can come visit! :)

JoJo said...

Looking good...the basement, not the blog :)

Christine @ 12,450miles said...

Wow! Love the basement!!! I noticed the "unavailable picture" myself yesterday but assumed that you were futzing around or something. Guess not. :-/

Bekah said...

The basement is looking great! Did I mention that I really want our basement to be finished? I can't wait to see the final product!

Sue said...

looking bright and cheery and more and more like a real living space - so jealous!!

Kara said...

LOVE the quote at the top of your blog! Your basement looks great. I am definitely jealous! I'm sure you will have a lot of fun down there when it's finished.

Becca said...

Looking good!
Can't wait to come for a visit.
I am happy to help with whatever I can when I'm in town.
How nice to have even MORE space.
(says the jealous girl in a 2 bedroom condo with a huge dog, huge man, 3 yr. old and one on the way)

sue said...

it looks great! the colors you picked are perfect! the space will be perfect for your family and it looks like your boys can get up to a full run in the basement!

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