https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/my-basement-is-back Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Sat, 18 Apr 2026 20:44:19 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/my-basement-is-back#post-2250780 Thu, 03 Feb 2022 22:10:40 +0000 Stagiaire Fash 2250780@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Idk if you can do this virtually &amp; not pay for booze you won’t consume, but it might interest you guys. Maybe you can do an at-home date night with it (if you drink. My apologies &amp; I will delete this if you don’t).<br /> <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/brian-cushing-the-victorian-barroom-mixology-in-the-victorian-period-tickets-256951447697?mc_cid=c3208deb4a&#038;mc_eid=33f87fb09f" rel="nofollow">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/b.....33f87fb09f</a> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/my-basement-is-back#post-2250617 Wed, 02 Feb 2022 21:43:20 +0000 Firecracker (Sharan) 2250617@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yay! Glad it is finished and you can start to reoccupy the space. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/my-basement-is-back#post-2249895 Fri, 28 Jan 2022 16:28:29 +0000 Anonymous 2249895@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hurrah! Poor sneezy kitties :/ </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/my-basement-is-back#post-2249877 Fri, 28 Jan 2022 15:00:58 +0000 Christina F. 2249877@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><div><b>SF, </b>cool idea, but probably beyond our DIY capabilities. We are sort of beginners - I just bought us Home Repair for Dummies! Those Ikea hacks are always pretty cool, though. I think my husband intends to hire a designer to design and build in bookshelves. A big project, which is why we didn't embark on it now, when everything was stripped down to the studs. <br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Side note - I love Mucha! I am trying to find a spot in my office for a print of one of Mucha's Sarah Bernhardt posters.<br /></div></p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/my-basement-is-back#post-2249743 Thu, 27 Jan 2022 17:42:46 +0000 kkards 2249743@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>YAY! you must feel so much relief!&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/my-basement-is-back#post-2249714 Thu, 27 Jan 2022 13:59:04 +0000 Stagiaire Fash 2249714@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Idk if you/your husband are into diy, but Apartment Therapy has several really good faux built-in bookcase and wardrobe projects on it. This one doesn’t have much detail on the AT site, but they link to the blog of the person who did it <a href="https://andchristina.com/before-after-modern-dressing-room/" rel="nofollow">https://andchristina.com/befor.....sing-room/</a></p> <p> Here are a couple others I like. They both happen to use IKEA Billy shelves. </p> <p>Everything this guy does is amazing<br /> <a href="https://designsixtynine.co.uk/2017/04/24/ikea-billy-bookcase-hack/" rel="nofollow">https://designsixtynine.co.uk/.....case-hack/</a></p> <p>This one just landed in my mailbox today: <a href="https://www.domino.com/content/how-to-paint-ikea-billy-bookcase-sektion-cabinets/?utm_source=postup&#038;utm_medium=email&#038;utm_campaign=Domino+Daily&#038;utm_content=The+dos+and+don%27ts+of+painting+IKEA+furniture&#038;utm_term=Daily+Thursday+1.27&#038;amp" rel="nofollow">https://www.domino.com/content.....7&#038;amp</a></p> <p>Sal, you guys need an Alphonse Mucha bike poster! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/my-basement-is-back#post-2249660 Thu, 27 Jan 2022 04:15:33 +0000 Sal 2249660@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>What a relief after such a hard time.&nbsp; Good news indeed.</p> <p>And a fun project to get the library up to standard (I love that era too....my husband is making his space a bike workshop) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/my-basement-is-back#post-2249582 Wed, 26 Jan 2022 18:14:13 +0000 Christina F. 2249582@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks, <b>Bijou!</b> It's long been a dream of his. I think his big style influences are British homes of the Agatha Christie/PG Wodehouse era, and also the Haunted Mansion at Disney. LOL.</p> <p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/my-basement-is-back#post-2249541 Wed, 26 Jan 2022 07:27:28 +0000 Bijou 2249541@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I hope 2022 is a nice calm year for you. You had so much to deal with in 2021. I love that DH wants a good old fashioned library as his personal den. I am always wistful when I see pictures of the library at Oxford university. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/my-basement-is-back#post-2249435 Tue, 25 Jan 2022 15:10:49 +0000 Christina F. 2249435@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><b>Stagiaire Fash</b>- thank you, we will! We have already been using it to play VR games (lots more space). It needs lots furniture over time, and his office equipment needs to be moved down there. At least all the stuff we rescued can be stored there ASAP.<br /><div><br /></div><div><b>rachylou</b> - I didn't say. It's stone tile flooring. The upper floor is wood, and that would have been toast.<br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b>Suz</b> - my poor kitty! She had infected teeth that needed to come out during the lockdown, then her vet had a massive waiting list and I had to eventually go elsewhere. That all unlocked some kind of virus she has and I was told it won't go away completely. <br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b>Janet </b>- yes, I'm sure the price would have been almost double! The builders chose good flooring for a basement. I'm sure it was in case of the kind of groundwater flooding one would usually expect to have. We are pleased with it, and stone flooring is fine for my husband's future plans--he has a bunch of heirloom rugs we did manage to save that will go back in there too. <br /></div></p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/my-basement-is-back#post-2249422 Tue, 25 Jan 2022 13:40:31 +0000 Janet 2249422@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh, that’s good news! Glad the flooring survived — it is good looking. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/my-basement-is-back#post-2249356 Tue, 25 Jan 2022 00:04:47 +0000 Suz 2249356@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>That looks great! So nice to have the space back. And wow, what a smart idea for cat-sneeze proofing your space! That's a really weird situation to have to deal with but much more manageable than major flooding.&nbsp;</p> <p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/my-basement-is-back#post-2249346 Mon, 24 Jan 2022 23:01:41 +0000 Helena 2249346@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh that sounds really cool actually!! Love it. It's nice when hubs get excited about a space ... My DH has a mancave overflowing with his retro gaming collection!! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/my-basement-is-back#post-2249341 Mon, 24 Jan 2022 22:12:53 +0000 rachylou 2249341@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yay! What type of flooring is that, that survived the flood? Did I miss where you said? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/my-basement-is-back#post-2249330 Mon, 24 Jan 2022 20:50:59 +0000 Stagiaire Fash 2249330@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Ohh, love his plans for the library! Please post updates on that. But on the main point of your post, how very cool to have your living space expand by this much! Enjoy spreading out &amp; making it all “home”. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/my-basement-is-back#post-2249309 Mon, 24 Jan 2022 18:15:19 +0000 Christina F. 2249309@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><div>Thank you, <b>slim cat and Angi</b>e! My poor kitty. I am trying to alleviate her symptoms but I don't think we will ever entirely stop her sneezing. <br /></div><div><br /></div><div>After an hour of scrubbing the walls last week, I decided vinyl wallpaper or tile for the bathroom will be easier to clean. The paint in my office is glossy, so it's easier. We will make the same choice in the bedroom, though she is more likely to sneeze on the duvet cover there than the walls. That is washable, of course.<br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b>Lisa&nbsp; </b>- fortunately, the flooring is the one element of the space that completely survived the flood. Our contractors told us that we were very fortunate that this type of flooring was chosen. It was put in before we bought the place. We were very happy it survived, because we like it and keeping it saved us a ton.<br /></div><br /><b>Helena</b> - I think my husband wants to make it all dark wood eventually! I don't think the space lends itself much to what he wants, but he's determined and it's up to him. We looked at apartments older buildings that would look better with vintage decor, but there was something awkward about how the space was laid out in each one. This is probably because brownstones were originally single-family and now are generally are 3-4 family. So he will have to add bookshelves, molding, a faux fireplace, etc etc. He wants it to look like a library where he could get murdered in an Agatha Christie book, basically. </p> <p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/my-basement-is-back#post-2249306 Mon, 24 Jan 2022 17:37:09 +0000 Helena 2249306@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>That looks awesome! Nice to have a bright and light palette in the basement. So glad it's back in good shape again. And lol at the poor old cat! Share the decor photos if you feel inclined as you; love seeing these and could use the inspo for sprucing up some of the tired areas of our house! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/my-basement-is-back#post-2249302 Mon, 24 Jan 2022 16:51:30 +0000 Anonymous 2249302@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Great looking flooring! &nbsp;And I'm smiling at the image of the cat sneezing away .....:)&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/my-basement-is-back#post-2249298 Mon, 24 Jan 2022 16:11:11 +0000 slim cat 2249298@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Looks fresh and ready for next stage - plus kitties !&nbsp;<br />Fun projects - excited for you. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/my-basement-is-back#post-2249297 Mon, 24 Jan 2022 15:49:12 +0000 Angie 2249297@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>VERY exciting, and happy for you </p> <p>Looks amazing! And cute kitties - sneezes and all. I like the creative way you are decorating to deal with that.&nbsp;</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/my-basement-is-back#post-2249293 Mon, 24 Jan 2022 14:59:29 +0000 Christina F. 2249293@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p> <div>After over 4.5 months, my finished basement has been restored from the over 4 feet of flood water we got on September 1st. Thee space is reopened and we have half our house back. Pics below, including the cats exploring. They are very happy to have this piece of territory back.<br /> </div><div><br /> </div><div>We rescued some things from the flooding that we can now put back down there, and people have been giving us books and boards games, so we are slowly rebuilding those collections. Both collections were large so it will take time.<br /> </div><div><br /> </div><div>The basement is laundry, storage and the large space will eventually be my husband's library. He will go back to using it as his office in the meantime. He wants it to look Victorian/Edwardian... not just inspired, but as literal as he can make it. It will need significant renovation but he's going to hold off for a few years. Among other things, he wants built-in bookshelves. We just wanted it&nbsp; back as it was for now.<br /> </div><div><br /> </div><div>Our dryer survived the flood (floated), kind of. It turns on but doesn't seem to dry. We need to explore if it can be repaired, or else replace it when we order the washer.<br /> </div><div><br /> </div><div>I can now re-focus on the areas of the upstairs I wanted to decorate. My office is about done, so the bathroom, hallway and bedroom are next. I want to put in some peel and stick wallpaper or tile on at least the bottom halves of walls of the bathroom and hallway, because one of my cats is constantly sneezing all over the white paint (her condition is harmless but chronic at this point). The resulting stains can be removed but by doing so, we will rub away the paint over time. I want to paint the whole bedroom. I've ordered pain chips and wallpaper swatches. Very exiting!<br /> </div></p>