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Basement Storage Project - Day 1

2/24/2014

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Many people lately have commented "Wow!  Do you guys ever just relax?"  I know it seems like we never rest and are constantly doing projects, but really, the last time we did anything major was December 2012, when we did the upstairs stair guard and stairs.  Matt travelled a lot this past year and I'm not versed well enough in tools to do a reno on my own.  Plus we love doing projects together.  This was the first Christmas where we didn't have any new home project to "show off" to our family which got us itching to do some projects in the new year.

So, we just finished the stairs on Family Day last Monday, and we decided yesterday (Saturday) to start on the storage, was the second half of the basement project.  The first thing we had to do was unpack all the cupboards.  We also went through everything and threw out stuff we didn't need, moved a few things to new locations, and found temporary spots for everything else.
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The before.  Tidy work area from the stair project.
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Even all the extra wood is organized!!!
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The first cupboard held all our paint, stain, patching and sealing supplies, drop sheets, and then random stuff like bug killers, a few strong cleaners and light bulbs.  Here is their new temporary home in the laundry room.
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The closet was next up.  It contained coats, extra scarves, hats and gloves, old shoes, and golf and snowboard stuff
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Since the golf clubs and snowboard were already moved here when we removed the stuff from under the stairs, I just decided to keep everything together.  That duffle bag is filled with all the coats.  We obviously use this bathtub a lot...hmmm...maybe we should the bathroom as basement project round 3???
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Another cupboard had a shelf of extra baking supplies and spices.  This is where they live now, haha.  I plan on making myself a lovely ombre layer cake with some fancy icing for my birthday over March Break.
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All the serving stuff that doesn't fit in the sideboard upstairs was in another cupboard.  Here it all is (plus a lot of stuff from under the stairs that was already hanging out here, preventing me from doing Wii Zumba).
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Of course there was a shelf filled with different liquors and whisky, plus a whole lot of empties.  That conversation went like this: Kat: "I thought I asked you to take those back at Christmas!" Matt: "Yep, and I've been ignoring you since Halloween!"  Then he dropped some and made a mess - sweet retribution!!!
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Are now back to the Beer Store and a tidy sum in Matt's pocket.
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*Sigh*  So much stuff.

Our second step to this project was to actually remove the cupboards from the wall and take them apart.  This actually only took just over an hour.  As long as you have a power drill it makes life easier.  By hand would be very annoying, but still possible.  We had three big shelving cupboards and one closet system.  Who knows what the walls would be like behind them!  I was hoping for the original exposed brick!!!
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Removing the doors
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Hmmmm were they even bolted to the wall? The answer is NO!
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A sweet surprise!  A note from the owners who did the basement reno.  There is more but it's the name of the owners.  I won't show the whole message to protect their privacy.  I do intend, however, to photograph and frame the note so I don't feel as bad painting over it!  No luck with the brick - it was painted white behind.
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Looks so empty now!
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Since we don't have extra tile, it is lucky that our new cupboards will be a bit deeper than the original ones, and will be build right over top and beyond the edge of tile.  It's pretty gross, though!

The next step will decide how exactly we want to organize the new system.  Roughly we will have cupboards on the bottom half, similar to the sideboard in the dining room.  The top half will be open shelving.  The triangle under the stairs will be all shelves.  It will all probably be painted white, and we'll use Ikea doors on the bottom half, but build the cupboards ourselves.  We want to make sure we will have a long closet on the end for all our extra coats and shoes (as we don't have a main floor closet), and we also have to be able to store our suitcases, golf clubs, snowboard, Matt's guitar, all our Christmas and holiday decorations, and all the random house stuff you've seen spread around my basement!!!
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