Comments on: And So It Begins http://asoftplace.net/2010/02/and-so-it-begins/ Real Home, Real Family, Real Life Tue, 13 Mar 2012 01:03:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Holly http://asoftplace.net/2010/02/and-so-it-begins/comment-page-1/#comment-32281 Holly Sun, 16 May 2010 01:44:37 +0000 http://asoftplace.net/?p=2636#comment-32281 We have a basement but since we are renting we are not planning on finishing it! BUT I do have some fancy ideas on how to make it a livable space! It's already insulated so I thought of hanging curtains or fabric over the insulation to look like wallpaper! I can use the fabulous 3m picture hanging strip thingies! Of course I am open to other ideas too!! =) We have a basement but since we are renting we are not planning on finishing it! BUT I do have some fancy ideas on how to make it a livable space! It’s already insulated so I thought of hanging curtains or fabric over the insulation to look like wallpaper! I can use the fabulous 3m picture hanging strip thingies!

Of course I am open to other ideas too!! =)

]]> By: Kristen @ More Than Mulberries http://asoftplace.net/2010/02/and-so-it-begins/comment-page-1/#comment-29207 Kristen @ More Than Mulberries Sat, 20 Mar 2010 21:50:21 +0000 http://asoftplace.net/?p=2636#comment-29207 Kimba - we are (Dan is) finishing our basement by ourselves now. 1200 more sq feet - YES! An office, laundry/craft room, bathroom, storage room, kitchen and massive movie screen. Only problem is we are paying cash as we go and it's been a year since we started. Drywall should be happening in the month. I cheer Dan on and bite my tongue dealing with all the mess that is upstairs now in our home. So if you ever want to commiserate - I'm your girl. Good luck...I LOVE having a hubby who is not only nice and cute, but handy! Kimba – we are (Dan is) finishing our basement by ourselves now. 1200 more sq feet – YES! An office, laundry/craft room, bathroom, storage room, kitchen and massive movie screen. Only problem is we are paying cash as we go and it’s been a year since we started. Drywall should be happening in the month. I cheer Dan on and bite my tongue dealing with all the mess that is upstairs now in our home.

So if you ever want to commiserate – I’m your girl. Good luck…I LOVE having a hubby who is not only nice and cute, but handy!

]]> By: Amanda Berger http://asoftplace.net/2010/02/and-so-it-begins/comment-page-1/#comment-27168 Amanda Berger Thu, 04 Feb 2010 15:20:30 +0000 http://asoftplace.net/?p=2636#comment-27168 We did something similar with the basement stairs in our last house. On one side we did bookshelves. The other side we made a built in toy box the legnth of stairs. We just loved it. Good luck and I can't wait to see the finished project. We did something similar with the basement stairs in our last house. On one side we did bookshelves. The other side we made a built in toy box the legnth of stairs. We just loved it. Good luck and I can’t wait to see the finished project.

]]> By: Amber http://asoftplace.net/2010/02/and-so-it-begins/comment-page-1/#comment-27151 Amber Thu, 04 Feb 2010 07:11:35 +0000 http://asoftplace.net/?p=2636#comment-27151 We have a basement. We didn't for the last 2 years in Texas (no one does), but when we moved back to Colorado, it was on my list! I really missed having one in Texas! The extra space is fabulous. Lucky for me ours came already finished! It's still mostly empty at this point, but eventually my DIY project will be furnishing and decorating it! My favorite kind of project. .-= Amber´s last blog ..<a href="http://amberdawnlo.blogspot.com/2010/02/rosettes-felt-tulle-organza-oh-my.html" rel="nofollow">Rosettes: Felt, Tulle, Organza, Oh My!</a> =-. We have a basement. We didn’t for the last 2 years in Texas (no one does), but when we moved back to Colorado, it was on my list! I really missed having one in Texas! The extra space is fabulous. Lucky for me ours came already finished! It’s still mostly empty at this point, but eventually my DIY project will be furnishing and decorating it! My favorite kind of project.
Amber´s last blog ..Rosettes: Felt, Tulle, Organza, Oh My! My ComLuv Profile

]]> By: Amy http://asoftplace.net/2010/02/and-so-it-begins/comment-page-1/#comment-27149 Amy Thu, 04 Feb 2010 02:49:59 +0000 http://asoftplace.net/?p=2636#comment-27149 oh girl, now this is a song I know very well :) .-= Amy´s last blog ..<a href="http://playingsublimely.blogspot.com/2010/02/black-or-white.html" rel="nofollow">Black or White?</a> =-. oh girl, now this is a song I know very well :)
Amy´s last blog ..Black or White? My ComLuv Profile

]]> By: Heathahlee http://asoftplace.net/2010/02/and-so-it-begins/comment-page-1/#comment-27145 Heathahlee Wed, 03 Feb 2010 19:01:12 +0000 http://asoftplace.net/?p=2636#comment-27145 We don't have a basement...Not many people around Memphis, do, I think. It's just not a Southern thing. I heard once that in cold areas of the country (meaning the parts of the country that have very cold winters, like Montana) that the frost line is so deep that when houses are built they just go ahead and dig a little bit deeper so the house can have a basement. Since the South doesn't have frigid winters like that, a basement is more of an undertaking. In fact, none of my family that I know of has ever had a house with a basement, and very few people I know have one. On to projects, my wonderful Sound Man has redone our living room and I LOVE it. It's still, after two (or is it three now?) years of it being completed, my favorite room of the house. .-= Heathahlee´s last blog ..<a href="http://butterflygenes.blogspot.com/2010/02/please-stand-by.html" rel="nofollow">Please Stand By...</a> =-. We don’t have a basement…Not many people around Memphis, do, I think. It’s just not a Southern thing. I heard once that in cold areas of the country (meaning the parts of the country that have very cold winters, like Montana) that the frost line is so deep that when houses are built they just go ahead and dig a little bit deeper so the house can have a basement. Since the South doesn’t have frigid winters like that, a basement is more of an undertaking. In fact, none of my family that I know of has ever had a house with a basement, and very few people I know have one.

On to projects, my wonderful Sound Man has redone our living room and I LOVE it. It’s still, after two (or is it three now?) years of it being completed, my favorite room of the house.
Heathahlee´s last blog ..Please Stand By… My ComLuv Profile

]]> By: Jami @An Oregon Cottage http://asoftplace.net/2010/02/and-so-it-begins/comment-page-1/#comment-27137 Jami @An Oregon Cottage Tue, 02 Feb 2010 23:39:56 +0000 http://asoftplace.net/?p=2636#comment-27137 Oh, this will be fun to follow! I loved our old house with a basement and I really miss it in our newer ranch-style house. We did finish ours, too, and it's just a great space to be able to put a lot of different things in. Out west here, most of the old houses have basements, and most of the new (post 1960) ones don't. It's really expensive to add a basement to a new house now, so most choose not to. Oh, this will be fun to follow! I loved our old house with a basement and I really miss it in our newer ranch-style house. We did finish ours, too, and it’s just a great space to be able to put a lot of different things in. Out west here, most of the old houses have basements, and most of the new (post 1960) ones don’t. It’s really expensive to add a basement to a new house now, so most choose not to.

]]> By: Fawn http://asoftplace.net/2010/02/and-so-it-begins/comment-page-1/#comment-27129 Fawn Tue, 02 Feb 2010 14:37:55 +0000 http://asoftplace.net/?p=2636#comment-27129 Nothing I like to see more than a big stack of lumber with the promise of new space. Congrats on getting started and good luck. .-= Fawn´s last blog ..<a href="http://thriftyhomedesign.blogspot.com/2010/02/i-found-my-dream-kitchen.html" rel="nofollow">I Found My Dream Kitchen</a> =-. Nothing I like to see more than a big stack of lumber with the promise of new space. Congrats on getting started and good luck.
Fawn´s last blog ..I Found My Dream Kitchen My ComLuv Profile

]]> By: Gina http://asoftplace.net/2010/02/and-so-it-begins/comment-page-1/#comment-27120 Gina Tue, 02 Feb 2010 05:40:10 +0000 http://asoftplace.net/?p=2636#comment-27120 How fun! That's a big project for sure-we don't have basements in our area but we did convert part of our over sized garage into a family room. While pregnant with child number 3, with a 3 year old and one year old underfoot. That was an adventure! .-= Gina´s last blog ..<a href="http://notsorandomstuff.blogspot.com/2010/01/how-to-be-instant-rock-star.html" rel="nofollow">How to be an instant Rock Star</a> =-. How fun! That’s a big project for sure-we don’t have basements in our area but we did convert part of our over sized garage into a family room. While pregnant with child number 3, with a 3 year old and one year old underfoot. That was an adventure!
Gina´s last blog ..How to be an instant Rock Star My ComLuv Profile

]]> By: Diane at InMyOwnStyle http://asoftplace.net/2010/02/and-so-it-begins/comment-page-1/#comment-27115 Diane at InMyOwnStyle Tue, 02 Feb 2010 04:42:28 +0000 http://asoftplace.net/?p=2636#comment-27115 My husband and I took on our unfinished basement a few years after we moved into our house. I did all the design, trim, and paint work, and he did all the construction. I helped him when he needed it. It took him about 6 months. He did it during the winter and usually had football or golf on a tv for company. Since you can close the door, the remodel doesn't effect how you live in your house, like a kitchen or bathrom remodel does. He rented some heavy tools and a sheetrock lifter to do the ceiling. I was quite proud of him as it turned out great. We did hire a plumber to install a bathroom and re-route some pipes, but other than that we did everything. Good Luck with it. Diane .-= Diane at InMyOwnStyle´s last blog ..<a href="http://www.inmyownstyle.com/inmyownstyle/2010/02/my-entry.html" rel="nofollow">Recycled Cardboard Window Valance</a> =-. My husband and I took on our unfinished basement a few years after we moved into our house. I did all the design, trim, and paint work, and he did all the construction. I helped him when he needed it. It took him about 6 months. He did it during the winter and usually had football or golf on a tv for company. Since you can close the door, the remodel doesn’t effect how you live in your house, like a kitchen or bathrom remodel does. He rented some heavy tools and a sheetrock lifter to do the ceiling. I was quite proud of him as it turned out great. We did hire a plumber to install a bathroom and re-route some pipes, but other than that we did everything. Good Luck with it. Diane
Diane at InMyOwnStyle´s last blog ..Recycled Cardboard Window Valance My ComLuv Profile

]]> By: pk @ Room Remix http://asoftplace.net/2010/02/and-so-it-begins/comment-page-1/#comment-27106 pk @ Room Remix Tue, 02 Feb 2010 01:30:18 +0000 http://asoftplace.net/?p=2636#comment-27106 Exciting (and a lot of work I know). How fun to have a blank space to do whatever you want with, though! Can't wait to watch your progress. .-= pk @ Room Remix´s last blog ..<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/RoomRemixBlog/~3/VYK1Rdaaj3Q/hullabaloo-home-decor-giveaway.html" rel="nofollow">Hullabaloo Home Decor Giveaway!</a> =-. Exciting (and a lot of work I know). How fun to have a blank space to do whatever you want with, though! Can’t wait to watch your progress.
pk @ Room Remix´s last blog ..Hullabaloo Home Decor Giveaway! My ComLuv Profile

]]> By: Grace http://asoftplace.net/2010/02/and-so-it-begins/comment-page-1/#comment-27105 Grace Tue, 02 Feb 2010 01:28:55 +0000 http://asoftplace.net/?p=2636#comment-27105 Yep we finished a room in the basement, which for us was a pretty big deal since we hadn't done any home reno projects before that. We bought a book and started putting in the walls. .-= Grace´s last blog ..<a href="http://gracie-senseandsimplicity.blogspot.com/2010/02/whats-wrong-with-this-picture.html" rel="nofollow">What's Wrong with this Picture?</a> =-. Yep we finished a room in the basement, which for us was a pretty big deal since we hadn’t done any home reno projects before that. We bought a book and started putting in the walls.
Grace´s last blog ..What’s Wrong with this Picture? My ComLuv Profile

]]> By: Paula Grace http://asoftplace.net/2010/02/and-so-it-begins/comment-page-1/#comment-27104 Paula Grace Tue, 02 Feb 2010 01:18:57 +0000 http://asoftplace.net/?p=2636#comment-27104 Well, I was the designer, general contractor, and foreman for my basement but I didn't actually pound in the nail. That was nerve racking enough for me. We stick to little projects like my daughter's new studio. My husband is a tinkerer so he is into model trains. Builds the whole thing ~ landscaping, bridges.... but doing a whole basement ourselves ~ no Ma'am. I wish you all the best and look forward to posts on the progress! Pau;a Grace ~ .-= Paula Grace´s last blog ..<a href="http://paulagracedesigns.blogspot.com/2010/01/mondays-method-art-of-display.html" rel="nofollow">Monday's Method ~ The Art of Display</a> =-. Well, I was the designer, general contractor, and foreman for my basement but I didn’t actually pound in the nail. That was nerve racking enough for me. We stick to little projects like my daughter’s new studio. My husband is a tinkerer so he is into model trains. Builds the whole thing ~ landscaping, bridges…. but doing a whole basement ourselves ~ no Ma’am. I wish you all the best and look forward to posts on the progress!
Pau;a Grace ~
Paula Grace´s last blog ..Monday’s Method ~ The Art of Display My ComLuv Profile

]]> By: Gina @ The Shabby Chic Cottage http://asoftplace.net/2010/02/and-so-it-begins/comment-page-1/#comment-27103 Gina @ The Shabby Chic Cottage Tue, 02 Feb 2010 01:17:09 +0000 http://asoftplace.net/?p=2636#comment-27103 We don't have a basement, but we are at the half way point of remodeling our entire house. It's taken us about 2 years so far, but we should be finished in about another year. It's getting REALLY old living in a construction zone! LOL We don’t have a basement, but we are at the half way point of remodeling our entire house. It’s taken us about 2 years so far, but we should be finished in about another year. It’s getting REALLY old living in a construction zone! LOL

]]> By: Amanda http://asoftplace.net/2010/02/and-so-it-begins/comment-page-1/#comment-27102 Amanda Tue, 02 Feb 2010 00:54:50 +0000 http://asoftplace.net/?p=2636#comment-27102 We finished our basement about a year ago due to sewer backup. It was actually already finished, but they had to cut up the drywall and remove almost everything the sewage touched - so we took the time to tear down some walls and make it work better for us. It was a year of chaos, but in the end it is totally worth it. I wonder how we'd "fit" in our house now without it! We finished our basement about a year ago due to sewer backup. It was actually already finished, but they had to cut up the drywall and remove almost everything the sewage touched – so we took the time to tear down some walls and make it work better for us. It was a year of chaos, but in the end it is totally worth it. I wonder how we’d “fit” in our house now without it!

]]> By: Lori http://asoftplace.net/2010/02/and-so-it-begins/comment-page-1/#comment-27100 Lori Mon, 01 Feb 2010 23:06:50 +0000 http://asoftplace.net/?p=2636#comment-27100 It will be worth the work when it's done, trust me. The shelves with different background colors are very nice. With the exception of the roofing and pouring the concrete basement our family built the house we live in right now and moved in 10 years ago. The basement is not finished, we just can't get enthusiastic about another big project. It will be worth the work when it’s done, trust me. The shelves with different background colors are very nice. With the exception of the roofing and pouring the concrete basement our family built the house we live in right now and moved in 10 years ago. The basement is not finished, we just can’t get enthusiastic about another big project.

]]> By: Amber Filkins http://asoftplace.net/2010/02/and-so-it-begins/comment-page-1/#comment-27099 Amber Filkins Mon, 01 Feb 2010 22:07:12 +0000 http://asoftplace.net/?p=2636#comment-27099 Yes, we have a basement. AND we live in CA. Not the norm for here. Our is basically living space {that we don't use much}. It's finished, lots of natural light b/c there is a hill that slopes down on the side of the house. Plus 3 other windows. I don't have the experience with the major undertaking. We only ripped out the old carpets {they were ruined from texturing the walls & we'd planned on replacing them eventually} and then we just painted the concrete floors. Thus the reason why it's mostly unused. It's cold down there right now. And cold because it feels so empty. Good luck! Make sure you post updates along the way. For us to see, and you to remember! .-= Amber Filkins´s last blog ..<a href="http://amberfilkins.blogspot.com/2010/01/friend-makin-monday.html" rel="nofollow">Friend Makin Monday--♥Inspiration♥</a> =-. Yes, we have a basement. AND we live in CA. Not the norm for here. Our is basically living space {that we don’t use much}. It’s finished, lots of natural light b/c there is a hill that slopes down on the side of the house. Plus 3 other windows. I don’t have the experience with the major undertaking. We only ripped out the old carpets {they were ruined from texturing the walls & we’d planned on replacing them eventually} and then we just painted the concrete floors. Thus the reason why it’s mostly unused. It’s cold down there right now. And cold because it feels so empty.

Good luck! Make sure you post updates along the way. For us to see, and you to remember!
Amber Filkins´s last blog ..Friend Makin Monday–♥Inspiration♥ My ComLuv Profile

]]> By: Jenny http://asoftplace.net/2010/02/and-so-it-begins/comment-page-1/#comment-27098 Jenny Mon, 01 Feb 2010 20:42:48 +0000 http://asoftplace.net/?p=2636#comment-27098 How exciting! We'd love to finish our basement, but would have to have specific plans first to get the permits that are required here. Oh and one more thing holding us back...money! .-= Jenny´s last blog ..<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OurNiftyNotebook/~3/WiiFWWd9zmc/bloggography-week-2-iso.html" rel="nofollow">Bloggography Week 2: ISO</a> =-. How exciting! We’d love to finish our basement, but would have to have specific plans first to get the permits that are required here. Oh and one more thing holding us back…money!
Jenny´s last blog ..Bloggography Week 2: ISO My ComLuv Profile

]]> By: Julia Stainton http://asoftplace.net/2010/02/and-so-it-begins/comment-page-1/#comment-27097 Julia Stainton Mon, 01 Feb 2010 20:31:29 +0000 http://asoftplace.net/?p=2636#comment-27097 Sounds like a fun project! I can't wait to see how it turns out. BION We're renovated three basements which included digging them down (old farmhouses) a few feet by hand, repouring footings and concrete floors etc. The finishing was the easy part. I think we're just suckers for punishment. That and I just love old houses. :) Good luck with it! .-= Julia Stainton´s last blog ..<a href="http://findingbeautyathome.blogspot.com/2010/01/vinyl-scraps.html" rel="nofollow">Vinyl Scraps</a> =-. Sounds like a fun project! I can’t wait to see how it turns out. BION We’re renovated three basements which included digging them down (old farmhouses) a few feet by hand, repouring footings and concrete floors etc. The finishing was the easy part. I think we’re just suckers for punishment. That and I just love old houses. :) Good luck with it!
Julia Stainton´s last blog ..Vinyl Scraps My ComLuv Profile

]]> By: Sarah http://asoftplace.net/2010/02/and-so-it-begins/comment-page-1/#comment-27096 Sarah Mon, 01 Feb 2010 19:54:13 +0000 http://asoftplace.net/?p=2636#comment-27096 Oh I'm envious!! I wish we had a basement--and I *love* construction projects that you can close the door on! We always seem to be taking on projects in spaces that are essential to our daily life (like the project we recently finished where we gave our oak cabinets a beadboard treatment and painted them out white) and thus we can never close the door on the construction--rather the project is always in our face and taunting us until we're done with it! Oh I’m envious!! I wish we had a basement–and I *love* construction projects that you can close the door on! We always seem to be taking on projects in spaces that are essential to our daily life (like the project we recently finished where we gave our oak cabinets a beadboard treatment and painted them out white) and thus we can never close the door on the construction–rather the project is always in our face and taunting us until we’re done with it!

]]> By: Lisa@DestinationSeaborn http://asoftplace.net/2010/02/and-so-it-begins/comment-page-1/#comment-27095 Lisa@DestinationSeaborn Mon, 01 Feb 2010 19:52:38 +0000 http://asoftplace.net/?p=2636#comment-27095 Hi Kimba, We have a full basement in our home and I LOVE it! The finished space fuctions as our family room, home office, playroom and home theater. Luckily Hubby finished the space so we had minimal money invested in that project {we hired someone to lay carpet}. Good Luck with your project, I'll be anxious to see your progress! Lisa Hi Kimba,

We have a full basement in our home and I LOVE it! The finished space fuctions as our family room, home office, playroom and home theater. Luckily Hubby finished the space so we had minimal money invested in that project {we hired someone to lay carpet}. Good Luck with your project, I’ll be anxious to see your progress! Lisa

]]> By: Traci http://asoftplace.net/2010/02/and-so-it-begins/comment-page-1/#comment-27093 Traci Mon, 01 Feb 2010 19:30:46 +0000 http://asoftplace.net/?p=2636#comment-27093 How exciting!!! That is going to be a wonderful space. I can't wait to see it all come together. Fun! .-= Traci´s last blog ..<a href="http://beneathmyheart.blogspot.com/2010/01/winner-of-queen-bee-designs-4000-gift.html" rel="nofollow">Winner of Queen Bee Designs $40.00 Gift Certificate is.....</a> =-. How exciting!!! That is going to be a wonderful space. I can’t wait to see it all come together. Fun!
Traci´s last blog ..Winner of Queen Bee Designs $40.00 Gift Certificate is….. My ComLuv Profile

]]> By: Renee http://asoftplace.net/2010/02/and-so-it-begins/comment-page-1/#comment-27092 Renee Mon, 01 Feb 2010 19:29:14 +0000 http://asoftplace.net/?p=2636#comment-27092 I have a basement that I would love to finish. I can't wait to see yours! .-= Renee´s last blog ..<a href="http://2kidsandagoat.blogspot.com/2010/01/thing-i-did.html" rel="nofollow">Things I did. . . . . .</a> =-. I have a basement that I would love to finish. I can’t wait to see yours!
Renee´s last blog ..Things I did. . . . . . My ComLuv Profile

]]> By: Christi http://asoftplace.net/2010/02/and-so-it-begins/comment-page-1/#comment-27091 Christi Mon, 01 Feb 2010 19:21:19 +0000 http://asoftplace.net/?p=2636#comment-27091 We actually do not have a basement but feel that this will be mandatory in our next house b/c hubby's tools and whatnot have taken over our tiny garage. We need the storage. I guess the biggest DIY project we have done is taking all the wallpaper off the walls of our old house. It was in.every.room and it.was.loud. boy that was a chore and not something i want to repeat. Good luck with the basement and I hope we get to see plenty of pictures! .-= Christi´s last blog ..<a href="http://www.butterbeanandpeanut.com/2010/02/weekend-tidbits.html" rel="nofollow">Weekend Tidbits...</a> =-. We actually do not have a basement but feel that this will be mandatory in our next house b/c hubby’s tools and whatnot have taken over our tiny garage. We need the storage. I guess the biggest DIY project we have done is taking all the wallpaper off the walls of our old house. It was in.every.room and it.was.loud. boy that was a chore and not something i want to repeat. Good luck with the basement and I hope we get to see plenty of pictures!
Christi´s last blog ..Weekend Tidbits… My ComLuv Profile

]]> By: Splendid Little Stars http://asoftplace.net/2010/02/and-so-it-begins/comment-page-1/#comment-27090 Splendid Little Stars Mon, 01 Feb 2010 18:39:46 +0000 http://asoftplace.net/?p=2636#comment-27090 I taken on big projects but never remodeling a basement. someday... I came here to tell you I posted about your Do It Yourself meme on my blog. http://splendidlittlestars.blogspot.com/2010/01/more-memes.html <a href="http://splendidlittlestars.blogspot.com/2010/01/more-memes.html" rel="nofollow">HERE</a> .-= Splendid Little Stars´s last blog ..<a href="http://splendidlittlestars.blogspot.com/2010/01/more-memes.html" rel="nofollow">more memes</a> =-. I taken on big projects but never remodeling a basement. someday…
I came here to tell you I posted about your Do It Yourself meme on my blog. http://splendidlittlestars.blogspot.com/2010/01/more-memes.html
HERE
Splendid Little Stars´s last blog ..more memes My ComLuv Profile

]]>