my basement

I am so excited about our basement coming along! I have taken pictures, but my camera batteries died. I will post the photos as soon as I get some new batteries. The cabinets are so pretty!!! They are off white with bead board on the doors. All I have left to do on them is find knobs I like, and place the shelves where I want them. They look so great against the brown paint I have on my walls.

The closet shelves are built in my craft room too. I have 30 slots for organizing my 12 X 12 paper, and other shelves to store everything else. My brother in law built them for me & they look great. I can't wait to finish up the room so I can attempt to catch up on my scrapbooks. It sad, but true, I have only done 3 layouts since I brought Elli home last year. (And I just did those last month.) I have sooooo much to do.

The bathroom is just about done, and it is usable. You just have to wash you hands in the tub because we don't have a sink & faucet yet. We will soon though, that's a priority for me.

We are going to have to wait a bit for the appliances in the kitchen. (A stove so that I can do all my canning downstairs, and a small refrigerator that will fit under the counter.) When you're married to an accountant, there is always a plan for spending money wisely. Wayne's plan for the basement is the take our time, spreading out the expenses. I would have loved to get it done all at once, but I know that financially this is a better way to do it. We began the project early last year, and should be able to have a good chunk of the basement, and the backyard complete by the end of this year, if not all of it.