Sunken Living Area Test

I had been considering doing some sort of built-in sectional in the sunken part of the living room. I realized that with the ugly black sectional I now had as surplus, I could us that to experiment with the fit and livability of the idea.

So, here is the sunken area before

Here I've removed the carpet, exposing the built out area. There is a slight dip to it, so I knew I'd need to rebuild that section anyway before doing the hardwood floor, so there really wasn't anything to loose by doing this.

Now the steps are cut out. You can also see the useless door to the back yard. I've always planned to remove it and make it look like the remaining glass sections, so loosing that landing area and railing is no loss.

All done. I like the look. It does seem a little cluttered, but some furniture selection and removal might take care of that. Long term, the plan is for the upper area to be hardwood flooring, while the sunken area will have carpeting of some sort. This should set it apart even more.

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Craigslist Find

I'm still using a lot of old Ikea Expedit stuff for storage. It works, and is flexible, but not fancy. Been on the lookout for something better. Ran across this on CL for only $300, and got them to deliver. Right now it's just staged in the open area of the basement. I should be able to finish the framing and drywall in the old theater, and I'll move these in there.

Basement Bathroom Progress

Just for reference, here is the original, claustrophobic, non-code-compliant basement bathroom. And here is progress on the much larger bathroom, even though to overall footprint is the same size. The shower has been expanded to fill the entire width, and the ceiling raised in the shower area. The original was a generic shower stall, and was very dark and cramped. This will be much brighter and while the dimensions are small, won't feel nearly as cramped.

Kitchen Progress

Backsplash tile almost done, just need to install the outlets and faceplates.

Normandy Park Restoration

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