Theater Lighting

Had been working on a lot of ideas for how to deal with the space between the vents and the wall. This needs some ability to remove the cover, so that plumbing can be accessed as needed. Looks like this final idea is working out.

Basically it's 3/4" plywood with cedar slats. The slats are clear cedar cut to 1.5" x 5/8" size, and to fit in the area are 8" long. They are treated with danish oil. Here you can see a shot without the lights on as I was fitting it. The lights are Ikea LED spotlights, mounted on the backside with a hole cut for the light to come through.

You can see the wiring the for the lights here.

I'm very happy with the look, think I'll use this in all locations like this. It's time consuming, and the cedar isn't cheap. I'm considering using it on all of the basement ceiling, but that might be a bit too much.

The lights make a nice pattern on the accent wall.

Lots more work to do, need to complete the rest of the ceiling section in there.

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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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