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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Basement Painting

We're set to close on the 15th of October, so I'm getting a little braver with my fixes and updates. I realize I want a little experience with the new airless sprayers before I tackle painting the exterior of the house. I also know that once I pull down the ceiling tiles in the basement, I'll want something to make it look decent while I'm working on the wiring and rearranging the upstairs. I thought I'd do a dark paint on the exposed wood. I'd seen pictures of that done in basements before and liked the look. The basements in this house are about 8" tall, a little lower than that when duct work or plumbing is a factor, so while not low, it can't hurt to have a dark look to improve the height of the ceiling. So, I figured I'd start by painting the ceiling in the unfinished part of the basement. Here are some before pictures: The paint I used was the same dark flat Olive Green I'd used on the lighting plate in the bathroom. It...

Bathroom Waterproofing

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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.

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