Painting the basement!

So today we spent the day working on one of our House Projects! Chad and I started working on our basement. We bought the paint for the walls and decided on what we are going to do about the floors. To start the day we removed the furniture and wall items and then we removed the carpet!!! It was the best decision we have ever made! I hate carpet except in bedrooms. It was so great to see that concrete! We made the decision last weekend that we are going to stain the concrete. It is a really cool way to use the floor and there are tons of options for color and texture and since anytime you stain concrete it finishes different it will be unique. Only problem is we haven't decided on a color yet. We got 2 coats of paint on the walls on the larger side of the basement! Not all of the horrible Carolina blue is gone but A LOT of it is! We also got 1 coat of paint on the bottom paneling! WE LOVE IT!!!! The colors open and brighten up the room. We still have more to do as far as painting. We have to paint the bottom paneling again, paint the base boards, paint the chair railing, paint the window, and paint the door and door jam. That is just on the Bigger side. We have to do it all over again on the small side! We also have to clean the concrete and stain it! For 1 day we got a lot done! We are both so exhausted and we couldn't have done it without my mom who stayed all day and watched Nisee for us! Below are some pictures. Enjoy and Good Night!

The Concrete! Just needs the Stain now! ... Hmmm What color?!?!





Before and After Colors! The After is so much better! :)


Nisee and Me (Notice the paint on my face! Yea I am a messy painter)