Sunny Carrier

Basement Drywall

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I painted all the drywall in basement. To keep the costs on this basement playroom I used a couple colors we already had, an airy blue and a color called Intellectual Gray. I used chalkboard paint for the lower half of one of the walls. I have always wanted to use this stuff and I am happy how it turned out. Easy peasy!

Here is the gray color.

Here is a picture of the gray wall at night when I finished painting.

During the day

Painted Concrete Floor

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com Here we go, I painted my basement floor with Valspar Porch and Floor paint, 2 gallons each $25.98. This is my first experience with this type of DIY, but I think it was a success. I love the color and the way the floor turned out.

Here is the before, I taped an outline of the area I painted, that way I would have a clean line.

I choose a light green color.

I really like this concrete paint, it totally changed the way the floor looks. I also love that the finish is satin, so not as slick as a gloss finish. My little one likes it too :)

Basement Playroom Update

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We have this unfinished basement that looks like this. Half basement has framed and drywalled by the previous owners.

Since our son is turning 2 years old soon and winter is approaching we thought how nice it would be to change this space to a large playroom.

The first thing to tackle would be to paint the large metal support beams. Since they were rusty, we had to primer them first with Rustoleum. The cost for this was approx. $9.

This is such a great product, lightly sand and paint. You can see some drywall sitting in the lower right corner of this photo above... We bought 5 sheets of drywall at approx. $4 each. And used a drywall knife and screws we already had, free!

Here is the paint color for the metal beams. We used Lowes paint approx $9.98 for a quart.

Wow, what a difference color makes :) See the wicker chairs I am going to update these as well, but that is for another post.

I love seeing the exposed wood rafters against the red and metal air ducts make it seem industrial and gives it a lofty feel.

Pretty cool. Oh and here is where I got my inspiration for the red metal beams.

So far our basement update is at $39.00.

Chevron Foyer

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com Here is my first Design Sponge DIY. This is a Herringbone or Chevron pattern wall. I originally picked this pumpkin wall color 5 years ago, I needed an update but did not want to repaint the entire foyer.

Before

After

I divided the wall into equal quarters and taped horizontally from top to bottom. I randomly picked lines to be 10 inches thick and taped diagonally from each 10 inch point. Once the wall was fully taped I painted the clear gloss paint alternating with the white. This was super easy. The longest step was just all the taping which I completed around naps and bedtimes This took 2 days total to complete, 1 day to tape and 1 day to paint. I am still not sure if I'll love this forever, but it's good for now.