Basement

As soon as we moved home we knew we wanted to start finishing our basement.  Our house is a rancher on a basement and each level is about 1425 sq ft.  We have been living out of the 1425 on the top and the downstairs is like a huge storage unit....Until June 2011.  We didn't really draw up any plans as when Ryan and I talk we usually decide on the same things!  We decided we could put 2 bedrooms, an office, a family room with a wood stove, a food storage room, a bathroom and a laundry room/storage room.

We are extremely grateful to everyone that has helped us out with this project!  We have had lots of family and friends help us out in so many ways!  Currently as of Dec. 2011 we have the bedrooms, office and family room almost done!  One bedroom is missing a closet but will get one soon, the family room needs the wood stove tiled and the 1200 sq ft we have been working on just needs carpet that I ordered today!  Here's to hoping by the end of the year we will have it installed!  

Next project is the food storage room and laundry room!

One of the windows wasn't big enough to be considered a bedroom so Ryan dug this 7 foot whole to have a guy come and cut the concrete to put in a bigger window! The reason it is so deep is once he cut the concrete we didn't want to attempt to haul it out so we buried it and no one knows!!!!

These are just some pictures ... This is the update until about August!