It's a bird, it's a plane, IT'S A PIRATE BASEMENT!!

That's right! We're fresh out of pirates but we've got the ship! Read that sentence carefully, this is a no profanity blog. So you know that my projects progress slowly because I have to work around chaos kids and cooking/cleaning up, cooking/cleaning up, cooking/cleaning up. Have I also mentioned that I work on more than one project at once too? I'm currently working on painting cabinets in my laundry room (more on that another day) and painting my basement ceiling.

Here's the before picture of the pirate ship basement. Apologies for my pictures. They are going to be poor quality until I get my iCloud figured out.

 

Sweet V is happily watching the Fresh Beat Band while the wood paneling awesomeness (cough cough) threatens to close in on her!

So, obviously, this being our family hangout, something had to be done. Eventually we may want to drywall this whole area but painting the paneling is the least expensive option right now. I've decided to go white for now and may change it when we get new furniture. New carpet and lighting will be in the works too but Rome wasn't built in a day! See that horrific pair of partial cabinets way down there? That is going to be Jeremy's electronics lab( he's totally pumped about it) and I'm hoping I'll be allowed to sew there too.

Here is the other end of the room and the most important area according to " the wee three". The toy area!

 

I know, you're straining your eyes to find the toys. Don't worry, you paint it and they will come! Haha, hope you got that partial movie quote, otherwise I just sound lame!

After a little overhead painting, here's where I'm at now. AND, it's another kid photo bomb! Kaci, Violet and Lucy are definitely drawn to the lens! Kookie kiddies.

 

It's looking brighter already!! I wish I had a whole day alone to just KNOCK. IT. OUT!!

 

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