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Organized, and ready for paint! |
I
mentioned at the beginning, I would be tackling
larger deep clean projects on the
weekend. This weekend I
started on the basement. It hasn't
really been cleaned since we moved in
7 years ago. That, coupled with the fact this
challenge is in
addition to my regularly scheduled life, is why
this weekend was only a
start to the basement.
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Part of my regularly scheduled life., |
The
most common use of my basement, is laundry, so
that is where I started. I spent most of Saturday
morning, editing my supplies so that I could
remove one of the shelving units. The unit was installed by previous owners, more
functional than stylish. I carefully removed
every screw, so that the smaller pieces could be used as
fire starters this winter, and the larger pieces will be reused in a
project for the girls room. Once the walls were exposed, I saw how
bad they looked. So I donned a mask and protective eye wear and
scraped the paint and prepped the walls for
paint. (Painting
won't happen until this
fall when I can open up the house, stay tuned.)
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Part of my regularly scheduled life. |
My Vet
moved the washer and dryer
out, so that I could scrape the walls behind them, and clean the
gross floors underneath. He
also, capped off a secondary dryer outlet that sat on the floor about 10 feet from the
current dryer placement. We had no use for it, and the idea of a
live outlet sitting on the
floor in a basement, just makes me
nervous. All the other outlets in the basement are a good
3 feet off the ground. It would take some
serious flooding for water to get them.
I also tackled some shelves that
primarily hold things for the girls. A small area is dedicated to Christmas things, but the rest is filled with totes of
clothes and
toys. The totes are
neatly marked with the size and season. I know the pictures don't look like much
yet, but just wait until the pink is
banished, the walls are white, and the floor is grey.
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Mini project while thawing meat to grill. |
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