I finally got up the courage to tackle the “scary basement”.
This was where everything had gone from my decluttering and sorting of the upper two floors. I realized that school was going to be out for the summer, and I was hoping to have movies and big kid activities in this space. It took me a little longer because I chose to do sections and then deep clean the sections as I went. Our windows have never looked clean, and isn’t it amazing the cobwebs and dust that can accumulate even when buried under “stuff”!
In the before state, I knew that wasn’t going to happen.
Here is how it all played out.
Sorry for the blurry photos – I was taking them quickly on my phone, but they show the state of things at least.
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| BEFORE: The main room that I would like to be a place for the kids to watch television and hang out. |




