Basement Living Area

Until recently, the space in the basement living area sat empty. With the help of a few snow days, I was able to get this room painted and ready for new furniture... 

This is an idea of what it looked like before.

This is the craziest thing.. They left it for me, how nice of them! After selling it on craigslist, the room was officially empty.

Before painting, one wall was wood paneling, and the other three were yellow. Not TERRIBLE, but just not my style. 

This is after the walls were painted. I chose much cooler colors which toned down the carpet as well. These colors provided a fresh, and updated feel to the basement. 

These lamps are probably my favorite part of the basement living area now. I needed lamps for the room, so I decided to buy matching (gold) lamps at Goodwill for $3 a piece. After spray painting them, they add a pop of color to the room, and look brand new!

I am determined to find a rug that will pull this room together, but I have yet to find one that I like. But other than that, the room is becoming quite cozy!

Side Note: The colors in this room are dark brown and green.. in these pictures this all looks black or dark gray-- but brown it is!