Basement Updates

<div style="text-align: center;">I'm sure most of you are like ours.</div><div style="text-align: center;">The Basement becomes the home of old furnitures and other knick-knacks in the house that it's rarely featured on blogs.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Our is no exception. Other than the <a href="http://buhayatbahay.blogspot.com/2012/04/home-made-movie-theater-screen.html">Movie Theater area</a> (we D-I-Yed our movie screen <a href="http://buhayatbahay.blogspot.com/2012/04/home-made-movie-theater-screen.html"><b><span style="color: #0b5394;">HERE</span></b></a>), <a href="http://buhayatbahay.blogspot.com/2012/06/painting-basement.html"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><i>Painting the walls</i></span></a> and <a href="http://buhayatbahay.blogspot.com/2012/07/getting-floored.html"><i><span style="color: #0b5394;">Changing the floors</span></i></a>, it pretty much remained the same.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I did however added this...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxndZKeJ63Dp3f0AIEvUTa5lUkNey0PmKTUmrUDslMH3XGNgLurnXvMo8OkadOzTjUtsvxqAUWtg-xDJ9jBACk6sLEKyo44cdn0w3-dZtG7_YGGKr5FesfdILa8uXwIOD9Cxi1gNYFqa8/s1600/DSC_0503_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxndZKeJ63Dp3f0AIEvUTa5lUkNey0PmKTUmrUDslMH3XGNgLurnXvMo8OkadOzTjUtsvxqAUWtg-xDJ9jBACk6sLEKyo44cdn0w3-dZtG7_YGGKr5FesfdILa8uXwIOD9Cxi1gNYFqa8/s1600/DSC_0503_Fotor.jpg" width="498" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our counter-height table and chairs</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;">This was what we had BEFORE</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQMPUyoY4Q4r7bkqgw_nJvTUMhlg_x_vWWA_T46fpmoT61CCSJHAiPsm6RjFSbq0VdSrykNPPmwjjTrzfzrz1FpyCx4x0QmHdjR3AwtXMINZlp2qcGJKchBOfw2kJ9Klw0TG4HnIRBB6Q/s1600/DSC_0017.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQMPUyoY4Q4r7bkqgw_nJvTUMhlg_x_vWWA_T46fpmoT61CCSJHAiPsm6RjFSbq0VdSrykNPPmwjjTrzfzrz1FpyCx4x0QmHdjR3AwtXMINZlp2qcGJKchBOfw2kJ9Klw0TG4HnIRBB6Q/s1600/DSC_0017.jpg" width="266" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yup, plastic table wasn't cutting it for us</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;">I actually changed this over a year ago but just I haven't shared it to you all ;-)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjf6jOHnKURDz88aJfdToWjlC2ERwKmKAbHegfHHANeXVzu08Wm2IH-rAM1OAN77y86Trl1G_lM-rVwHZ-ce6evWv0h2vbp6Md5mUc-xBz1vuc69L8cn_RCfe6CERkgJm3LjbuvsGzCb4/s1600/DSC_0504_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjf6jOHnKURDz88aJfdToWjlC2ERwKmKAbHegfHHANeXVzu08Wm2IH-rAM1OAN77y86Trl1G_lM-rVwHZ-ce6evWv0h2vbp6Md5mUc-xBz1vuc69L8cn_RCfe6CERkgJm3LjbuvsGzCb4/s1600/DSC_0504_Fotor.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Better</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;">I got the wooden dining set from a Resale store for less than $200 and I added the 2 upholstered chairs from World Market. The picture of Chicago is from IKEA which I recently purchased.</div><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNWUYUU7-Jw2WwopgYZlqY96mRZxmz48TQIndKwJB2KcjKoLtWqQkCKvyKDMQ2OyTpdJEEJRxTfZx5TrukRJCFvRBLlPrdj3p9KdGNQoGwakWgZtTlErnF5oOYwRBl3f7YPt5F6SppElc/s1600/DSC_0505_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNWUYUU7-Jw2WwopgYZlqY96mRZxmz48TQIndKwJB2KcjKoLtWqQkCKvyKDMQ2OyTpdJEEJRxTfZx5TrukRJCFvRBLlPrdj3p9KdGNQoGwakWgZtTlErnF5oOYwRBl3f7YPt5F6SppElc/s1600/DSC_0505_Fotor.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Great view from here too</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;">I had to have counter-height table and chairs because as you can see, part of our theater area is elevated so we needed taller chairs for sure to accommodate more people if needed ( great for big games and all).</div><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicDjbjLpbK1YohG4M9aRG61Gef1WJ19Y5ERGnNbxOK8-7T7LvYPVCrS7DRUE-lOdfCwIc4Ux6XqWDE4yYn_kp9F5KdHgHt-SXHgL5I_aINY1_EfkTsG9XH1mVvyJHlqeT-u9Fpp893rpk/s1600/DSC_0506_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="425" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicDjbjLpbK1YohG4M9aRG61Gef1WJ19Y5ERGnNbxOK8-7T7LvYPVCrS7DRUE-lOdfCwIc4Ux6XqWDE4yYn_kp9F5KdHgHt-SXHgL5I_aINY1_EfkTsG9XH1mVvyJHlqeT-u9Fpp893rpk/s1600/DSC_0506_Fotor.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Finally hung these too!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG503NDJjke-XHU-mb3lLsHD7kAUrG4c5Wi415zssf5MJ_GXJvQT73p33xfUsiLKFwj4XR1NIwY4KVgvuB2lwRiIjaN2z9TQeGD4kItBrZyyA_uCKk1pQbL9iaZPdZqLKMsSHhi0LIjXI/s1600/DSC_0508_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG503NDJjke-XHU-mb3lLsHD7kAUrG4c5Wi415zssf5MJ_GXJvQT73p33xfUsiLKFwj4XR1NIwY4KVgvuB2lwRiIjaN2z9TQeGD4kItBrZyyA_uCKk1pQbL9iaZPdZqLKMsSHhi0LIjXI/s1600/DSC_0508_Fotor.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Check out that thing on the right....</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;">We finally hung our favorite movie posters on the wall ( this will needs some tweaking since my oldest son is currently so into Stanley Kubrick and insists we change "TITANIC" to "2001 Space Odyssey"!), and that big "spaceship-like" chair on the right was my Christmas gift to my hubs...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDMHCx5lGmQYhHdzBfezJVvMPF76rdzYS_E2bDUAswLGp9qnU1BI-qp7bD3tzgAxI9PVr55mjO2Rv-mqmlwQjI9zlttosVjl4XLd4gr66qCkKg76nJY7K729bBoxcxRbrc9eDjS2MzeP8/s1600/DSC_0509_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDMHCx5lGmQYhHdzBfezJVvMPF76rdzYS_E2bDUAswLGp9qnU1BI-qp7bD3tzgAxI9PVr55mjO2Rv-mqmlwQjI9zlttosVjl4XLd4gr66qCkKg76nJY7K729bBoxcxRbrc9eDjS2MzeP8/s1600/DSC_0509_Fotor.jpg" width="266" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.emassagechair.com/massage-chairs/osaki-massage-chairs/osaki-os-4000-executive-zero-gravity-massage-chair.html">Osaki 4000-T Massage chair</a></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This massage chair was truly worth the money I think. It doesn't look great, but man, we can sit on it for a looong time and feel so relaxed and refreshed afterwards. If you want to know more about it just let me know. ;-)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW6hQBF8zrIERdiOjaZ_mm8zqm5vLXfXNlB9MDEh9q3Vy3qb6lNkWLp2O9vX8fowoy_AmoWy-1rDhMYuYcGuTWSVxYZfhIGSBiwInwqym9TeMLeMMvhQb0YCVIXPcNXQVGbf1l0b8hNvg/s1600/DSC_0511_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="301" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW6hQBF8zrIERdiOjaZ_mm8zqm5vLXfXNlB9MDEh9q3Vy3qb6lNkWLp2O9vX8fowoy_AmoWy-1rDhMYuYcGuTWSVxYZfhIGSBiwInwqym9TeMLeMMvhQb0YCVIXPcNXQVGbf1l0b8hNvg/s1600/DSC_0511_Fotor.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Concession stand</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;">We also got a Candy Grabbing machine as a gift from a friend last Christmas and it was added to our concession stand.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTXARfyfLC-h9SomnX9PUPSq8E3tdAh0oAfMpRRQWqvNSGgAIGN9GmG3xrTYMbewOma5wcNpO1LQfH2skWebeh4YUgYdtlCZSz4PsiX-TOAn9oVvJAIlh8YvGwTmASfd_XMeKK7EJh2T4/s1600/DSC_0512_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="425" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTXARfyfLC-h9SomnX9PUPSq8E3tdAh0oAfMpRRQWqvNSGgAIGN9GmG3xrTYMbewOma5wcNpO1LQfH2skWebeh4YUgYdtlCZSz4PsiX-TOAn9oVvJAIlh8YvGwTmASfd_XMeKK7EJh2T4/s1600/DSC_0512_Fotor.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Not much change</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;">Like I said, the basement is our cast-offs home too. So the leather sofa bed sectional sits here as well as other occasional chairs are here</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEeViBUfOd_EZeHhFhTyhkfbTWjsLKlTS9UpMxz-vEb50Oe5r2zKt8BCnaRH_nbgycFyGzRnTFAWc-8ZyVaYsuiyCl_1O7DtfL9GCK8WqErXLaCEHmXR5mNsr4YLkp0xvzb1jr222VymU/s1600/DSC_0514_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEeViBUfOd_EZeHhFhTyhkfbTWjsLKlTS9UpMxz-vEb50Oe5r2zKt8BCnaRH_nbgycFyGzRnTFAWc-8ZyVaYsuiyCl_1O7DtfL9GCK8WqErXLaCEHmXR5mNsr4YLkp0xvzb1jr222VymU/s1600/DSC_0514_Fotor.jpg" width="425" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My Moroccan table still has to make an appearance above ground ;-)</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK_MFO_cu_qfSmNKXU_DuNUDgq4XOm9B1jnSuVBlZdCmNZThiKtBxYyElM_txE_O_sBnOjpst2gnn3WnKLrG0VWLiJymfaPs5lmwLCojq6sJLe4eWYOHllrZxyDSf9DKYEiPikP_ugci4/s1600/DSC_0515_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK_MFO_cu_qfSmNKXU_DuNUDgq4XOm9B1jnSuVBlZdCmNZThiKtBxYyElM_txE_O_sBnOjpst2gnn3WnKLrG0VWLiJymfaPs5lmwLCojq6sJLe4eWYOHllrZxyDSf9DKYEiPikP_ugci4/s1600/DSC_0515_Fotor.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;">It's suits well here since it can provide extra-seating for watching on the big screen.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">We still have our gaming & exercise area across the sectional - it's too chaotic to show just yet.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmfT1Bnphu96OkD_S3KDwQ0vvjNolXIiAzMPogUpzW1pS_XfSUBLHfdi_g44HV5bGfnryFtlCzij-kPIMNzA6y98w7hbmSGmOit2HPpMC1fC3nA_-iuM_fPD_847vh9p3Gjjju647l4bE/s1600/DSC_0516_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="425" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmfT1Bnphu96OkD_S3KDwQ0vvjNolXIiAzMPogUpzW1pS_XfSUBLHfdi_g44HV5bGfnryFtlCzij-kPIMNzA6y98w7hbmSGmOit2HPpMC1fC3nA_-iuM_fPD_847vh9p3Gjjju647l4bE/s1600/DSC_0516_Fotor.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">That Gallery wall needs major tweaking too </td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaMrQkl_3x7ED5fE5PUeXLMocFby2_vWVpU2FH37n3t0AX9L7dShpEG1E2sPKzMkkFl_FpwVAmrFYfA2ZZV-oV0_vUxbTiuY6wS7w_0bMmfNIi8emVLuD2RSP3EoQB-Jfc2YgCADuvYOk/s1600/DSC_0510_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaMrQkl_3x7ED5fE5PUeXLMocFby2_vWVpU2FH37n3t0AX9L7dShpEG1E2sPKzMkkFl_FpwVAmrFYfA2ZZV-oV0_vUxbTiuY6wS7w_0bMmfNIi8emVLuD2RSP3EoQB-Jfc2YgCADuvYOk/s1600/DSC_0510_Fotor.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">There you have it, our basement updates. We actually use this room often since we love movies and it's always nice and cool down here. I need to do a lot of tweaking as I mentioned, and hopefully, I can and I will soon. We'll see.. ;-)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="color: #134f5c; font-size: x-large;">Have a Nice day!</span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">VEL </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Would love to hear your thoughts! Please share away...<br /><br />Linking back to..<br /><br /><a href="http://www.thepinjunkie.com/2014/07/pin-junkie-pin-party-77.html">The Pin Junkie</a>, <a href="http://shabbynest.blogspot.com/2014/07/frugal-friday_24.html">The Shabby Nest</a>, <a href="http://www.jenniferrizzo.com/2014/07/fabulously-creative-friday-linky-party-15.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+JenniferRizzo+%28Jennifer+Rizzo%29">Jennifer Rizzo</a>, <a href="http://www.frenchcountrycottage.net/2014/07/party-time-fnf.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+blogspot%2FQoLtm+%28FRENCH+COUNTRY+COTTAGE%29">French Country Cottage</a>, <a href="http://thediaryofarealhousewife.blogspot.com/2014/07/friday-favorites_24.html">The Diary of a real housewife</a>, <a href="http://rootedinthyme.blogspot.com/2014/07/our-new-chickens-and-simple-sweet.html">Rooted in Thyme</a>, <a href="http://www.serenitynowblog.com/2014/07/weekend-bloggy-reading-link-up_25.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+SerenityNow-aMommysSolutionToStayingSane+%28Serenity+Now-A+Mommy%27s+Solution+to+Staying+Sane%29">Serenity Now</a>, <a href="http://thriftydecorchick.blogspot.com/2014/08/august-before-and-after.html">Thrifty Decor Chick</a></div>

Basement Updates

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