Well, it took me a few months to just get the ambition to post this. My Wife & I purchased our house in Bellevue, Ohio in August of 2015 after moving from Texas to Ohio. I was looking for a basement that was untouched and low & behold it was in the house my Wife wanted! A+++
We started work on the basement that Autumn and completed the bulk of the work by December 2015. I have steadily worked on small but important items to complete it. We, as a family did all of the work, including the ceiling, walls, floors, pallets, electrical and water lines. Yes, I am handy with these items. Some of the items I would recommend contracting out if you are not familiar with. They can be hard to do and/or dangerous if you're not familiar with the nature of the work.
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| Well, here it is today; about 90% compete! |
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| The start: OMG, this is gonna be a lot of work. |
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| Completely untouched basement. Fortunately it is perfect. |
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| Need to constantly move items to clear the work area. |
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| Good view of future Bunker Bar on day 1. |
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| The worst part was power spraying the ceiling rafters. |
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| Painting the brick pattern on the poured walls. |
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| Next; acid stain the concrete floor. |
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| Begin the diamond clear cote sealer. |
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| She should have been paid for this work! lol |
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| Future workshop behind the support poles. Pallets will block this off. |
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| I have to admit; this came out way better than expected. |
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| Looking at future Bunker Bar |
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| Not a good picture, but one can see the mottled effect of acid staining. |
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| Slowly moving stuff in. |
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| Hmmm.... future gaming area! |
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| Gotta break the bar in! |
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| Early Stages of the Bunker Bar |
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| Spray paint bar stools. |
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| Recessed lights get a grey coating to blend with the ceiling. |
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| Here is the 90% finished product. One can see the pallet walls, recessed can lights and decor. |
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| Still need to hang up some stuff. |
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| Good look at the bar, stools & reused oil drums. |
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| This is our bar area now. Almost all of it is repurposed materials. |
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| Used ugly cabinets that my wife shabby chic-ed for the war room. Beautiful now! |
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| This little desk can be seen in an earlier photo prior to shabby chic. Also, notice the burlap & pallets for walls. |
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| One of my favorite games: Chain of Command. |
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| Some of my goodies. |
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| Even Theoden loves it down here. There's a workshop behind the pallet wall also! |
