Dave's Basement Office Glow-Up

 Dave works two days a week at home, so we've been trying to find the best spot for him. This house doesn't have a dedicated office like our last one did, therefore he's moved around the house, looking for that perfect spot. 

Once I sold this pool table we inherited with the house ...


... this corner of the basement made the most sense for him to really set up a comfortable space just for him. 

My first step was to paint over the starburst mural I did almost as soon as we moved in. I was never a big mural fan to begin with, but I thought this spot out be a cool place to put it. I should have picked brighter colors in a better spectrum. Luckily, I had just a little of the original of the wall paint left to cover it up. 


We found this soft indoor/outdoor rug (he hates the flooring but it doesn't make sense to do this corner of the basement; we'll wait to do the whole thing) that's grey and checked to ground the area. 

And we've got a clean slate!

Tasks to do: 
  1. Paint the accent color -- which is a deep, dark grey. 
  2. Solve the lighting issue. There are only two can lights at the back of the room (right in the picture), so the work area is dark. I've got a few ideas. 
  3. Set up the two Ikea kitchen tables he'll utilize as desks, until we come up with a better solution (or more budget). 
  4. Rehang and display all his framed art and toys he likes to show off behind him on conference calls. 
Easy-Peasy! 


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