Small home improvements

This weekend was super-productive, house-wise. First of all, we finally tackled the last frontier of unpacking--the basement, where we had put boxes with stuff that we don't use on a regular basis, like board games and Christmas ornaments and old CDs. There were a lot of boxes and we--and by "we" I mean "I"--unpacked all of them, organized everything on the shelves, and threw out all the boxes.

Now, instead of looking like a cluttered, messy storage area, the basement actually looks nice and organized and spacious. It's a great space that can hold some of our old furniture when we get to the point where we can actually afford some upgrades, and hopefully someday be a playroom. Unfortunately, I didn't think to take a "before" picture, but just imagine the "after" full of boxes, with the shelves empty and positioned haphazardly. Here's the basement now:


So yeah. Lots of space for us to use, eventually, and in the meantime it's a great guest suite (that door to the left is a bedroom, and there's a full bath down there as well).

The other thing we did this weekend--and this time when I say "we" I mean "Torsten"--was hang a few wedding photos:



And also we--and here I actually mean both of us--finally got around to putting together that frame wall we've been talking about for a couple months:


And as a bonus, while I was walking around the house with the camera, I finally got around to taking a picture of that shower door:


See how it opens up the bathroom and shows off the nice tile in the tub, instead of creating a virtual wall at the front of the tub with a shower curtain? Seriously, I still haven't gotten over how much I love this shower door. It's just a small upgrade, but it makes us both so happy.

We also started hanging some of our other framed artwork upstairs, but that's not done yet so there are no photos. But even having just a few things on the walls already makes such a difference. Our house feels so much more lived in now. I can't wait until we get to the point where our house is pretty much fully furnished and decorated. I wonder if there will ever be a point where we'll feel like we're done. I'm guessing not.