It started as merely a linen closet in the basement.
Which became a walk-in linen closet.
Which led to boxing in a furnace duct, truing one drywall panel, removing a wall section, removing two stub walls, relocating two light switches, removing one wall socket, removing the wainscoting, re-paneling the main house beam in the ceiling, re-paneling two more the furnace ducts, re-boxing the water main pipes, replacing the carpet, replacing the tiled floor section, replacing the suspended ceiling, replacing the light fixtures, and full painting.
Yes, I’m still new at this reno thing.
And what the heck were people thinking when they intially “finished” this basement? If they had dealt with the staircase properly, the rest of the framing would have lined up nicely. And the “drop down” under the front entrance – so odd. Poorly planned. The “new” closet (blue wall) should come out all the way to the drop down, but can’t because the existing storage entrance (short door) cannot be moved due to yet another furnace duct.
And there’s so much more wrong. Or at least not up to my standards. Mind you, it’s just a basement. How far do I go to “fix” it? Rip ~everything down and start again? Crikey.