I can almost see it now...

So how do things look?

Primed!

I can’t always visualize how things might look if renovated/re-done so it’s been enlightening to see the basement come through these last couple of steps. Plus, without any trim or molding to paint around I’ve been able to get entire coats of primer and paint on in one day, which blew me away.

Our color samples

I put samples in three spots to see them in different lighting.

Friday was primer, Monday was the first coat of real paint, with multiple trips to pick samples in-between. I’m pleasantly surprised at how most of the seams painted up. The primer definitely helped make sure the drywall and mud both took paint the same way. There are some rough spots due to my beginner’s technique but all in all it doesn’t look too bad.  

Voila. That ledge looks pretty bad though.

We ended up with a gray in the blue family, which looked more purple to me as a sample but evened out once it was up everywhere. This was a challenge; I primed before we had a paint color picked and absolutely hated the first three samples we brought home, all neutral whites with brown/yellow hints. The second trip yielded slightly better choices, and now that it's up I think trim and some decor will help this look good. 

Most of it isn't too awful.

Hopefully I can get some clean-up done this week and get some final touches on next weekend, since the deadline for getting this done is rapidly approaching. I think it's going to be closer to "done" than completely finished, with the room in good enough shape for guests to stay down there but without any trim or molding. There should at least be a couch to sleep on.