I can’t believe how far this little stairway has come! Honestly, I wasn’t even planning on doing this renovation and I’m so glad I did. I love it and I think you will too! Here’s the final Basement Stairway Makeover Reveal.
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Demo
First and foremost, I ripped out the old carpet! This carpet had been here for forever and it needed to go. Read more about the entire demo process here.
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Stair Installation
Then, I installed completely new steps. I went with the exact same flooring that I installed in the rest of my basement last year. You can see the entire step-by-step process in this post.
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Wallpaper
This is maybe my favorite part! I’d been crushing on this wallpaper for a couple years now. I was so excited to finally use it somewhere!
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I love how when you open up the door to the basement, the wallpaper is a fun little surprise! The entire wallpaper process took me about three days to finish up, doing a little bit each day. You can read about the entire process here.
Lighting & Artwork
Next, I got to work on the lighting and the artwork on the landing. I had this piece of art in Emery’s room for a while until it made its way to the storage closet. I was so excited to finally get it back up in the house!
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You can read more about the wiring and installation process here!
DIY Stair Runner
I’m in love with this stair runner! I didn’t want to put holes in my new flooring, so installed this vintage stair runner using just carpet tape. I absolutely love the contrasting pop of color against the wallpaper.
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DIY Console Table and Drink Station
I had an idea to build a drink station below the Elkay Water Dispenser we installed in our basement last year. For that, I decided to build a DIY console table. I had such a clear vision of the the table I wanted. It went terribly wrong and it earned the name, the Cursed Console Table. After lots of detours, I ended up with a table I truly love. You can see the entire process here!
I’m such a drink girl. I love to have little drinks throughout the day. I work in the basement a ton, so turning this into a drink station would be a game changer! Here’s everything I used to stock my drink station.
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It’s crazy to see where we started…
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…& where we ended up. I’m so proud of this basement stairway makeover. Thanks for following along!
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— Cass