BLANKHAUS

Ever since we moved into this house the basement has been one of those things we always felt the need to apologize for when people come over. We have given it such names as “the dungeon” “the cave” & “the most miserable place on the planet,” to name a few. I should also mention that the basement is the place where we are supposed to be ebbing all of those creative juices and stuff, so having a less than inspiring space to work has been a total bummer. 

Since we weren’t in a place to spend hundreds of thousands of dollars on a full basement remodel we decided to go ahead and do the best we could all for under 1K. I wasn’t sure if we could pull it off for such a small amount while still making it look semi-good, but you’d be amazed what a lot of white can do to improve a dark, cave-like space. We’ll be decorating the space in the coming weeks and I’ll keep you posted on our progress… for now you can check out some of our inspiration for the office on my Pinterest.

White Paint for Walls and Ceilings = $180
White Ikea Markland Flooring = $620
Lights & Light Covers = $40
Renting Power Tools = $60 

A little bit of the process:

Making Terrarium’s is easy and it’s a hell of a lot better than paying $200 for one that is already made. I made a few a couple of months ago. I gave two small ones as gifts and made a large one for the center of our dining room table. Here is what you will need:
- Glass container - Activated Charcoal -Cactus Soil -Pebbles - Plants

1) Add a layer of Activated Charcoal to the bottom layer and over that add a layer of course pebbles

2) Then add the soil and plant the plants.. then add a little rock for the top layer and voila!