Basement Stairwell Renovation
Welcome to my dark and dreary basement stairwell! Spoiler alert: It's not dark and dreary anymore! But first let me give you a quick tour of the "before". This is a photo of our basement stairwell from the first day we purchased our fixer-upper house in 2020. It obviously needs some work, but there are plenty of other projects throughout the house that will take priority. Basement stairwell before renovation. Except the open electric box needs attention that can't be delayed! The electric work wasn't done properly. The switch and wiring were not installed properly, so we had that professionally repaired immediately. Unfortunately we had to cut into the wallpaper and drywall. But at least now it's safe. Electric switch and wires repaired and replaced. The ceiling light is a bare lightbulb. Bare lightbulb in basement stairwell. The top portion of the stairwell is wallpaper from the 1970's. It's not a bad pattern, but it's very dirty. The bottom ha
