you may remember that we decided to make our basement into a livable space, which we have been calling the grotto. all the result, you see, of a tablecloth given to me by a friend on my birthday -- a tablecloth worth creating a little room around.
more progress is being made. we were slowed down a tad because one of the AC units on the first floor died and ate a bit of the funds put aside for grotto-making, but we seem to be back on track.
much to the dismay of both cats,
ben
and tim did away with the hideous old couch that was down there...
...and
ben
painted the walls. they are not as bright as these pictures demonstrate.
this weekend, ben painted the floor, too. (pictures will be forthcoming.)
i have not made much progress on the canvaswork eggplant that i plan to put on the wall down here, but the grotto is going to need a room-dividing curtain, and for that, i plan to sew. just piecework, no fancy quilt-stitching or anything, but i've picked some funky fabrics, and hopefully will have enough extra for some throw cushions too. most of it is from glorious color, some from reprodepot.
i picked these out quite some time ago and you never know, sometimes stuff isn't available anymore, but i think i can be rather free and easy about it... i don't really know what i need from this curtain yet. having little electronic fabric "swatches", though, is a good way to know how you want things to go together!
we know some of the artwork and memorabilia that's going on the walls, too, but i'll save it for another time!