Basement Scope Creep

 The scope of our basement remodel keeps increasing.  Unhappy with TV consoles to put under our rather-large TV, we decided to put built-in wall cabinets underneath it.  So they should come out about 14" from the wall vs 20 or so with most TV consoles, buffets, credenza's etc.  

I bought an unfinished maple cabinet from Menards that is Shaker style like our kitchen.  I'm painting it as a test to see if I can get an acceptable finish (to keep costs down).  My hope is I can avoid (at this point in my life) learning to spray paint cabinets (including getting all the equipment, space, etc.)

^--- A 12" wide unfinished maple cabinet as a test case

^--  Using quality primer and paint

^-- Seeing how it looks under the TV.  

We'd put in two 36" wide cabinets centered below the TV

^-- The maple cabinets have maple veneer ply sides

Materials Arrives for Basement Stairs

 

We decided to re-tread the basement stairs with solid red oak to be consistent with upstairs.  We used to go to open houses years ago for ideas, and one thing that always jarred us was rooms that were completely different styles from each other in the same house (ex: colonial rooms, but a European modern kitchen).  Our main floor stairs are solid red oak, so thus the consistency.  We now have the materials acclimating to the house's temperature and humidity and installation should be in the next few weeks.

^-- stairs as they are right now

^--- 13 Treads and 14 risers

^-- Solid red oak

^-- In basement acclimating to humidity level