Mandy Rose, a full time mommy, blogger and co-founder of Happy Mommy Box, needed a place to work on her blogs and decided to renovate her basement with the carpentry expertise of her father. Basement “Before” Photos My New Basement Colour Scheme I am mildly obsessed with grey. Light grey, medium grey, dark grey…I love them all! Most of our home’s main floor is done in tans and browns so I thought it would be fun to make this basement space different. Favourite Part of My Space My kids love to sit on my lap so they can see what I am looking at on the computer. My favourite part of the basement space is, by far, the bench we included next to the desk. There’s no more trying to type with a kid on my lap. It is much easier when they have their own little seat where they…
What is the most commonly stated “favourite colour”? Blue! Not aqua or baby blue but royal blue, indigo, or its more vivid family member that is the colour…
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