HUGE BASEMENT DECLUTTER / SHARING OUR FUTURE BASEMENT PLANS
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🤔. Empty upstairs “office”…..I see a walk in pantry?? I loved it all! Great job. Keep going. I’d love to see the process of decluttering the totes.
Isn’t it just astounding the amount of stuff we accumulate over time??? Crazy! That was so much hard work y’all did, but to have things organized and easier to find makes it all worth it. Can’t wait to see your future projects and plans for this basement.
I'm excited for you!
Good job
Oh my goodness Girl!! You are so blessed to have such a wonderful space to work with!! You can change it into ANYTHING!! It will be fabulous!
You and Marion did a fantastic job that's a lot of hard work it's really coming along I can't wait to see how it all turns out get some rest you both deserve it God bless
Great job!! We also have only one kiddo left at home, and a garage FULL of the past 20+ years. One of our goals this year is to clean out the garage. It may take allllll year to accomplish! Ours is a detached garage that consists of an "original" small area and then my husband had his "shop" built onto it. I have the original part for my storage bins of holiday decor, but there's also a TON of kids toys, bins of stuff from when we were homeschooling, some saw horses, a stove, etc. etc. etc. Then the "new" part is so full of overflow of what the kids "didn't have room for" in their homes, along with some old furniture from Granny's, and stuff....Stuff I need to go through; Stuff that needs to be hauled to the dump; Stuff that needs to go to Goodwill; Stuff I've long since forgotten I had, I'm sure 🙂 I know it's going to take us weeks to go through it all as I work a full time job and my husband is disabled. I dread it, but I'm also looking forward to it. So I really appreciate your sharing your progress; it is so encouraging! You are a such an inspiration as you make the most of the space you have; your home is lovely and inviting and you inspire me to do more in my own little home. tfs and God Bless!! ❤
I'm so happy you decided to keep your bedroom upstairs. We had a small house growing up and I ended up having my bedroom in the basement that was damp and I always had allergies, sinus infections and bronchitis from it. Your bedroom upstairs is more convenient with bathroom close and no stairs. You can get a shed in your big backyard for storage of the pool, bikes, lawnmower, outdoor tools. You can paint the walls and floors in the storage room with epoxy paint. The man cave is a great idea and moving the sectional couch downstairs would be great for gatherings. You have all that extra room in the basement that is prime real estate and so glad you will be utilizing it all. Can't wait to see it all done! I really admire your family and how down to earth everyone is and appreciative of everything you have!
Thank you so much! 🥰❤️
A lot of work for one day!!! But so rewarding for you and Marion...the final results will be amazing...you have used EVERY INCH of your home wisely ... if this video encourages even one person, you succeeded!!!! Sure you encouraged more! Thank you...Blessings 😊 ❤🤗
Wow you have so much space in your basement. Love watching your videos, it’s so nice you and your husband work together.
Wow! Your basement is huge! Love your idea and plans it's going to look amazing!! Marion will get his man cave. A couple that works together stays together good job😊
Way to go! Huge project, but a lot of progress.That will be a nice, big room for Marion's hangout and workspace. Excited to see how ya'll decorate it. Our home is older, too, built in the 70's with a basement. I, too, have lots of boxes stored down there of kids' toys, clothes, school crafts and drawings they would make every holiday, and old VCR tapes/CD's of favorite movies. I need to go through them. Saving some for grands someday. We do get sentimental! ❤
Looking great, I know you guys were tired. It's so nice to have to be able to regain a room space. And you all regained half of your basement. Well done.......
What a great idea for a family room space ( grandchildren in the future. ;). ) Can’t wait to see all the changes , new sofas in the living room will be great .
It years to go through memories 😂 I know I've been there! My husband hasn't been well for a long time. My husband used to be a Carpenter engineer I've been praying that he can go through his stuff God answered my prayer last week he has been going through all of his things good news!
Finally someone shows us their REAL basement and how to get through it all. Mine I call my dungeon. Unfinished, crumbly block walls from 1920! I also bought shelves and plan to tackle it. I’m on my own so it will be exhausting I know, but I need to just do it! Your video helped a lot and I will watch it many times for inspiration. So THANK YOU for sharing! A job well done❣️
Thank you! I definitely try to keep it real! 😀I’m glad you can relate! Thanks for watching!😍
O My Word, ya'll accomplished so much in one day !!! I hope y'all can stand up straight in the morning, I know I couldn't!!! Lol.
Great Job. 👏😊
Looking good! When both of our daughters got married I sent all the stuff I saved from their child hood to there house!
Eric just watching your going through the box with a little Jaxon’s onesies is so meaningful🎉🎉🎉❤️ I don’t guess I realized it wthere are nearly 2 decades of life down there😆😆😆😆❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
That was by far the most relatable video, I have seen. I do watch different blogs, but come back to yours as they are so real. I love the decluttering, purging, good will haul and dump haul. I am running into the same situation with the pictures,picture frame, and I can relate. I have now purged so much of my stuff. And it feels so peaceful. I am down to one dresser for craft stuff, and my ever day decor I have cleaned out too. I really enjoyed watching. I like that it is an ordinary basement too. I did take my wreaths and store in a plastic coat bag, as it has a hanger on it and it can be hung up and the wreaths don’t get crushed. Good work, well done. I just wondered if you have a shed for rakes, pool etc. I am assuming no. You do really well to store all the outside stuff in the basement too.
OMG! I love your basement. It's huge! Organizing is my favorite thing to do. I was so excited to see everything.
Good morning Arika and Marion and family and thank you for sharing your beautiful family and home
Hi Arika I didn't realize that you had so much more space in your basement than what you have shown us with the craft room and bedroom. That is wonderful for you and Marion and will give you so much more living space. Marion will have so much more room with his office/theater room down there. I can't wait to see what you do with all the space. We did something similar with our basement which was originally an inlaws suite. My husband uses it for his man cave/work shop and since it is right off the garage, it works out perfectly. I love watching you transform the rooms in your home and look forward to the future videos. You have such a sweet family and I love that you share your Christian values.
Thank you so much!❤️
I love a good clear out! Lol
When my kids left home I reduced my Christmas decor to just vintage pieces that I store in a top shelf (with doors) in my wall unit in the lounge room.
It takes 10 minutes to put out and 10 minutes to pack away.
That’s my kind of decorating 😊
I don’t do any other seasonal decor anymore as I have a small house and not much storage room.
I just love your content it's so relaxing and motivating, you guys did an awesome job decluttering and use your space properly, i think letting go of stuff is so satisfying. I think you can use Marion's old office as a pantry since it's small to be a proper room, and your old pantry could be just a laundry room
You need a shed for your yard work equipment and those bikes. I enjoy decluttering and reorganized spaces. Your starting off great . Also painting your other side of the basement would brighten up the area.
WOW! You don't mess around!!👍👍.
You Two 🤗🤗 Work So Well Together and
You did sucha GREAT JOB!.
I think that was a GREAT Idea
for Marion's Office - Game Room
Etc... The Guys are gonna LOVE the SPACE!!. YOUR PETS ALWAYS
MAKE ME SMILE 🐱🐱🐱🐶🐶😊.
DEFINIATELY MOTIVATING!!Î👍👍
TFS 💕🤗 Love💝& Prayers🙏 sk
Thank you my friend! It was a productive day for sure! 😀👏🏻
So much hard work!! It's bittersweet to see all the memories and still bring in the new. I can see it too. Thanx for taking us along. Basements hold so much life. Can't wait to see what's next. Have a great week.
I am just so proud of you all. You guys worked so hard. You have no idea how much this motivates me. I have been wanting to work on our basement and ours is the same way with many items stored. You have given me the inspiration to get it done. So excited for you all. Love your home. Ours is about the same size too. It makes it tricky sometimes to find a home for everything.
It looking really great, your hubby is going to really enjoy his new bat cave.
You were the first UA-camr that I ever watched. You are such an encouragement! Thank you so much!
I’m so glad you are encouraged!❤️😀Thank you so much for watching.
Great job. We can relate with raising kids, collecting , decor and hobbies. I hope your husband enjoys his space. This is my first video! Enjoyed.
Thanks so much for watching!😀❤️
Love the extra space for storage and space for you and Marion. We moved to a much smaller house and I’m totally jealous of your basement 😃
I am very grateful to have it! ❤️
Hi Arika.........you could end up with "twice" the square footage in your home with all of the space downstairs. It's so hard to part with our children's things
(been there). How do we all accumulate so much stuff?You've already increased your usable space with the beautiful screened-in porch. It's going to be so nice. Can't wait to see finished media room/ Marion's office!! How exciting for you guys🙂
Your basement is like our garage. It all winds up there to keep the house clutter free. We all have to go through our things and reevaluate. I've been doing every closet as well. Our lives are evolving and our needs and use of space changes. Looking forward to what's to come.
Very well said.❤️
Going through our stuff is quite an emotional journey. 💞
We all have stuff. One step at a time. You will get it the way you love it.😍
Oh my goodness! When did you break into my basement !?!?
Ha! Yes, I have to do the same in mine. Well done!
Great job! I’d love to have all that storage space :)
Great job!!! You worked so hard!!!! I can totally relate. Our basement is storage and a laundry room. We are purging and cleaning and painting ourselves. We are empty nesters now and it’s time to get rid of the junk we don’t need anymore. I have been watching your videos tonight!!!! Thank you for sharing!!!! I love them all. Truly gave me some inspiration!!! Can’t wait to see it all done!!!! 👍💖💞🌸
I’m so glad the videos have given you some inspiration! It’s such a great feeling to purge and organize when it’s been such a cluttered space!😀👏🏻❤️
You have some really nice home decor on your selves, maybe if you have a yard sale I could come and shop! 😊
Love the large black and white rug too! That’s to nice for the basement that needs to go in your living room, 😊
I'm so glad your going to video the process to your basement. You all really made a big dent in it. Great job...
Awww... Hook ‘em Jaxon 🧡🤍 So inspiring to see all y’all accomplished by 3pm! 🙌🏼
I envy you the space you have with the basement. Our house is 997 sq feet so very cozy but it's just the two of us so we love it. But we have to be creative about storage (we have one closet in the whole house) You really worked hard and it looks great. Stay warm. It's in the 70's here in TX but in the 40's tomorrow.
You guys are so energetic. 11 years ago we lived in a fairly large home, because in 98 we had added an addition with a basement on it. The original house was a pretty old home, somewhere in the late 1800's but we had done a ton of work to it. It was a story & a half. We had been running a Licensed daycare center with 55 top enrollment in our small town under 500. But in 2008, economy took a turn for the worse in our area. We lost enrollment & a misfortune at hubby's work he lost his job of 16 years. The bank took our home & we moved to a old double wide without even walls it had been gutted out. We have been trying ever since to remodle 1/2 of a doublewide & another single wide & join them togather. We live in a small single wide for now. We had lived in the home the bank took fir 30 years. And the bank gave us 45 days to get our belongs out! Our things are in so many different out buildings an old church my dad owned & just everywhere. It's been a nightmare. I would give my eye teeth for a basement even if it wasn't finished. Just to store some things. So I don't have to search so many places to find something. You guys will get it, you do such good work when you decide to do these kinda things. Your amazing! When this happened to us we where in our mid 50's. We are now both 65, It's been an adventure for sure. Some pretty rough.
Oh wow…you are a strong woman. I’m so sorry all that happened. And after living there for 30 years.💔I hope you are able to finish the home you are in now. You are young, and there are still brighter days ahead for you.😀❤️
@@DorsettDoorstep , we keep trying, it's a huge task.
Thank you for sharing this. I wondered where all those bins went that keep your home so seasonal. What a great space to have x
Oh Arika don't feel bad because we have a dungeon as well. We rented a dumpster for 2 weeks and I went through every single box, bin, whatever was down there and threw out or donated what I had no use for. We got rid of all the cardboard boxes first. I had bins for all my my holidays, decor, winter and summer clothes. We had shelves and I would label them accordingly. Luckily, we have a garage so my husbands toys are out there. Can't wait to see the end result.
I'm exhausted just watching! Great job!!!
Lots of space. There is SO much you can do with it. 🥰
Great video. So happy you got rid of so much stuff. Great start. My house was also built in the 1940s and half of my basement looks the same as yours. I am just starting to clean it out. Only God knows what is down there. I could surly use a grenade. Haha. As far as your clothes keepsakes you could take photos of all the clothing and only keep a few of the most special ones. I have saved the Christening outfit both my boys wore. I am enjoying your basement makeover.
Good job it is going to be nice when you finish the basement
I have a 1000 sq ft house now (I'm retired and alone now) so I know what downsizing and cleaning out is like. I lost 30 years of Christmas decor to a flood, so when I get tired and dirty doing such work, I stop and remember to be thankful that each item is still available.
That’s so true.❤️I’m sorry you lost so much in the flood.😟
wowzer! what alot of stuff! everyone has it! I have 2 closets, and a garage that I am waiting until both of my younger kids get settled to go through and either they take it or I toss it! but both are not in a space that they can take it. so... I love the area you made for your seasonal decor! it looks so good! and I know that you will pull this off! you always do! thanks so much for sharing and I definitely look forward to seeing the changes that you are going to be making in the future! xoxo
That was a big and hard job,but how nice it will be to have more space and to find things :) how much we all save , i have had a hard time to get rid of stuff too. Will be so interesting to see how the basement men "cave" will look like :) Have a lovely day xxx
Such a big basement. Will love to see when you all fimish it can't wait for make over.
Great progress!! Can't wait to see what's next!
Great job! I can’t wait to see the next video in the series. It’s going to be an amazing transformation. I went through all my kids things that I had kept and only saved the awards, report cards and school pictures. I asked them what would mean the most to them and neither wanted baby clothes cause they had no memories tied into those things. Which made a lot of sense to me! I don’t have a basement but a 28’ x40’ detached garage and attic. We just did the attic after Christmas (filled my car twice with all the donations) and the garage is next after the cold weather here in NC goes away! I put long screws in the rafters and hung all my wreathes from them so nothing was getting smashed. And it’s so much easier to find them and not have to paw through a pile. Thanks for sharing and motivating us all to do the hard things! 😊
Great idea with with wreaths! And that’s so true about the baby clothes. I know someone else can use them so that always motivates me to get rid of them. But it’s hard!❤️
Good job! Samething with me in few years ago. We got a rid of most of it to goodwill and garage sale. Now, my son live in basement room and another side is my washer and dryer and crafts room too. It s looks great !
The basement is looking good! Great work guys.
✨Wow Arika , what a transformation, I think we all have spaces full of stuff , for me it’s the garage 🙈 but i am definitely going to deal with it after watching your video. It was inspirational all Thank you for sharing .✨
Love a good haul out! Great job!
Great basement space 😍
I was so excited to watch this. You guys got so much done and I can’t wait for more😊
What a great motivating video. Thank you!!!!
Great job 👏
So much work but looks amazing! You’re motivating me to do the same! Thanks!
It is a daunting task, but it is always easier when your spouse helps! Can’t wait to see your progress!
Lots of work involved but most who have a basement use it just as you have a place to store your stuff. I know ours is. I am thankful for the space ours includes our garage. At least we don’t have to rent a storage unit. Feels good to get it the way you want it though.
Good morning Erica and Marion and family ☀️☀️☀️☀️
I have no doubt that the basement will look as awesome as all the other rooms you have done. Can’t wait to see it.
Thanks for sharing your basement clean up project! You do a great job of motivating me here in my own home! Thanks for the encouragement! Your basement is looking great!🤗
You have accomplished so much in one day! I know that feels so good! I look forward to seeing what you do with your basement.
Looks great! You really did clean out alot. It's going to be great. I can't wait.
What a FANTASTIC space and how awesome that you and Marion have a vision that you are working on together. It truly is so rewarding to feel the awesome peace that floods over you when you are able to see the results of your labor. I’ve been sorting through my grown children’s memorable items as well. I’m creating a keepsake type journal for each of them using these precious items that I simply couldn’t part with. I’ll even be using the clothing items in this journal and possibly making a quilt or pillows for them. Since my children don’t really want these items themselves, I find this is the best resolution for them as well as the pleasure I get of reliving precious memories. ❤️😊❤️. I look forward to seeing your continued progress. Thank you for sharing with us. Your videos remain inspiring as always. God bless you my dear UA-cam friend. 🙏❤️🙏
We all have stuff. Mine is in my garage. I live in FL so we have no basements. Or mine would have looked like yours. I can see all the work you did today. I can’t wait to see the end results. 👍🏼
Amazing ! Can’t wait for next instalment 🤓🇬🇧💫
Wow is looking great is going to be awesome may God bless you all 😘❤🙏
You did so much in one day! Wow! Thanks for sharing.
You and Marion work so hard! How nice to have so much storage!!❤
Goodness looks like a lot of hard work went into that...I love all your videos! 😊💕💕
Thanks for the motivation I'm cleaning out my storage room too
You did so much in one day!
Looks good
Everything is coming along great. You guys are doing an amazing job and I know it has to feel great to get rid of a lot of the clutter.. One thing I did for my daughters because I did keep a lot of their school papers and everything was I took certain things for each year and Uploaded them on to I believe it was snapfish when I did it. I was able to caption things or put in some little phrases/comments and they now have these memories in a hard cover book and I got to get rid of all the papers I had been keeping for years. But your video has motivated me to continue to get rid of stuff. Can't wait to see the rest of the videos as you are move along in this process.
Ohmygoodness what a job! Reminds me of our home in Michigan with a basement. It accumulates so much stuff over the years! We have sold that house and downsized to a condo in Florida with no basement. Needless to say it’s just stuff and memories are forever. Can’t wait to see the finished product! Great job 👏🏻
So very true my friend. The memories live in my heart.❤️🥰
We all have stuff! It’s amazing how much progress you guys made!!
Great video. Very motivating. Keep up the great videos. For you’re paint you may want to call your local paint stores to see if they dispose of old paint. I had old paint cans and when we moved I was able to take all of them to them.
I love this so much thank you for sharing I think it’s a brilliant idea to have the everyday decor and platters easily accessible in your craft room:) our house is quite small so I’m constantly shuffling things around to figure out what works. Also We need to clean out my Mother,s basement for her sometime soon too so thank you for the motivation!:)
Oh I can relate!!
Great job! You both are such hardworking people! I know that basement is going to be amazing! Blessings always ❤
Wow,you all got a lot done. We don't have a basement or attic storage but a shed and garage that are cluttered and overwhelming to go into. Been cleaned out so many times but never stays that way between the overflow from a small house and family members who ask us to store things because THEY don't have room. Garage currently has 3 sofas,one is ours from when we got a new one and then couldn't sell the other at the time due to covid and everyone isolating themselves. The other 2 are old and from family members who don't need them. Probably have to pay to have them hauled away. Three kitchen tables with chairs,none of which are ours. Bins of family member's child's clothes and baby accessories,"just in case" they have another. Been talking about giving it another cleanup this summer. Maybe it'll finally take.
Wow!! I can relate to some of that. Thankfully right now it’s only our stuff.😀
Cool plans for the basement! ..You are lucky you have a basement for storage, in our state we don't have basements and have to rent storage off site. Marion's office upstairs would make a great walk-in pantry if you don't already have one!....wish I had a basement!...lol
So happy Arika that you and hubby are tackling your basement and sharing with your you tuber's. There are so many things you can do with your basement to fit you and your family needs. Can't wait to see the end product of your basement and Everything in-between.
Have a blessed day!❤️
It’s so nice your able to go through things now, when my mom sold her house it had over 30 years of stuff and it was so hard to go through it all…but we did it. I can’t wait to see the rest of the videos!! You guys worked so hard and made a ton of progress!!! Hugs 🤗 Teresa
Awesome job!! Don't over due it😉
Good job 👍
Hi Arika, great job!!
You guys did a lot of work. It’s gonna look great I’m sure. Our basement is unfinished also. My wash room is in our basement. I have it sectioned off with rugs and created kinda like room sections. But, their is always still so much to go through and organize it’s crazy!
I can so totally relate! LOL. It took me about 3 days of decluttering and organizing. Now my basement brings me happiness when going down there to get either a seasonal item or to do my laundry.
I'm looking forward to seeing how your basement reno turns out. So exciting!
Nice Video! 💖
Whew!! Y’all did SO much work! I’m so inspired now to tackle our shed, it has years of memories, seasonal storage and clutter!! Excited for future videos of your house plans. It would be awesome to see a vlog of going through all the memory boxes 😃 Blessings to you and the family 💗