2nd House Remodel: Basement Part 3 - Kitchenette

The kitchenette was something I went round with a few times, thinking I wanted a bar at one point, then deciding against it in favor of an L-shaped corner cabinet configuration, then back to the bar idea, then to a more basic since cabinet.  It's a fairly small space, so it was difficult figuring out exactly how much of it to use, and how to take advantage of the open area around it.  But, since we are not big "entertainers", I went with the most simple design.  Nothing terribly special here.  I did decide, sort of spur-of-the-moment, to add some lighting above the cabinets (Christmas lights).  You can see them in the last picture.  It was a wild hair I got while I was finishing the electrical work.  I just had to install an outlet inside the cabinets, then drill some small holes in the cabinet top to be able to push the cord through.  

Framed kitchenette

Framed and partially sheet rocked

Sheet rocked

Sheet rocked from the other angle

Partially finished

From inside the rec room

Yet another angle, finished

Another view of the rec room, finished

Finished, shows some of the lighting

View down the "hall"

Close-up of counter-top, more to come on that in a later post (plumbing!)

Shows a little bit of the lighting above the cabinets

Close-up of cabinets

Lighting above cabinets.

About 2 years laters I finally got around to finishing the bathroom, and at the same time I added a sink to the kitchenette, which you can see in the picture just above.  Here are some more pictures of the finished product.  Again, nothing terribly great added here, just a sink and a backsplash.  The backsplash did force me to remove an outlet that was really unecessary, data and TV connections.  Hey, I'm an IT guy.  I want connections everywhere.  Please ignore the unfinished tile work in these pictures.

Note that I was also re-painting at the time.
This is the 3rd color we used in the basement.
Finally found one we liked.

Another view.

Another view, close-up