My Basement Family Room Mood Board {with Full Source List}

I have a treat for you today.  I’ve worked on this mood board for almost a year…since we broke ground in the basement back in March of 2012.  I finally feel like it is done and ready to share.  Hopefully over the next month or so this mood board will come to life in my basement.

I feel like the basement is an opportunity to unleash my design personality full force.  I am not holding back here.  I want the basement to be fun and full of energy.

The family room color palette will be a mix of yellow, chartreuse, navy, and some turquoise for good measure.  The paint color is Martha Stewart Tailor’s Chalk.  I intentionally kept the walls white, so I could play with bold colors and patterns on the furniture and accessories.  (Side note: Normally I would never recommend white for basement walls, because in poorly lit spaces white looks very dreary.  Our basement is a walkout and has tons of natural light, so the white is bright and beautiful on the walls.)

Here are the details of everything on the mood board:

1. Bamboo Flooring in Toast – I cannot wait to get started on this project.  Instead of the floor, this yummy bamboo will become a cool wall treatment.
2. Mercury Glass Ball Finials – Simply gorgeous and feeding my mercury glass addiction.  This set is a bit pricey.  I did find a solo version for a more modest price: Mercury Glass Orb Finial.
3. EcoSmart Fireplace – Having an ethanol burning fireplace has been a dream of the mine and hubby for a long time!  We love the modern lines of this freestanding version that can be used indoors or out.  We skipped having a traditional fireplace installed knowing we’d be saving our pennies up for this guy.  He will be a stunner in front of the bamboo wall.
4. Anson Chairs – We are relocating our yellow Anson chairs from the office to the new basement family room.  They hardly get any use in the office.  Although we paid about 50% of retail for them at the Room & Board Outlet, they were still an investment and one we’d like to get more daily use out of.
5. Ampersand – Just a fun accent piece.  Not only is there an ampersand in Teal & Lime, that I am fond of, but we also used to call ourselves J&J since both of our names start with J.  I used to sign our cards and write our return address as J&J Hernandez.  Well, now it is J&J&J&J, because the boy’s names start with J too.  Don’t worry though we are not like the Kardashians with the letter K…our dog’s name is Sofia :)
6. Oblique Yellow Vase – I like the unique geometric shape of this angular vase.
7. Wood and Antiqued Mirror Serving Tray – I want a nice tray to keep the remote and maybe set a water glass on the end table.  If you follow me on Facebook, you know I snagged this guy on sale at Target yesterday for $35, and that was before my RedCard discount.
8. St Jude Ceramic Owls – What would a room in my house be without a cute owl?  Or two?
9. Concerto Frames in Lemon – I’d like to keep some more family pictures around in this space.  Upstairs we only have the gallery wall, but no smaller framed pictures.  I want to frame smaller pictures and rotate them out more frequently.
10. Chelsea Sectional – We already own this sectional, and sadly it has been in storage in our garage for the last 8 months while the basement was being finished.  Can’t wait to get it out.  It will be getting a new DIY slip-cover in a pretty light grey fabric.
11. Alchemy Pillow in Citron – I love the abstract pattern on these pillows.  In a lucky find, I just picked up two of these from HomeGoods for $25 each.   I normally don’t buy pillows, I like to make my own, but I could hardly buy this size down insert for $25!
12. Essex Upholstered Bench – The dark blue fabric and turned legs are so beautiful.  We have a large leather ottoman that I am hoping to recover in the same West Elm fabric (you can buy all their fabrics by the yard).  I will have to see about swapping out the feet on the ottoman for something a bit more shapely.
13. Aimee Wilder Yellow Zigzag Rug – This rug made me believe I could use yellow and chartreuse in the same room together.  I originally planned a yellow, navy, turquoise basement, but chartreuse kept sneaking it’s way in.  This rug will give me license to run with it.  Now, I just need to find this rug on sale!
14. Dipped Wood Box – I don’t have many trinkets, but I can hardly pass up a cute trinket box.
15. Mini Treasure Pot – Again, how could I pass up a cute trinket box…especially a miniature one?  Maybe I will start a mini collection of dipped wood trinket boxes.
16. Coqo Floral Curtain – This curtain was love at first site.  I just love the modern floral pattern.  My hubby even approves :)
17. H – So next to owls, monogram H’s might be my second favorite decor item!
18. Hadley Book Boxes – I found a set of these at HomeGoods for about half the price.  You can see them here styled with my painted glass jars.
19. Recycled Glass Lamp in Aqua – I plan to DIY some similar lamps.  I have already found tall aqua glass vases to use as the lamp bases.  I will be sure to share a post on how I convert them to lamps.
20. Hand Painted Honeycomb Chest – I originally found this chest for a client’s mood board, but I can’t get it out of my mind.  I think the navy is beautiful and I really like the honeycomb design.  If I don’t buy a pair of these, you can be sure I will be DIYing something very similar.  We need to large chests for the end tables by the 10 ft. sectional.
21. Love Pillow – Simply fun.
22. Silver Cermic Stool – Ceramic stools are always a great, functional accent piece.  I love this sliver one.  It will add a little glam to the room.
23. Mason Dresser in Navy/Walnut – This dresser was the inspiration for a DIY project currently underway to rehab this retro dresser into a TV stand.

What do you think?  Can I get away with the yellow and chartreuse in the same room?

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