Basement Reveal — Modishly Mackenzie

Hi all!!

My basement finally feels (mostly) complete, and with it being decorated all pretty for the holidays, I thought what better time to reveal than now?

Jeans linked here. Cardigan linked here. Cut off tank linked here.

Just an FYI, a lot of the stuff in the room was either bought years ago, passed down to me from my parents house, or purchased at Home Goods. But I tried to link everything I could find, or at least something similar.

I really wanted the basement to feel super cozy— I don’t have a fireplace anywhere in my house, so I thought an electric fireplace of some sort would be cool! I found this affordable option on Wayfair… it omits heat and everything, and was one of the more “life like” looking ones I could find. I personally don’t care for the ones that light up with every color of the rainbow, lol. I love when they look somewhat realistic! I just recently bought the Samsung Frame TV during a Black Friday sale and omgggg, I’m obsessed. It totally brought the whole room together. I plan to get a customized frame for the outside to make it look even more like art and I cannot wait to change up the picture all the time! Once my holiday garland is off the top of the TV console, I’ll get more trinkets/decor as well.

My mom gave me the couch and two chairs, and they are sooo old I don’t even know where she got them from. My rug is a 4 x 6 and won’t break the bank! I do wish it was a little bigger, but I recycled it from my old apartment in Chicago so I was making due with what I had. I will probably swap that out at some point. All of my throw pillows are from Pier 1, which unfortunately went out of business so I cannot link 😕table lamps linked here. My floor lamp was from Home Goods, but this one is extremely similar (honestly might even be the same one). I use this wicker basket to store extra blankets, but my favorite blanket of all time is my Barefoot Dreams one! They sell out like hotcakes, but if you browse Nordstrom or Nordstrom Rack you can find them on sale usually. My planter is from Home Goods and is pretty unique so I couldn’t find a similar one, but the plant itself is from Amazon and under $70!

My white ottoman has been put through the ringer, y’all. After surviving living with my slob kabob of a roommate, with more stains than you could imagine, I got her professionally cleaned and now she’s brand spankin’ new!! The silver tray is from West Elm (amazing quality, I’ve had it for years and years and it’s stayed in perfect shape). XOXO board is also from Home Goods, but I linked a couple other cute versions! The prints behind the couch are all old besides this one. Comes in a bunch of different sizes. Ooh la la. The mix and match side tables brought the room some dimension it needed— I found both for you guys here and here. All picture frames are from guessssss where? Home Goods!! I kept all the photos sentimental— my Mona and the dogs I grew up with 🥰

My favorite little area of the basement is by the console table with the mirror on top. I already had the storage bench (passed down from my mom) and I really wanted to make it work somehow. I had the idea of tucking it under a console table, that way if I have guests over we can always pull it out and use it for seating too! My sister got me this cane detailed table for my birthday. The lamp on top is actually from my grandparents house 🥺I just swapped out the shade to modernize it a bit. Not only does it feel kind of vintage, but it holds a special place in my heart now 🤍 I got this mirror from Horchow. Look familiar?! It’s almost identical to the famous Anthropologie mirror, just 1/3 of the price!

My bar cart is also a recycled piece of furniture, LOL. It used to be a little bookshelf (budget friendly btw), but since the black matched so perfectly with the room, I converted it a lil bit 🤪The wine organizer on the wall is also very, very old, and I could not find something close to it. Mackenzie Child’s is my fav, so I was gifted this wine bucket and ice scooper for my birthday. The rest of the decor is from Amazon and linked at the bottom of this post!

Last but not least, in a random area of negative space, I decided to add a full length mirror to make it look more open. I put a floor vase with pampas grass behind it to create a bit of a boho vibe. There is a bathroom downstairs but it’s not 100% complete, so I’ll have to save that for another time 😏