Top Basement Ideas Man Cave In 2018

Vibrant Laundry Room-Pinch pennies with MDF cabinets and add your own trim.

H&H senior editor Meg Crossley turned into this unfinished basement laundry area into a laundry oasis. Improper venting meant the washer and dryer had to be moved into the opposite wall, in which they're now concealed by latching doors. Meg also included a convenient sink with a kitchen-worthy faucet, an upper shelf and lower closets for additional storage. A contractor cut door fronts out of MDF, then Meg additional Shaker trim for a personalized look. To provide the basement an airy atmosphere, the space was painted white. Sico's Light Sugar (4150-11), an obsolete white, makes the ceilings look higher without feeling sterile or cold. The cabinets were painted robin's egg blue to get a country-inspired appearance.

Sleek Basement-Paint walls a dark and striking colour to get a cosy effect.

Stylist Arren Williams' basement was made to be both practical and beautiful. A modern sectional couch in a charcoal fabric can sit lots of people while two cane ottomans may be utilized as side tables or additional seating. To create the perfect setting for movie night, Williams picked a thick, full-height velvet curtain to block any unwanted light.

Hidden Guest Bed

Incorporate a guest bed into your existing layout instead of putting up new walls for another bedroom. This Murphy bed employs a suspension system that makes it possible to lift with one finger. On both sides of this queen-size bed, a market in the wall functions as a side table and can be wired with a reading light. When the bed is folded upward, homeowners Barbara and Michael Purdy use the freed-up space for a work out area.

Playful Home Office - Embrace brick walls instead of drywalling above them.

A red accent wall adds the appearance of depth to this room and feels bold and cheerful in contrast to the cellar 's simple black and white scheme. The gallery wall includes original drawings from designer Theresa Casey and her husband, Robert Gray.

Work with plumbing.

Putting this bath beside the plumbing shaft made room for a freestanding sink in the small bathroom. New plumbing was added from the laundry room, along with the HVAC ducts were increased to the ceiling joists to allow for as much headroom as possible.