5 Awe-Inspiring Basement Renovations
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1. Colonial Upstairs, Scandinavian Downstairs
This basement renovation gave a family a multipurpose space where they could all spend time together playing, watching TV and using a home office. It also gave them a chance to break away from the colonial decor used throughout the rest of the house and enjoy another style they admired: Scandinavian modern.
by Wentworth, Inc. This basement renovation gave a family a multipurpose space where they could all spend time together playing, watching TV and using a home office. It also gave them a chance to break away from the colonial decor used throughout the rest of the house and enjoy another style they admired: Scandinavian modern.
Designer and builder Bruce Wentworth left the rafters exposed and painted them white to lighten up the space. He used wood strips to cover some of the more unsightly elements, like ductwork and structural posts, and in this area to create a clever media wall.
by Wentworth, Inc.
The renovation also gave the parents a home office from which they can keep an eye or ear on the kids.
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2. Contemporary Meets the Dark Side
Architect Ryan Duebber transformed this formerly cramped and wet basement into a favorite gathering and entertaining space. The renovations gave the owners a den, laundry room, bathroom with steam shower and a bar-kitchenette.
by Ryan Duebber Architect, LLC Architect Ryan Duebber transformed this formerly cramped and wet basement into a favorite gathering and entertaining space. The renovations gave the owners a den, laundry room, bathroom with steam shower and a bar-kitchenette.
Duebber painted the exposed rafters black; they work well with the couple's contemporary tastes.
by Ryan Duebber Architect, LLC
Industrial touches mesh with the utilitarian elements often found in basements and the concrete floors. For instance, Duebber used a galvanized metal wall that's curved and corrugated to separate the living space from the utility area.
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3. Focused on Family
Designer Erin Davis of Mosaik Design & Remodeling and Jenny Guggenheim of Fig Studio Interior Design designed and built this family-friendly basement, which includes a TV area, game area, kitchenette, bedroom and bathroom. It is a walk-out basement bathed in natural light.
by Mosaik Design & Remodeling Designer Erin Davis of Mosaik Design & Remodeling and Jenny Guggenheim of Fig Studio Interior Design designed and built this family-friendly basement, which includes a TV area, game area, kitchenette, bedroom and bathroom. It is a walk-out basement bathed in natural light.
The kitchenette is a great spot for fixing snacks for movie and game time.
by Mosaik Design & Remodeling
by Mosaik Design & Remodeling
4. Guy's Getaway
When a Family Guy writer and producer needed an inspiring man cave for working and relaxing, he called upon interior designer Kyle Schuneman.
Schuneman added mahogany bookcases for storage and display so the owner could have his favorite things within easy reach.
by Joe Schmelzer, Inc. dba Treasurbite Studio, Inc. When a Family Guy writer and producer needed an inspiring man cave for working and relaxing, he called upon interior designer Kyle Schuneman.
Schuneman added mahogany bookcases for storage and display so the owner could have his favorite things within easy reach.
He also transformed a common basement con into a pro — a concrete jut-out now serves as a comfortable lounging spot.
by Joe Schmelzer, Inc. dba Treasurbite Studio, Inc.
A man cave down to the last detail, the basement now has a powder room with a urinal and four barber shop mirrors.
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by Joe Schmelzer, Inc. dba Treasurbite Studio, Inc. See the rest of this basement renovation
5. Slide Down, Climb Up and Tee Off
While this home's pirate ship in the bedroom was given top billing in our Houzz Tour, the basement probably deserved a separate tour of its own — starting on the first floor of the house, where a spiral tube slide provides an adventurous way to descend underground. Builder Steve Kuhl describes the slide as "severe tubular craziness."
by Kuhl Design Build LLC
While this home's pirate ship in the bedroom was given top billing in our Houzz Tour, the basement probably deserved a separate tour of its own — starting on the first floor of the house, where a spiral tube slide provides an adventurous way to descend underground. Builder Steve Kuhl describes the slide as "severe tubular craziness."
Once downstairs, one can start to ascend ... up a climbing wall.
by Kuhl Design Build LLC
The basement also includes this golf simulator shed. The only problem with this basement is that the homeowners might never again need to go outside to play.
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Your turn: Have a great basement makeover of your own? We'd love to see it.
by Kuhl Design Build LLC
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Your turn: Have a great basement makeover of your own? We'd love to see it.
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Drylined walls,rewired,etc,great place to live looking out onto south facing garden.
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