Category: Basements

When it comes to increasing the usable floor space in your home, the final frontier is the basement. Right now, it might just be seeing use as a storage space for all of those things you and the rest of the family don’t touch anymore. But, it could be so much more! With some hard work and elbow grease, you can convert that massive footprint into a space that you, your family, and your friends can enjoy for many years to come! Of course, part of putting together and completing a finished … [Read more...]

If you have a growing family, then the house you’re in might be feeling smaller and smaller by the day. For this reason, your thoughts might be turning more and more toward the basement and the things that you can do with it to free space up in the other living spaces within your home. Whether your basement is finished already or you’re planning on finishing it soon, it’s worth keeping this in mind: a basement can always be turned into an attractive play area for your children. For one, you … [Read more...]

Just like any other room in your home, the flooring in your finished basement is going to take some consideration. What you choose will, in large part, depend upon how you plan on using the space. For example, if you’re looking to have a finished basement that functions well as a children’s play area, then you’re probably going to want to go with carpeting. On the other hand, if you’re looking to create a sleek and modern look, then perhaps you’ll be looking into polished concrete! Again, … [Read more...]

There’s one thing that’s common to every basement that’s out there, no matter what home they’re under: they’re dark! It’s just one of the many side effects of being underground. When you’re designing a finished basement, therefore, one of the biggest challenges you’ll face is finding a way to make that downstairs space a bright and enjoyable place to be in. There are a number of ways you can bring some sunshine to where there is none. For one, you can select from a variety of different paint … [Read more...]

Sometimes you want to go where everybody knows your name and they’re always glad you came. Those are the lyrics to the theme song for one of the most famous television shows of all time, Cheers. But, that’s not what we’re here to talk about; we’re here to talk about a bar where everyone literally knows your name and is glad you came… We’re talking about a bar in your finished basement! If you’ve been mulling the idea over for some time, then perhaps you’ve yet to settle on a design for that … [Read more...]