Best Basement Ideas For Man Cave

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 daring and cheerful in contrast to the basement's easy black and white scheme. The gallery wall includes original drawings from designer Theresa Casey and her husband, Robert Gray.

Paint the ceiling and walls white to make a small basement look bigger.

A finished basement feels more like an upstairs oasis when it's packed with so many great design ideas. Floating walnut shelves, a gas fireplace with a rolled-steel surround, along with a textural shag rug are simply a couple of the elements that elevate the distance.

Lower-Level Guest Bedroom-Wallpaper one wall instead of four.

In the 2009 Princess Margaret Showhome, the reduced level was finished with style. A focal wall was covered in a textured wallpaper while the others were painted a creamy white to optimize light. A chandelier and table lamps make it possible for guests to select their favorite lighting.

Modern Laundry Room

Consider bench pinning as a cheaper option to digging a basement. The laundry room of the renovated basement was designed to be bright and clean with a great deal of storage. Simple cabinets and drawers maintain everything from linens to sports gear arranged and out of sight. A farmhouse sink and industrial design faucet and artwork lined along the countertop make the decor more worthy of a main-floor room than a cellar for chores. Accessories like fitting canisters and a dim tray finish the look off.

Bathroom Vanity Makeover-Give a big-box store find a high-end appearance with a coat of paint.

Interior's manager Meg Crossley transformed her dingy basement bathroom with an inexpensive washstand she discovered in Canadian Tire. She painted it the same powdery light blue shade as the panel moulding, which was set up to liven up the small space by covering up the first dark tile. A painted faade for the facet of the ugly old tub, at precisely the same color of blue, spared Meg the cost of installing a new bathtub. A black framed mirror, flanked with simple black metal and milk glass sconces, adds comparison to each of the blue.