Best Basement Ideas For Man Cave

Dark TV Area-Accessorize with affordable vintage finds.

It appears counter intuitive to paint your cellar ceiling and walls in such a dark hue, but stylist Arren Williams kept the space glowing with mood lighting.  The undermount light in the high-gloss storage units highlights our ranges, says Williams.  This modern design has a masculine sense without crying out bachelor pad.

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

A red accent wall adds the look of depth to the room and feels daring and cheerful compared to the basement's simple black and white plot.   The gallery wall includes original drawings from designer Theresa Casey and her husband, Robert Gray.

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

A finished basement feels like a backyard retreat as it's packed with numerous great design ideas.  Floating walnut shelves, a gas fireplace with a rolled-steel encircle, and a textural shag rug are just a couple of the elements that elevate the distance.

Work with existing plumbing.

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

Repurpose old furniture instead of buying new.

Gardener and designer Barbara Purdy converted a wood-burning fireplace to gasoline to create a cosy focal point in this room.  I couldn't find myself hauling logs down the staircase, she states.   Radiant heating installed under the wood-look porcelain-tile flooring adds much more heat.  The sofa, a hand-me-down from her parents, was regained and layered with cushions. Tour this basement on Online TV, and find more inspiration in our photograph galleries of Barbara Purdy Designs, Budget Basement Decorating Tips and Suzanne Dimma's Favourite Dreamy Retreats.

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 sofa in a charcoal cloth can sit lots of individuals while two cane ottomans can be utilized as side tables or extra chairs.  To create the perfect setting for film night, Williams picked a heavy, full-height velvet curtain to block any unwanted light.