For the longest time, home basements have been relegated to the status of dingy box room, a place to store boxes full of stuff we will never need again but can't quite bring ourselves to dispose of. Basements have also gotten a bad rap as the go-to place for baddies in slasher movies. Now, basement remodeling York PA can add space and value to your home and, by banishing the bad guys, possibly add years to your life.
A remodeled basement room doesn't have to look gloomy. While it is fortunate when you have windows in the basement, it is surprising what can be done with clever lighting and decor. Carefully placed recessed spotlights and pale colors for the ceiling and at least three of the walls can give the illusion of light and space. Taking out the exiting staircase and putting in a set of open stairs will really open up the space.
The basement is the perfect place to store the kids when they're home from school or when the weather isn't conducive to outdoor play. Make it habitable, of course. Put in some durable carpet and furnishings, tables and chairs, and whatever age-appropriate activities are suitable for the time. Find a place where they can help themselves to their own snacks and drinks. Put in a web cam or use a baby alarm that has a video facility just to keep an eye on things, especially if they go quiet all of a sudden.
Basements can be a great place to store noisy children during the school holidays, especially when the weather is too nasty for playing outside. Here, the key word is durable. Low-budget MDF furniture that you put together yourself may seem like the affordable option but you may find yourself replacing it on more than one occasion as they grow up. If you can find second-hand furniture from a time when things were built to last, go for it.
The Male Sanctuary. It's amazing what can be learned about a man by what he puts into his man cave. The beauty here, is if it is for his own personal use, he is more likely to be motivated to do the actual work of painting and decorating, etc.
Entertainment suite. Set this up with a home entertainment center and plenty of comfortable sofas, chairs, giant pillows, etc., and you can entertain the family and friends on important occasions like the Super Bowl, World Series, Downtown Abbey. By day, it's a study/den/library. By night, it's a home cinema, complete with popcorn machine.
Whatever new use you plan for your newly remodeled cellar space, be it a study, a media center or a game room, if you can find space for a sofa bed the room can double as a guest bedroom. Later, you can put in an en-suite bathroom and/or kitchenette and Mom and/or Dad can move in to enjoy being retired and being close to the family.
By remodeling your basement, you not only gain an extra room for a lot less expense than building an addition to the house, you are also adding value to your house should you decide to sell it at a later date. Hate the idea of losing all that storage space? Take your stored belongings out of their boxes and incorporate them into the design of the new room. Put your collectibles on display and your books on shelves, where people can see and actually read them.
A remodeled basement room doesn't have to look gloomy. While it is fortunate when you have windows in the basement, it is surprising what can be done with clever lighting and decor. Carefully placed recessed spotlights and pale colors for the ceiling and at least three of the walls can give the illusion of light and space. Taking out the exiting staircase and putting in a set of open stairs will really open up the space.
The basement is the perfect place to store the kids when they're home from school or when the weather isn't conducive to outdoor play. Make it habitable, of course. Put in some durable carpet and furnishings, tables and chairs, and whatever age-appropriate activities are suitable for the time. Find a place where they can help themselves to their own snacks and drinks. Put in a web cam or use a baby alarm that has a video facility just to keep an eye on things, especially if they go quiet all of a sudden.
Basements can be a great place to store noisy children during the school holidays, especially when the weather is too nasty for playing outside. Here, the key word is durable. Low-budget MDF furniture that you put together yourself may seem like the affordable option but you may find yourself replacing it on more than one occasion as they grow up. If you can find second-hand furniture from a time when things were built to last, go for it.
The Male Sanctuary. It's amazing what can be learned about a man by what he puts into his man cave. The beauty here, is if it is for his own personal use, he is more likely to be motivated to do the actual work of painting and decorating, etc.
Entertainment suite. Set this up with a home entertainment center and plenty of comfortable sofas, chairs, giant pillows, etc., and you can entertain the family and friends on important occasions like the Super Bowl, World Series, Downtown Abbey. By day, it's a study/den/library. By night, it's a home cinema, complete with popcorn machine.
Whatever new use you plan for your newly remodeled cellar space, be it a study, a media center or a game room, if you can find space for a sofa bed the room can double as a guest bedroom. Later, you can put in an en-suite bathroom and/or kitchenette and Mom and/or Dad can move in to enjoy being retired and being close to the family.
By remodeling your basement, you not only gain an extra room for a lot less expense than building an addition to the house, you are also adding value to your house should you decide to sell it at a later date. Hate the idea of losing all that storage space? Take your stored belongings out of their boxes and incorporate them into the design of the new room. Put your collectibles on display and your books on shelves, where people can see and actually read them.
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