Turn your basement into a family room, and watch the changes in our family life. The kids will love having a space where they can watch hang out with you, and you’ll love the many options for decorating and personalizing that a family room in the basement can give you. With just a little imaginative basement finishing, and with the help of an experienced basement remodeling contractors, you can turn your formerly dark and gloomy basement into the warm and bright heart of your home.
Make sure to include lots of storage space in your family room to hold books, CDs, magazines and other odds and ends you might need for entertainment. A few photographs or curios will add a personal touch, and give the family room a cheery look. Some comfy couches and a carpet can round off the décor. Your basement remodeling contractor will be able to suggest ideas on keeping unsightly pipes and ductwork out of sight.
Add a bathroom to your basement family room. Use book shelves to hide unsightly or odd corners of the basement, like around a pillar right in the middle of the basement that looks ugly when bare, but with a new bookshelf built around it? Voila! A conversation starter for your basement!
We have approximately 800 unfinished square feet in our basement. We are looking for estmiates... the ceilings are too low (it used to be an outdoor cellar), you have to duck your head under the doorway on your way down the stairs, we have 4 windows that need to be replaced (maybe make 2 of them egress windows, we would like to add a bedroom, a rec room and a bathroom down there, along with a storage space and possibly a laundry area. We also have a large crawl space around the perimeter. Our home is 100 years old, and we are looking to stay with the craftsman style of the home. Thanks.
Sarah B
I have a 1250 sq ft unfinished basement that I would like to finish soon.
Vishal G