Cheap Basement Man Cave Ideas

Craft Area-Plan for multiuse corners to optimize functionality in a little basement.

This laundry area doubles as a storage space, craft area and wrapping centre. Cabinetry built along the walls opposite the appliances retains lightbulbs, batteries, extra garbage bags and other household supplies. A pegboard outfitted with hanging containers and tiny sticks keeps craft and wrap materials arranged while an adjoining corkboard exhibits inspirational photographs for artwork and reno projects. Open shelves have been put high on the walls to add storage space without making the small room feel closed ; bins and baskets are used here to store small things corralled.

Hidden Guest Bed

Incorporate a guest mattress into your existing design instead of putting up new partitions for another bedroom. This Murphy bed employs a suspension system that makes it possible to lift one finger. On each side of the queen-size bed, a niche in the wall functions as a side table and is wired using a reading light. After the bed is folded up, homeowners Barbara and Michael Purdy use the freed-up area as a work out area.

Repurpose old furniture instead of buying new.

Designer and homeowner Barbara Purdy converted a wood-burning fireplace to gas to create a cosy focal point within this room. I couldn't see myself hauling logs down the staircase, she states. Radiant heating installed beneath 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, plus find more inspiration in our photo galleries of Barbara Purdy Designs, Budget Basement Decorating Tips and Suzanne Dimma's Favourite Dreamy Retreats.

Work with existing plumbing.

Placing this bath beside the plumbing shaft left room for a freestanding sink in the little bathroom. New pipes was added in the laundry area, along with the HVAC ducts were raised into the ceiling joists to allow for as much headroom as possible.

Paint the walls and ceiling white to generate a little basement seem bigger.

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