Mysest56 
August 14, 2019
If your basement is a dank, closed-in dungeon in which you store paint cans and fear changing the HVAC filter, then do not despair. designers have magically changed some of the most depressing basements I’ve ever seen into family-friendly havens, inviting guest suites, inspiring workspaces and fantasy guy caves.
Some of these had plenty of square footage and the advantage of natural lighting to use, while others had been no more than damp holes in the floor underneath your home. Here are just five of the most wonderful basement renovations we’ve featured, together with hyperlinks to find the complete tours.
Wentworth, Inc..
1. Colonial Upstairs, Scandinavian Downstairs
This basement renovation gave a household a multipurpose area where they could all spend time together playing, watching TV and having a home office. It also gave them an opportunity to break away from your Hawaiian decor used across the rest of the home and enjoy another style that they admired: Scandinavian modern.
Wentworth, Inc..
Designer and builder Bruce Wentworth left the rafters exposed and painted them white to lighten up the distance. He used wood strips to cover a few of the more unsightly elements, such as ductwork and structural posts, and within this area to create a smart media wall.
Wentworth, Inc..
The renovation also gave the parents a home office from which they may continue to keep an ear or eye to the kids.
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Ryan Duebber Architect, LLC
2. Contemporary Meets the Dark Side
Architect Ryan Duebber transformed this previously cramped and wet basement into a favorite gathering and entertaining area. The renovations gave the owners a den, laundry room, bath with steam shower and also a bar-kitchenette.
Ryan Duebber Architect, LLC
Duebber painted the exposed rafters black; they work well with the couple’s modern tastes.
LLC, Ryan Duebber Architect
Industrial touches mesh with the functional components often found in bathrooms and the concrete floors. As an example, Duebber used a metal wall that is weathered and curved to separate the living space by the utility space.
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Mosaik Remodeling & Design
3. Focused on Family
Designer Erin Davis of Mosaik Design & Remodeling and Jenny Guggenheim of Fig Studio Interior Design designed and built this two-bedroom cellar, which comprises a TV area, game area, kitchenette, bedroom and bath. It is a walk-out basement bathed in light.
Mosaik Remodeling & Design
The kitchenette is a great place for fixing snacks for movie and game time.
Mosaik Remodeling & Design
A table by the window serves as board game central.
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Joe Schmelzer, Inc. dba Treasurbite Studio, Inc..
4. Guy’s Getaway
Whena Family Guy writer and producer needed a motivational man cave for relaxing and working, he also called upon interior designer Kyle Schuneman.
Schuneman added mahogany bookcases for display and storage so the operator could have his favorite things within easy reach.
Joe Schmelzer, Inc. dba Treasurbite Studio, Inc..
In addition, he transformed a common basement con into an expert — a concrete jut-out currently acts as a comfortable relaxing spot.
Joe Schmelzer, Inc. dba Treasurbite Studio, Inc..
A guy cave down to the last detail, the basement currently has a powder room using a urinal and four barber shop mirrors.
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Kuhl Design Build LLC
5. Slide Down, Climb Up and Tee Off
While this house’s pirate boat in the bedroom has been given top billing in our Tour, the basement probably deserved a separate excursion of its own — starting on the first floor of the home, by which a spiral tube slide offers an adventurous way to descend underground. Builder Steve Kuhl describes the slide since “severe tubular craziness.”
Kuhl Design Build LLC
Once downstairs, an individual can start to ascend … up a climbing wall.
Kuhl Design Build LLC
The basement also contains this golf simulator drop. The only problem with this basement is that the homeowners may never need to go out to play.
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Your turn: Have a fantastic basement makeover of your own? We’d really like to see it.