Common Ideas for Finishing a Basement

Many people enjoy storage space in their home, and more often than not that is delegated to the basement. But storage is certainly not all this lower floor of your home is capable of. When you are looking for more living space, for one reason or another, a finished basement is the perfect place to expand. If you want more from your current home, here are three ideas for you to finish your basement and enjoy the added space for fun!

Make it a Toy Room

If you have or are considering having children, then you might want to make your basement a toy room . Giving your children a dedicated space to play and explore (and make a mess that can be easily hidden from guests) can be a great way to save you stress and give your kids the space they need to enjoy childhood. Having a toy room means you can have a space specifical for kids, designed with safety and fun in mind. This can keep kids in a safe space to play and enjoy their indoor playtime adventures.

Create a Home Theater

This is the perfect solution to an unfinished basement for movie lovers everywhere. A great way to increase your enjoyment of your movies, and your unfinished basement, is to create a home theater space. The best part is it requires relatively limited furniture. A couch or two, or a few loveseats or recliners, a large TV or projector system, and a speaker system, and you are basically set. If you really want to go all out, you could put in a bar area or a small kitchen space for snacks, even a popcorn making machine! You will also want to make sure you light it properly for a movie space. Ideally, home theaters will use various kinds of lighting . Make sure the lighting is perfect for the ultimate theater space.

Build a Home Gym

If you are an exercise buff, or someone looking to get into or back into exercising after some time off, then you could turn your unfinished basement into a gym space for you. You can save hundreds of dollars per year on gym membership fees and save tons of time. Making time to get in a workout is so much easier when you just need to get down the stairs to be at the gym.

An unfinished basement is a blank canvas of opportunity. Open your creative mind to the possibilities. Give any of these three ideas a try to create a truly special and unique basement setting for you and your family.

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