Lower level, basement, wet bar, kitchenette.....pics, ideas?
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Comments (92)It's amazing how long this conversation has been going on! I thought I would add my experience. Just more food for thought for someone. We bought a 70's home and have been adding a master suite and updating. We were unable to add on to or change our kitchen and it's pretty small, so we opted to add a beverage center off the great room to get most beverages out of the kitchen. I was advised to do a dry bar by a designer who said wet bars are old news. It has an ice maker and 2 refrigerator drawers and a pull out drawer for liqueur bottles under the counter and shelves above for glassware. I have to say, now that we are using the space we really wish to have a sink. As is, it's great for water, soda, beer, and wine, but if you want to mix something with those liqueur bottles it's pretty inconvienent to not have an easy way to clean up a spill or add water to something, or blend using the ice maker that's right there. I wish I had gone with my own instinct instead of listening to a designer. We are considering adding the sink right now before the builder is totally done with our project. It's going to be more expensive now. I have a beautiful beverage center, but I wish I had researched this issue sooner. I got sidetracked by too many other decisions and just went with someone else's thoughts. We don't have room for one but a dishwasher drawer would be really cool as well....See MoreFlooring in front of kitchenette/wet bar in carpeted basement?
Comments (9)I have the same set up that you are planning. My kitchenette/wet bar is 15 foot in length . The area in front of it is tiled and the adjacent living area is carpeted. I had a hard time deciding how much to carpet and how much to tile in the lower level. I didn't want to use too much carpet because our floors are heated and I thought the tile floors would be more efficient. The only reason I have carpet in the living area is because our grand kids hang out down there and I thought carpet would be quieter and more comfortable....See MoreCurbless shower/wet room in basement bathroom with ejector pump?
Comments (18)How often does your power go out? Adults and teens in the house should be cognizant that when the power does go out, the half hour shower will have to be postponed but it's not like it has to be an overriding fear that prevents the bathroom from being used. Commercial and institutional buildings with basement restrooms often have the same setup, albeit larger systems. My laundry tub, washer and basement bath all go into the same ejector pump pit. My power typically will only go out due to a severe thunderstorm and be out for 4 to 6 hours tops. It's pretty obvious that the power is out and the basement bath, washer and laundry tub are just not used at those times. The toilet is older and has a 3.5 gallon flush. If the pump has just cycled, It takes 2 flushes for it to kick in again. My guess is it would take at least 5 or 6 flushes to start coming out of the shower drain. Maybe more - I've never tested it. The pit doesn't fill to the top before the pump kicks in; there is some buffer there as well....See MoreNeed help with design ideas - basement bar/kitchen - pics included
Comments (3)I like that space! We recently painted the bar area in the lower level of our house. It's basically a run of cabinets on one wall, with a sink in the middle and no appliances. We went with white, and now I wish we had done something else - the white feels too much like a regular kitchen vs a fun bar area - although it's technically not a bar and we don't use it as a bar. Here is a blue basement bar on a blog I read occasionally: https://www.thelilypadcottage.com/2018/03/basement-wet-bar.html...See Morecrazyhouse6
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