Hello, My wife and I have been struggling with how to lay out our basement. I think we're set on where the theater and exercise room will be, but we've looked at different options for where to put the bar and ping pong table. We will have a side walkout - facing east. We will have a sliding door and a couple windows on the walkout wall. I've shown the basement floor plan below, but we are open to moving the bar and will probably make the bar smaller than what is shown on the architect's plans. We would be fine with having 4 bar stools. I like the idea of a couch or something comfortable near the bar so some people could hang out at the bar while others sit on the couch. We'd also like room for a card table in this area. We would want the TV visible from the ping pong table, bar, and card table. Notes that I had provided to architect: Another option: What are people's thoughts about lining up a couch next to the bar like shown in the picture above? We've also considered a lower-height bar like this picture with comfortable chairs like shown: We're open to suggestions and would love feedback! Thanks in advance!

i am considering a wall of built in cabinets on the wall with the recessed part. Deeper cabinets where its recessed, thinner ones on either side so they all line up. the dimensions on the plan is what we will have after moving the wall back. The tv is currently on that wall and the couch faces it with the bathroom door behind us. UnUnfortunately its such a narrow room that i can only put a small love seat, 70 inches max to allow a walkway from the stairs tonthe bathroom door so it not only cuts the room in half but only two people can watch tv

Here's an option we came up with last night. I'd love your opinions. I've been a lurker for years on this forum and have loved seeing everyone's renovations. I would add built in cabinets along the current TV wall, leave 20 inch clearance for the doors to open, then put the corner sofa. This gives us 30 inches clearance to walk down the stairs, into the room and towards the bathroom door for laundry. Then we would build up the wall where the stairs are and hang the TV there on an arm that could be pulled out to watch TV, this way the tv is entered for all on the corner sofa. We also considered putting the tv on the back wall where the windows are but feel it's a bit too far from the couch - it would be a good 16 feet to the TV and only part of the viewers are facing the TV.

In order to get suggestions, you need to draw up a layout plan of what you have and indicate all dimensions, n window/door locations, etc.