New finished basement level needs help to unify the spaces.
As you can see; we need some help to create a feature wall; select new furniture, rugs and finishes on wood furniture and trim. We are willing to stain and paint as required.
We recently added a new 3 pc bathroom; a bar; a rec area and a music sound stage/jam area.
Need to add a pop of colour and update some of the existing furniture, purchase additional pieces (Bar seating and update the game table seating). Some colourful, bright coloured area rugs might be just the thing too. Looking for any input or ideas anyone can provide. Thank you!
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Denise Ciaralli
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Comments (2)Co, in general I'm with Sue in that I love to be able to stroll directly out into the garden. However, a very good situation to end up with would be option B, where the garage is at house level and all other main-level doors open to and from garden/yard level--*those gardens levels actually being large enough for good function and good living.* Then, a partial daylight basement with windowed room(s), much more useful--and valuable--than completely underground. To make this decision, it would really help for your builder to decide whether they can grade adequately for a patio. Decks soaring high above the ground can be wonderful, but this isn't that situation, so in your case, I'd say no to a deck and specifically request patio grading. Decks deteriorate very fast compared to patios, even given the extra maintenance they require, and a deck installed as an alternative to spending a bit more in grading and getting a patio usually comes across as what it is--a budget install. I would even be willing pay a bit more to get it if necessary, considering it money very well spent. Later on, if desired, a concrete patio could also be upgraded by paving it over to become part of a lovely garden with the maturing plantings. Most people won't pay a whole lot more for a particularly pretty back yard, but houses with them do sell very fast and for more than otherwise, so it's very smart to give consideration to nice design in the first place. Also to consider, BTW, is how would the two back yard levels be connected and what functions each would serve. Our son's upper concreted brick patio overlooks a simple pond and bird bath on the lower, surrounded with loose brick they laid themselves. It's very shady down there, and moss grows between the bricks and ferns around the edges. Easy maintenance and very pretty from both above and his basement office. Farther out, the lawn sweeps across the entire yard. A deck might allow a gradual grassed slope close to the house, where a patio might require either steps, which could range from rocks set in the slope to something a lot more expensive, or strolling out farther into the yard to access the lower level by a once-again easy grassy slope like our son's. You might want to look at pictures of pretty back yards, and maybe neighboring yards, to help you decide what you both really like. Enjoy your decisions. :)...See MoreChanging finished basement flooring-help needed
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Comments (4)Just wood stairs and landing -- it will go with any carpet changes you make, and it will wear much better on stairs than any textile. I too would match the built-in railing. I can't imagine a reasonable second choice. You could do a tile or a tile-look vinyl on the landing, but where does that leave you on the stairs? You seem to like wood everywhere else (trim, bookcases, etc.), I can't see why you would object to using it as a unifying finish here. I guess match the carpet from the basement, and then coordinate your new upstairs carpet with that choice?...See MoreDenise Ciaralli
2 years agoRug has been sold. Not I. Love with carpet. Installed picture ledges above the stereo.
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last yearHi, please do not feel you are locked into decorating a basement like it is a basement! Decorate the bandstand area to convey the same mood as the kind of music that will be played, paint the wall behind the bandstand as the focal wall, and maybe paint the ceiling of that area as well. Here are 3 examples of a solid color focal wall for the bandstand, or get crazy and paint stick figure musical instruments over the solid color
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last yearCreate a TV and conversation area in this nook with big area rug and arm chair, relocate the music stuff.
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last yearFor the bar area, If people will sit for long time to watch TV, get comfy padded stools with a back. Keep the design simple and sleek to avoid “visual clutter”. While you can’t go wrong with a sophisticated black/expresso wall (to match cabinetry) and white stools, you could use a bold color and paint the wall behind the bar 2-3 shades lighter.
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