Top Cheap Basement Man Cave Ideas

Paint the ceiling and walls white to make a little basement look larger.

A finished basement feels like a backyard retreat when it's packed with numerous great design ideas. Floating walnut shelves, a gas fireplace with a rolled-steel encircle, along with a textural shag rug are just a few of the components that elevate the space, more ideas.

Bright Laundry Room-Pinch pennies with MDF cabinets and add your own trim.

H&H senior editor Meg Crossley turned into this unfinished basement laundry room into a laundry room oasis. Improper venting meant the washer and dryer had to be transferred into the opposite wall, where they're now hidden by bi-fold doors. Meg also included a convenient sink using a kitchen-worthy faucet, an upper shelf and lower cabinets for additional storage. A contractor cut door fronts from MDF, and then Meg added Shaker trim for a custom look. To give the basement an airy feeling, the space was painted white. Sico's Light Sugar (4150-11), an aged white, makes the ceilings look higher without feeling sterile or cold. The cabinets were painted robin's egg blue to get a country-inspired look.

Modern Laundry Room

Consider bench pinning as a cheaper option to digging a basement. The laundry room of this renovated basement was created to be bright and clean with a great deal of storage. Straightforward drawers and cabinets maintain everything from linens to sports gear arranged and out of sight. A farmhouse sink and industrial design sink and artwork lined across the countertop make the decoration more worthy of a main-floor space than a basement for chores. Accessories like matching canisters and a dim tray finish the look off.

Refreshed Laundry Room

If you can't manage to proceed pipes, maintain the sink and dress it up with a fabric skirt attached with double-sided Velcro. H&H design editor Sarah Hartill gave her basement laundry room a quick and effortless makeover by covering an old sink stand with a pretty floral skirt and adding a picture print rug to heat up the chilly floor tile. A countertop built to match over the laundry machines supplies a folding coating, while easy stainless steel shelves store various supplies.

Dark TV Area-Accessorize with cheap vintage finds.

It seems counter intuitive to paint your basement ceiling and walls in such a darkened color, but stylist Arren Williams maintained the space glowing with mood lighting. The undermount lighting in the high-gloss storage components highlights our collections, states Williams. This modern design has a manly sense without yelling out bachelor pad.

Craft Area-Plan for multiuse corners to maximize functionality in a little basement.

This laundry room doubles as a storage room, craft area and wrapping centre. Cabinetry built along the wall opposite the appliances holds lightbulbs, batteries, extra garbage bags and other household materials. A pegboard outfitted with dangling containers and small sticks keeps craft and wrapping materials arranged while an adjoining corkboard displays inspirational photographs for artwork and reno projects. Open shelves have been put high on the walls to add storage space without making the small room feel closed in; baskets and bins are used here in order to store small things corralled.