Basement project
Lower-Level Family Room
Unfinished basement turned into a media room with a built-in wet bar and a coffered ceiling.
A basement family room that avoids the two things that usually give a finished basement away: a low flat ceiling and no natural focal point. A coffered ceiling grid adds depth overhead and gives the recessed lighting a logical layout instead of a scattered grid of cans.
A built-in wet bar with a beverage fridge occupies the corner, which means the room works for an evening without anyone going upstairs — the practical test of whether a finished basement actually gets used.
Details
What went into it
- Coffered ceiling grid concealing structure while adding visual height
- Recessed lighting laid out to the ceiling grid rather than scattered
- Built-in wet bar with cabinetry, counter and undercounter beverage fridge
- Floating wood shelves flanking the bar area
- Media wall sized for a wall-mounted television with concealed cable routing
- Carpet over the slab for warmth underfoot, with insulation beneath the finished floor
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