modern basement design ideas
basement finishing ideas. what are the most cost effective ways to remodelthe basement? welcome to burning questions. i’m mark and that is your burning questionfor today. [ insert music ] let’s say you don't have tens of thousandsof dollars to remodel your basement. what can you do to give it a more finishedlook. i got three great tips that we have done inthe past for a number of our clients on a limited budget.
so you have currently this raw unfinishedbasement. first i'm going to recommend spraying theceiling joists and pipes and ductwork in a flat black finish. you will see this in many of commercial retailstores and the effect creates a void above the light fixtures. very cool and very simple. secondly let's put a paint on all of the concretewalls preferably a light color to make it light as possible since there is not a lotof natural lighting in the basement. it will brighten the room and make it feelcleaner and bigger.
a third suggestion is to acid stain or paintthe floor. it is cost effective, keeps the dust downand if for any reason you get water in your basement you don't have to tear up flooring. it would just require you to just mop up thewater, throw some fans down and you're good to go. this is a much more cost-effectivealternative to your basement that will provide extra space for the kids or for that specialfamily event. you won't have to break the bank to make thishappen. i think you'll be surprised if a little creativityis put into your basement remodeling, you can make that additional space look like amillion bucks but not necessarily spend the
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