Basement of the Week: From Dumping Ground to Family Hangout
This young family’s 1911 Craftsman home in Seattle was bursting at the seams. While it had a substantial basement, it was unfinished, and the family had been using it as a dumping ground for little-used items and junk.
They envisioned it as a place where they could spend more time as a family, house overnight guests and entertain, and where the kids could hang out with friends. Working within the existing space (including the existing ceiling height and windows), the pros at Potter Construction and Lathrop Douglass Architects fulfilled their wishes, adding details like ample storage, a custom desk and molding that suits the home’s Craftsman style.
AFTER: The team kept the existing floors, resurfacing and staining the concrete; with no need for subflooring or carpeting, they saved a little more ceiling height. When you’re dealing with low ceilings (these are just 6 feet, 11 inches high), you need to think about every extra inch between the ceilings and the floors.
Luckily, the basement is a walk-out. A window on the top of the door lets in natural light and keeps things from feeling subterranean.
The existing stairs simply received a dark stain on the treads and handrail and a fresh coat of paint everywhere else.
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They envisioned it as a place where they could spend more time as a family, house overnight guests and entertain, and where the kids could hang out with friends. Working within the existing space (including the existing ceiling height and windows), the pros at Potter Construction and Lathrop Douglass Architects fulfilled their wishes, adding details like ample storage, a custom desk and molding that suits the home’s Craftsman style.
AFTER: The team kept the existing floors, resurfacing and staining the concrete; with no need for subflooring or carpeting, they saved a little more ceiling height. When you’re dealing with low ceilings (these are just 6 feet, 11 inches high), you need to think about every extra inch between the ceilings and the floors.
Luckily, the basement is a walk-out. A window on the top of the door lets in natural light and keeps things from feeling subterranean.
The existing stairs simply received a dark stain on the treads and handrail and a fresh coat of paint everywhere else.
Continue reading Basement of the Week: From Dumping Ground to Family Hangout
