{"id":304,"date":"2015-04-21T19:30:58","date_gmt":"2015-04-21T19:30:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/107.6.166.162\/~bespokeh\/wp\/?p=304"},"modified":"2019-04-30T11:25:29","modified_gmt":"2019-04-30T11:25:29","slug":"basement-ideas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bespokehomedesign.com\/blog\/basement-ideas\/","title":{"rendered":"35 Ridiculous Basement Ideas You Can Steal To Suit Yourself"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n
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Planning a basement or basement conversion <\/strong>and need some basement ideas?<\/p>\n

In this blog post we’re going to share with you no less than 35 different rooms, spaces & ideas that you can use your basement for.<\/p>\n

After you go through this blog post your brain will be exploding with basement ideas!<\/p>\n

How About This For A Basement Idea: An Aquarium?!<\/h2>\n

\"george-clarke\"At the last Grand Designs Live Show in London, George Clarke (the guy from The Home Show & Amazing Spaces on TV) told me a very interesting story.<\/p>\n

He told me that he had to visit a man\u2019s house in Nottingham as part of his show Amazing Spaces and to his surprise the guy had a pond in his living room.<\/p>\n

Except it turned out it wasn\u2019t a pond, but was in fact the entrance to a massive storey sized aquarium he had built in his basement!<\/p>\n

And in this aquarium he had stingrays, turtles, catfish and a 4ft alligator gar fish!<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s what one of those look like!<\/p>\n

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Not many people know this but George is a bit claustrophobic and he had to get the wet suit gear on and get into this thing.<\/p>\n

And let me repeat this is some blokes basement!<\/p>\n

And once he was down there, the turtles proceeded to take a fancy to Georges toes and there wasn\u2019t much he could do except push his face up into a 6 inch gap between the water and the underside of the living room floor pleading to get out!<\/p>\n

Needless to say he wasn\u2019t happy!<\/p>\n

But the real interesting part of this story is that the guy who owned the house had built all this himself..<\/p>\n

All the demolition, all the structure, the aquarium itself, everything.<\/p>\n

Now I\u2019m not sure I would be too happy about someone building something like that beside my house as I\u2019m sure you wouldn\u2019t be too keen on it either.<\/p>\n

But the fact is the guy knew exactly what he wanted to use his basement for and it formed the basis of how he built it.<\/p>\n

And you need to have this crystal clear clarity too when it comes to your basement.<\/p>\n

So to help you with that, we’ve listed below 35 different rooms & spaces<\/strong> that are ideally suited for a basement, be it a new one built from scratch or converting one you already have.<\/p>\n

We have hit on the main categories of rooms and you can view the text sections of this article by clicking on one of the links below to view the basement ideas from that section:<\/p>\n

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  • Living Spaces<\/a><\/li>\n
  • Work Rooms<\/a><\/li>\n
  • Hobby Spaces<\/a><\/li>\n
  • Recreational Rooms<\/a><\/li>\n
  • Animal Spaces<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Ok let\u2019s go down to the basement & get started!<\/strong><\/p>\n

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    Living Spaces<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

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    \nLiving spaces are the rooms in your basement that support you & your family<\/strong> and how you use your home and not just rooms to gather and hang out in.<\/p>\n

    Here are a few basement ideas for living spaces:<\/p>\n

    1) Family Room Basement Ideas
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    The family room is a room where your family can gather together and relax.<\/p>\n

    The number one factor for this kind of room is comfort and the space should be inviting and a natural place for the family to get together in the evening.<\/p>\n

    Here’s a great video from Deco Bliss<\/a> outlining some tips for a great basement living room:<\/p>\n