A new space was constructed over the garage, adding an additional bedroom and full bath for guests, as well as a game room, including a poker table, arcade game and wet bar. A large sectional allows room for family and guests for movie nights. An additional TV allows for multiple sports to be viewed in true sports bar style. A feature wall of textured grasscloth, light white oak, warm onyx and touches of blue maintain the coastal style that's seen throughout this waterfront property.

A new space was constructed over the garage, adding an additional bedroom and full bath for guests, as well as a game room, including a poker table, arcade game and wet bar. A large sectional allows room for family and guests for movie nights. An additional TV allows for multiple sports to be viewed in true sports bar style. A feature wall of textured grasscloth, light white oak, warm onyx and touches of blue maintain the coastal style that's seen throughout this waterfront property.

A new space was constructed over the garage, adding an additional bedroom and full bath for guests, as well as a game room, including a poker table, arcade game and wet bar. A large sectional allows room for family and guests for movie nights. An additional TV allows for multiple sports to be viewed in true sports bar style. A feature wall of textured grasscloth, light white oak, warm onyx and touches of blue maintain the coastal style that's seen throughout this waterfront property.

A new space was constructed over the garage, adding an additional bedroom and full bath for guests, as well as a game room, including a poker table, arcade game and wet bar. A large sectional allows room for family and guests for movie nights. An additional TV allows for multiple sports to be viewed in true sports bar style. A feature wall of textured grasscloth, light white oak, warm onyx and touches of blue maintain the coastal style that's seen throughout this waterfront property.

A new space was constructed over the garage, adding an additional bedroom and full bath for guests, as well as a game room, including a poker table, arcade game and wet bar. A large sectional allows room for family and guests for movie nights. An additional TV allows for multiple sports to be viewed in true sports bar style. A feature wall of textured grasscloth, light white oak, warm onyx and touches of blue maintain the coastal style that's seen throughout this waterfront property.

A new space was constructed over the garage, adding an additional bedroom and full bath for guests, as well as a game room, including a poker table, arcade game and wet bar. A large sectional allows room for family and guests for movie nights. An additional TV allows for multiple sports to be viewed in true sports bar style. A feature wall of textured grasscloth, light white oak, warm onyx and touches of blue maintain the coastal style that's seen throughout this waterfront property.

A new space was constructed over the garage, adding an additional bedroom and full bath for guests, as well as a game room, including a poker table, arcade game and wet bar. A large sectional allows room for family and guests for movie nights. An additional TV allows for multiple sports to be viewed in true sports bar style. A feature wall of textured grasscloth, light white oak, warm onyx and touches of blue maintain the coastal style that's seen throughout this waterfront property.

J. Day Staging and Design
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We started with a blank slate on this basement project where our only obstacles were exposed steel support columns, existing plumbing risers from the concrete slab, and dropped soffits concealing ductwork on the ceiling. It had the advantage of tall ceilings, an existing egress window, and a sliding door leading to a newly constructed patio. This family of five loves the beach and frequents summer beach resorts in the Northeast. Bringing that aesthetic home to enjoy all year long was the inspiration for the décor, as well as creating a family-friendly space for entertaining. Wish list items included room for a billiard table, wet bar, game table, family room, guest bedroom, full bathroom, space for a treadmill and closed storage. The existing structural elements helped to define how best to organize the basement. For instance, we knew we wanted to connect the bar area and billiards table with the patio in order to create an indoor/outdoor entertaining space. It made sense to use the egress window for the guest bedroom for both safety and natural light. The bedroom also would be adjacent to the plumbing risers for easy access to the new bathroom. Since the primary focus of the family room would be for TV viewing, natural light did not need to filter into that space. We made sure to hide the columns inside of newly constructed walls and dropped additional soffits where needed to make the ceiling mechanicals feel less random. In addition to the beach vibe, the homeowner has valuable sports memorabilia that was to be prominently displayed including two seats from the original Yankee stadium. For a coastal feel, shiplap is used on two walls of the family room area. In the bathroom shiplap is used again in a more creative way using wood grain white porcelain tile as the horizontal shiplap “wood”. We connected the tile horizontally with vertical white grout joints and mimicked the horizontal shadow line with dark grey grout. At first glance it looks like we wrapped the shower with real wood shiplap. Materials including a blue and white patterned floor, blue penny tiles and a natural wood vanity checked the list for that seaside feel. A large reclaimed wood door on an exposed sliding barn track separates the family room from the game room where reclaimed beams are punctuated with cable lighting. Cabinetry and a beverage refrigerator are tucked behind the rolling bar cabinet (that doubles as a Blackjack table!). A TV and upright video arcade machine round-out the entertainment in the room. Bar stools, two rotating club chairs, and large square poufs along with the Yankee Stadium seats provide fun places to sit while having a drink, watching billiards or a game on the TV. Signed baseballs can be found behind the bar, adjacent to the billiard table, and on specially designed display shelves next to the poker table in the family room. Thoughtful touches like the surfboards, signage, photographs and accessories make a visitor feel like they are on vacation at a well-appointed beach resort without being cliché.

This 4,500 sq ft basement in Long Island is high on luxe, style, and fun. It has a full gym, golf simulator, arcade room, home theater, bar, full bath, storage, and an entry mud area. The palette is tight with a wood tile pattern to define areas and keep the space integrated. We used an open floor plan but still kept each space defined. The golf simulator ceiling is deep blue to simulate the night sky. It works with the room/doors that are integrated into the paneling — on shiplap and blue. We also added lights on the shuffleboard and integrated inset gym mirrors into the shiplap. We integrated ductwork and HVAC into the columns and ceiling, a brass foot rail at the bar, and pop-up chargers and a USB in the theater and the bar. The center arm of the theater seats can be raised for cuddling. LED lights have been added to the stone at the threshold of the arcade, and the games in the arcade are turned on with a light switch.

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