Expanded pantry into the basement stairway. Installed shelves provide space for storage of drygoods.
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Builder: Anchor Builders / Building Design, Plans, and Interior Finishes by Fluidesign Studio / Photographer: Seth Benn Photography
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This basement space is the perfect place for entertaining. Bright colors and muted accents give this room so much potential in Silver Spring, Maryland. Visit VKB Kitchen & Bath for your remodel project or call us at (410) 290-9099.

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Russell Abraham
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A dark and dingy basement is now the most popular area of this family’s home. The new basement enhances and expands their living area, giving them a relaxing space for watching movies together and a separate, swanky bar area for watching sports games. The design creatively uses reclaimed barnwood throughout the space, including ceiling beams, the staircase, the face of the bar, the TV wall in the seating area, open shelving and a sliding barn door. The client wanted a masculine bar area for hosting friends/family. It’s the perfect space for watching games and serving drinks. The bar area features hickory cabinets with a granite stain, quartz countertops and an undermount sink. There is plenty of cabinet storage, floating shelves for displaying bottles/glassware, a wine shelf and beverage cooler. The most notable feature of the bar is the color changing LED strip lighting under the shelves. The lights illuminate the bottles on the shelves and the cream city brick wall. The lighting makes the space feel upscale and creates a great atmosphere when the homeowners are entertaining. We sourced all the barnwood from the same torn down barn to make sure all the wood matched. We custom milled the wood for the stairs, newel posts, railings, ceiling beams, bar face, wood accent wall behind the TV, floating bar shelves and sliding barn door. Our team designed, constructed and installed the sliding barn door that separated the finished space from the laundry/storage area. The staircase leading to the basement now matches the style of the other staircase in the house, with white risers and wood treads. Lighting is an important component of this space, as this basement is dark with no windows or natural light. Recessed lights throughout the room are on dimmers and can be adjusted accordingly. The living room is lit with an overhead light fixture and there are pendant lights over the bar.

Brick and Stone fireplace in basement of french country home. Open basement with table and family room.
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Darren Edwards Photography www.darrenedwardsphotography.com
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Brighten up wood paneling with white trim for a fresh look. Alder cabinets with corrugated metal and glass accents draw guests around for refreshments. photo by: Jason Hulet

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Ashley Avila
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This side of the finished basement is for dining and entertaining. A full kitchen with a large island was designed and installed by Monk's. Open shelving and teal counter stools give the basement space a light and airy feel.