Brad McCallum
Inspiration for a transitional fully buried basement in Calgary with purple walls, carpet and purple floor.

Jay Greene Photography
Photo of a traditional basement in Philadelphia with beige walls, carpet, no fireplace and yellow floor.

Inspiration for a mid-sized contemporary walk-out basement in Salt Lake City with white walls, carpet, a standard fireplace, a stone fireplace surround and beige floor.

Photo of a large transitional look-out basement in Omaha with white walls, carpet, no fireplace and green floor.

Photo of a traditional walk-out basement in Minneapolis with green walls, carpet, a corner fireplace and a stone fireplace surround.

William Kildow
Design ideas for a midcentury look-out basement in Chicago with green walls, no fireplace, carpet and pink floor.

Hightail Photography
Inspiration for a mid-sized transitional look-out basement in Minneapolis with beige walls, carpet, a standard fireplace, a tile fireplace surround and beige floor.

Design ideas for a modern basement in New York with blue walls, carpet and no fireplace.

Design ideas for a mid-sized traditional basement in Louisville with white walls and carpet.

Anyone can have fun in this game room with a pool table, arcade games and even a SLIDE from upstairs! (Designed by Artisan Design Group)
Design ideas for a contemporary fully buried basement in Atlanta with multi-coloured walls, carpet and no fireplace.

Huge windows flood the lower level fireplace room with light. Photography by Spacecrafting
Inspiration for a large transitional walk-out basement in Minneapolis with yellow walls, carpet, a standard fireplace and a stone fireplace surround.

600 sqft basement renovation project in Oakville. Maximum space usage includes full bathroom, laundry room with sink, bedroom, recreation room, closet and under stairs storage space, spacious hallway

This is an example of a large modern fully buried basement in Philadelphia with green walls, carpet, no fireplace and green floor.

Mid-sized transitional look-out basement in Raleigh with multi-coloured walls, carpet, no fireplace and beige floor.

In-home golf simulator featuring Carl's Golf enclosure, BenQ projector, Uneekor EYE XO swing tracker
Design ideas for a large modern fully buried basement in Toronto with a game room, black floor, white walls and carpet.

This 1996 home in suburban Chicago was built by Oak Builders. It was updated by Just the Thing throughout the 1996-2013 time period including finishing out the basement into a family fun zone, adding a three season porch, remodeling the master bathroom, and painting.

110" Screen Innovations Black Diamond Zero Edge Screen with LED Ambiance Kit, Microsoft Xbox One, Microsoft Xbox 360, Furman Elite-15 DM i power conditioner, Denon AVR-X2000 receiver, AppleTV, URC MRF-350 RF base station, Salamander Designs Chicago 245, Jamo S 626 tower speakers and Jamo SUB 260.

THEME Inspired by the Magic Tree House series of children’s books, this indoor tree house provides entertainment, fun and a place for children to read about or imagine adventures through time. A blue sky, green meadows, and distant matching beech trees recreate the magic of Jack and Annie’s Frog Creek, and help bring the characters from the series to life. FOCUS A floor armoire, ceiling swing and climbing rope give the structure a true tree house look and feel. A drop-down drawing and writing table, wheeled work table and recessed ceiling lights ensure the room can be used for more than play. The tree house has electric interior lighting, a window to the outdoors and a playful sliding shutter over a window to the room. The armoire forms a raised, nine-foot-wide play area, while a TV within one of the wall’s floor-to-ceiling cabinets — with a delightful sliding ladder — transforms the room into a family theater perfect for watching movies and holding Wii competitions. STORAGE The bottom of the drawing table is a magnetic chalk board that doubles as a display for children’s art works. The tree’s small niches are for parents’ shoes; the larger compartment stores children’s shoes and school bags. Books, games, toys, DVDs, Wii and other computer accessories are stored in the wall cabinets. The armoire contains two spacious drawers and four nifty hinged storage bins. A rack of handy “vegetable buckets” above the armoire stores crayons, scissors and other useful items. GROWTH The room easily adapts from playroom, to party room, to study room and even to bedroom, as the tree house easily accommodates a twin-size mattress. SAFETY The rungs and rails of the ladder, as well as the grab bars beside the tree house door are wrapped with easy-grip rope for safe climbing. The drawing table has spring-loaded hinges to help prevent it from dropping dangerously from the wall, and the table door has double sets of locks up top to ensure safety. The interior of each storage compartment is carpeted like the tree house floor to provide extra padding.

Builder: John Kraemer & Sons | Architecture: Sharratt Design | Interior Design: Engler Studio | Photography: Landmark Photography
This is an example of a transitional basement in Minneapolis with grey walls, carpet, a standard fireplace, a stone fireplace surround and grey floor.