Best Small Man Cave Ideas

Hidden Guest Bed

Incorporate a guest mattress into your existing layout rather than putting up new partitions to get a separate bedroom. This Murphy bed employs a suspension system which makes it feasible to lift with one finger. On each side of the queen-size bed, a niche in the wall functions as a side table and is wired with a reading light. When the bed is folded upward, homeowners Barbara and Michael Purdy use the freed-up area as a workout area.

Lower-Level Guest Bedroom-Wallpaper one wall instead of four.

In the 2009 Princess Margaret Showhome, the lower level was completed with fashion. A focal wall has been coated in a textured wallpaper while the others were painted a creamy white to maximize light. A table and chandelier lamps allow guests to select their favorite lighting, look more ideas.

High-Low Laundry Room-Dress up fundamental basement closets with classic drawer pulls.

Designer Theresa Casey renovated her 600-square-foot basement to add an office, guest bedroom and luxe laundry space. She stored on affordable white lacquered cabinetry but added vintage grips, a marble countertop, a pub wall along with a classic ladder to make the utilitarian space look unique.

Refreshed Laundry Room

If you can't manage to proceed pipes, maintain the sink as-is and dress it up with a cloth skirt attached with double-sided Velcro. H&H design editor Sarah Hartill gave her basement laundry room a quick and effortless makeover by covering an old sink stand with a fairly floral skirt and adding a picture print rug to warm up the cold floor tile. A countertop constructed to match over the laundry machines supplies a folding coating, while easy stainless steel shelves shop various supplies.

Bright Basement-Choose non-toxic furniture to make ceilings appear higher.

A faux-brick wall, fireplace mantel, slipcovered sofa and classic finds unite in this rustic space. Meg cleverly hidden wiring and ductwork into one long, 40-square-foot closet behind the doors flanking the new fireplace.

Work with plumbing.

Placing this bath beside the pipes shaft made room for a freestanding sink at the little bathroom. New pipes was inserted in the laundry room, along with the HVAC ducts were raised into the ceiling joists to allow for as much headroom as possible.