getting started
THE ULTIMATE
MAN CAVE by MARY FURGALE
Before diving into design, determine the programs and intention of your
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our basement doesn’t have to be a concrete box. Tackling your basement can seem daunting - I get it. There’s lots going on down there, as most of your house’s vital organs are kept there. It will generally house your furnace, hot water tank, HRV, electrical panel, sump pump, structural posts, storage… the list seems to go on and
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on. Though this may create some challenges when designing your space, it shouldn’t take away from what your vision and dreams are for your basement. Before diving into design, determine the programs and intention of your space. Here, the client wanted a large space for entertaining, a wine cellar, one bedroom and lots of room for storage.
Try to embrace elements in your basement that are already there. In this home, I let most of the structural posts dictate where the walls would go. This aided in dividing the living/ entertainment space from the bedroom, utility and storage areas. Another post was stealthily integrated into the basement layout. It was enclosed with black powder coated metal which seamlessly blended into the black framed glass