Interior Design Ideas to Transform Your Basement

https://bostonpads.com/blog/home-improvement/interior-design-ideas-transform-your-basement/ When moving to a new home, having a finished basement can be a real selling point. Of course, then you must decide what to do with the extra space. This can be especially difficult if you have multiple people with multiple different interests! You can always section off different areas and spaces for different activities, or create one big area for everyone. When it comes to Boston real estate, where space is highly valuable and quite expensive, a great basement can be a huge plus in quality of life! Read below for our tips on different fun ideas for your basement! 1. Basement Entertainment Room If you want an extra room to spend time with family and friends, an entertainment room is a great idea. You can section off an area for a home “movie theater”—a TV, couch and popcorn machine is a good start. Put a shelving unit in with board games. This is a great way to keep organized and know where everything is. As TV’s get larger, thinner and more affordable, setting up an entertainment room is getting easier and cheaper than ever!

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