10 Basement Room Design Ideas
From home cinemas to family kitchens, a basement doesn’t have to simply be storage space. These properties showcase a range of design ideas for basement rooms
Whether you are digging below ground to introduce a new room, extending a space you already have or renovating an old cellar, basement rooms are proving increasingly popular — particularly in built-up areas where there’s little opportunity to add a ear or side extension.
From media rooms to study spaces, playrooms, studios and more, we list some of the best examples of basement projects to leave you feeling inspired.
A Modern Home Office
Reminiscent of a spacecraft, a ‘pavement’-style roof arrangement by Luxcrete brings light to this lower ground play/study area beneath a converted listed barn in the Cotswolds.
A Basement Cinema
The perfect place to entertain, this home cinema utilises the typical darkness of a room below ground to provide a cosy media room, with LED lighting giving subtle brightness when needed.
A Basement Extension
The garden has been dug out to create a basement kitchen extension in this Victorian terraced house in Oxford, with strategic glazing and sliding doors to the landscaped outside space.
A London Basement Extension
Replacing a small cellar area, this extension houses a contemporary media room with floor-ceiling glazing, covered by a thick curtain for privacy.
A Sunken Games Room
This precast concrete basement within a new oak frame home, designed by Oakwrights, acts as a hideaway for the family to enjoy playing games, watching the football, and drinking wine.
A Family Space Below Ground
The basement in this contemporary self build in London offers space for all the family, including a homework area/playroom for the children (complete with clever built-in cupboards) as well as a home office for the parents.
A Basement Kitchen
A glazed balustrade to the staircase offers light and a sense of space to this long lower ground kitchen diner in London. A cosy atmosphere is created through careful ambient lighting while bifold doors open out onto a sunken courtyard.
A Traditional Cellar
A full 4m deep cellar was dug beneath this Georgian-style new build property to offer storage space, work and utility rooms, along with extra-deep structural footings. The curved brick design creates the look of traditional cellars in old stately homes.
A Sunken Studio
This glass box extension to a London home features a double-height void to the living area above, while below sits a light-filled studio where the homeowner can paint.
A Belgravia Basement
This ultra modern basement, containing a media room, bar and study/gym in the heart of Belgravia, London, ensures natural illumination with sections of glass ceiling creating light wells.