Step 1: Existing House
Chris and Sherry came to New Spaces with visions of a finished basement. As you can see in the existing photos, we started with basic framing, a concrete floor, and plumbing rough-ins. Their family consists of mom, dad and two children under six. Growing room is essential in their home!
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During the initial visit, the designer measured the space, took pictures, and talked to the family about their needs.
Chris and Sherry required several amenities including:
- Wet bar
- An area for a game table adjacent to the wet bar
- Room for the kid's toys
- Book storage
- Gas fireplace
- An exercise room large enough to accommodate their equipment
- Entertainment center featuring a flat screen TV with awesome surround sound
- Replicate design style of the existing home
The designer also learned that Chris and Sherry wanted us to utilize existing plumbing rough-ins for a full bath, work around the current utility room, maintain existing storage and use natural products to create the feeling of a weekend get-a-way.
Their designer returned to the office and used the measurements to create the existing floorplan of the family's basement.
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