Game area and billiard room of redesigned home basement. French door leads to exercise room.

A guest room anyone would want to stay in with a iron chandelier and wall gallery above the king size bed with hotel bed linens. Graphic Executions Design Studio

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A basement rec room with wood-look tile and a niche with storage cubes under the stairs. Wood-look tile is an attractive and impervious material great for finished basements that run the risk of flooding.

This basement space is open and inviting with plenty of space for fun. The curved ceiling soffit connects the spaces together in a subtle way. ©Finished Basement Company

Here's one of our most recent projects that was completed in 2011. This client had just finished a major remodel of their house in 2008 and were about to enjoy Christmas in their new home. At the time, Seattle was buried under several inches of snow (a rarity for us) and the entire region was paralyzed for a few days waiting for the thaw. Our client decided to take advantage of this opportunity and was in his driveway sledding when a neighbor rushed down the drive yelling that his house was on fire. Unfortunately, the house was already engulfed in flames. Equally unfortunate was the snowstorm and the delay it caused the fire department getting to the site. By the time they arrived, the house and contents were a total loss of more than $2.2 million. Our role in the reconstruction of this home was two-fold. The first year of our involvement was spent working with a team of forensic contractors gutting the house, cleansing it of all particulate matter, and then helping our client negotiate his insurance settlement. Once we got over these hurdles, the design work and reconstruction started. Maintaining the existing shell, we reworked the interior room arrangement to create classic great room house with a contemporary twist. Both levels of the home were opened up to take advantage of the waterfront views and flood the interiors with natural light. On the lower level, rearrangement of the walls resulted in a tripling of the size of the family room while creating an additional sitting/game room. The upper level was arranged with living spaces bookended by the Master Bedroom at one end the kitchen at the other. The open Great Room and wrap around deck create a relaxed and sophisticated living and entertainment space that is accentuated by a high level of trim and tile detail on the interior and by custom metal railings and light fixtures on the exterior.

Jay Greene Photography

Fake decorative windows

Custom bar designed to service a basement home theater, and play area. Features built-in microwave, drawer dishwasher, ice maker, and drawer refrigerator.

Basement playroom with a visible stone retainer wall outside

Photography by Ralph Kylloe

Photo Credit: Peter Rymwid

A John Kraemer & Sons built home in Eagan, MN. Photography: Landmark Photography