“Acres of Basement”

Nestled in the center of the coastal town of Westport surrounded by towering pines off a private road sits the most beautiful and inviting character home. With darker floors throughout and traditional millwork details, the homeowners were looking for a refresh of a few spaces as well as a complete gut and transformation of their over 1300 square foot basement.

Let’s start from the bottom and go up from there. This home’s spacious basement was riddled with outdated trends like travertine flooring, off white beveled trim and loads of primary bold colors on the walls. I remember the day when hot pink was everywhere but… it was time for us to neutralize the space!

By applying a fresh coat of Whitecaps to the walls and trim and replacing the dated carpet with “white oak” engineered flooring, we were able to update the space in no time. Add in soft furnishings within the same tone et voila… jump right into this now sophisticated cozy lounge.

From a design standpoint, we tackled the basement in three parts. First, the lounge area (can we take a moment for the U-shape sectional covered in family – and pet – friendly perennial fabric?) followed by the wet bar and then finally the game room (aka sport court). Included in the lounge, we vertically paneled a card table area adorned with a striking pendant from Chloe Winston Lighting for that perfect additional entertainment. We also added a lit-up niche above the sectional for ease of charging phones across from a 10 ft. custom-built cabinet designed by our team and John June Cabinetry. The 85″ tv and surround sound system was the cherry on top!

The bar was a simple refresh but whoah the transformation!  Quick updates like a splash of Sandy Kisses paint on the wall, adding white oak open shelving and a hardware swap makes a big difference and is very budget friendly.

As we move into the game room let’s give a special shout out to our team coach and lead designer Mackenzie Pretty!  It may not be regulation size but this hoop is EVERYTHING and more for this family of two sporty boys.  Hang out by the bar with Michael Jordan to watch the game or grab a nerf gun and run wild!

Speaking of boys, let’s climb the stairs to the bedroom suite and talk through a few very special spaces. As you enter, first we stumble upon the guest room which we updated with a few key pieces to create this soft palette welcoming for all. The round edges of the bed, the patterned floral rug and the adjoining pink tile en-suite bath makes this guest getaway a true stunner.

The boy’s rooms were so much fun to design.  We collaborated closely with each of them asking which were their favorite colors, hobbies and collectibles.  As we selected materials for their beds, rugs and art we kept their preferences top of mind and couldn’t contain our excitement when it came to install day!  Turns out they both loved blue so we adorned the stikwood ceiling space with La Mer, and the striped room with Newburyport Blue by Benjamin Moore®.

And last but certainly not least, we loved transforming the first floor powder room which in our opinion set the tone for all the levels of this project.  Fun, whimsical, clean, fresh and updated!

xo, gaelle

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