Norfolk/Wrentham September 2016

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Finished Basements:
A Great Way to Add Affordable Space to Your Home
Finishing a basement is
a great way to add living
space and value to your
home without having
to increase the footprint
of your home. Without
having to deal with the
potentially lengthy process
of permitting and
designing an addition, a
basement remodel can
be the perfect way to
make a home feel bigger
without actually making
it any bigger! How does
this work? By finishing
the basement, you are
effectively adding livable
space—which means
more space to spread out
across. It is amazing how
much more spacious your
home can feel when people
are scattered throughout
the house over more usable
square footage. Here’s a brief
synopsis of a basement remodel
project we recently remodeled
in Wellesley that helped achieve
this goal of more space for everyone:
When the clients at this project
location moved from Europe
to the United States and purchased
their stately New England
colonial, they knew they
would need to do some work
to make the house feel like a
home. Although the house was
new and fully updated, the style
was a far cry from what this family
was used to. Their previous
home was completely modern
with sleek minimalistic décor,
characteristic of European styling.
They wanted to bring a
Davin Painting
touch of their old home in to
their new one.
The intent was to make a
space for their two children to
play and relax—and hopefully
feel more at home in their new
country by focusing on modern
European styling. This was
not going to be the standard
children’s playroom one would
expect, with bright colors and
chalkboard paint on the walls,
by any means. Instead, the goal
was to create a bright, multifunctional
space for the kids
to escape to that felt cozy and
comfortable, but would not be
outgrown. The basement was
completely unfinished, so it was
great to have a “blank slate” to
work with.
To attain the desired contemporary
aesthetic, a neutral color
palette was established. We selected
a creamy tone instead of
a stark white, which allowed the
space to be bright and modern,
but still warm and inviting. Instead
of the expected carpet or
luxury vinyl on the floor, a large
scale high gloss ceramic tile was
selected. The large 24”x24” tiles
meant less grout lines for a more
streamlined and monolithic feel,
which was exactly what
the client was hoping
for. To keep the tile from
being too cold underfoot,
radiant in-floor heat
mats were installed, so
the floors will always be
toasty warm with the click
of a button on a phone
application. Adding this
upgrade can quickly turn
any cold basement in to
a cozy retreat. Plus, installing
plenty of high
performance recessed
LED lights (on dimmer
switches, of course!)
added to the bright open
feel of the space.
This finished basement
is now a multi-purpose
space for watching
television, studying, playing
the piano, and relaxing.
It has added value to the
home by increasing the usable
square footage, and the planning
phase was a breeze since
the space already existed and
no addition was required. By
bringing some European flair to
this New England basement, the
family now truly feels like they
are at home.
Masters Touch, a local design
build firm located at 24 Water St.,
Holliston. For more information, contact
(508) 359-5900, e-mail info@
MastersTouchWeb.com or visit www.
MastersTouchWeb.com.
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