What do people put inside of a rec room in their house?
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Location: East of Seattle since 1992, 615' Elevation, Zone 8b - originally from SF Bay Area
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Ours is a room over the garage, a bit larger at 410 sf. We used it as a recreation room for the kids, when they were still here and young. There were toys and games, tables, and a computer. probably Windows 95 back then. Since they grew up and left I turned it into my hobby and side business shop. I have a last engraver/cutter, airbrush systems, stained glass equipment, a 3’x12’ work table, and a lot of materials.
In my day and age it was considered a great and safe place for the kids to play. Also as a man cave once the kids were in bed. Some also served as a spare bedroom when needed.
Two ways to refinish. Most common was faux wooden paneling, typically a light color. The best wall was wall board, mudding, painting.
I had my last basement done with wall board. The utilities (hot water tank, furnace, A/C, were grouped together so I did not finish that area. I did put storage shelves/cabinets in there. It was a very useful storage area. The basement had a finished hall with a door off the left side to the utility room. Two doors off the right side, each into a finished room. One room was my home office/computer room. The other room was a spare bedroom. At the end of the hall were bulkhead doors to the outside.
Do not be so fast in putting down finished basements.
It's still a nice option for a playroom.
My niece has her toys, games, etc in an unfinished area of my sister's basement. It is partially drywalled (by the previous owner) so she put posters, maps, etc on the walls and has shelves with her stuff on them. It is nice cause it can get messy and it doesn't bother her parents too much (cause it is out of sight). I suppose can be a little chilly in the winter but not too bad. So if you don't have another room upstairs for a play area, I think it is a good option.
But as for now, we're using ours as a guest/rec room. But I guess it might change with time, and it would be easier to remodel a finished basement to a playroom for a kiddo.
what do you do with 4 bedrooms + red room when you are just one person living there? I can't imagine needing that many rooms
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