Basements don't need to be dark and dingy places you never walk into unless you have no choice. They can easily be turned into bright and electrifying rooms that will rival any other in your home. You just need to carefully design them in the right way.
Forget about what your basement looks like at the moment. Let's look at some tricks you can use going forwards to transform the dungeon from head to toe. If you implement them you'll definitely be impressed with the results.
Dark Still Works
You still need a few pieces of dark furniture inside your basement, so don't go too crazy brightening the place up. This little trick will actually deceive your eyes by making bright areas appear even lighter than before.
Use Bright Colors
The majority of your basement will need to be comprised of anything bright you can get your hands on. You just need to be careful and add a small amount of things in at the same time, otherwise your basement could end up looking tacky.
Remove The Clutter
When everything inside a room is cluttered together it makes it appear darker. Home design expert, Guy Solomon, says if you can work towards decluttering a room and keeping it clean it will appear slightly brighter.
You Want Shiny Floors
You don't need to be able to see your reflection in the floor, but if it's extra shiny it will definitely help your cause. This is because the light will reflect off it, especially the light coming from the ceiling directly above it.
No Contrast In Styles
Why do you dislike your basement at the moment? It's because it looks completely different compared to every other room inside your home. If you want it to look bright the style should blend into your home instead of still looking drastically different.
Knocking Down Walls
In a normal room there will be much more natural light coming in, so they don't need to be as open. Basements are a little different and if you can create an open floor plan by knocking down walls it's definitely something to consider.
Have A Little Fun
If you don't enjoy being in a room it will look dreary, so you must have a little fun with it. You're going to be spending more time in there from now on and it will look brighter if you walk inside with a smile on your face.
Watch Out For Lighting
Our resident expert, Guy Solomon, says in rooms with low ceilings normal lighting fixtures rarely work. If you want to maximize the potential of lights use recessed lighting combined with lovely lamps on your basement tables.
Hang Long Curtains
This is another trick you can use in rooms with low ceilings. If you have any windows hang curtains over them and make sure they stretch down to the floor. It will create the illusion of a higher ceiling, which will make the room look brighter.
Add Some Mirrors
Maybe you don't have much natural light in your basement, but it's easy to get around this by hanging a few mirrors. They will make the basement appear bigger and all the light in the room will reflect off them.
It Doesn't Need To Be Dark
Forget everything you've ever known about basements. When you go into this DIY project have faith it will look bright and beautiful once it's done. If you follow a good proportion of the tips we've discussed today it's impossible to see how you'll not get the results you want.