Multi-Use Basement
This was a completely raw space when we started this project - concrete walls and concrete floors, a washer and dryer...and nothing else. We first installed some storage cabinets in one corner to house kids crafts and games, pantry and cookware over-flow, bulk purchases and indoor-outdoor items such as picnic/grilling and air mattresses. Carpet squares we laid over the concrete floor in this corner and a kid-sized table and chair set, to create a kids-only craft-and-game area.
Next, we installed some industrial shelving perpendicular to the wall, creating a storage aisle between two units. On one open side we stored occasionally-used kids toys on clear plastic bins. In the aisle we stored family costumes, party supplies, gift wrap and similar, as well as a large bins of out-of-season clothes for each family member. At the end of the aisle we created an "endcap" of wine storage, secured to the shelving for stability. At the base of the stairs, next to the washer/dryer, a cabinet was installed for laundry supplies, equipped with a pull-out surface for folding. A collapsable clothing rack was installed to hang clothes when necessary and a laundry sorter placed nearby.