We’re always up for weird,” says Jeanne Barber of Camden Grace Interiors in West Hartford, Connecticut. Barber and her team ...

Your basement can be more than a utility and storage ... hire an architect to help with the design. If you choose to do your own electrical work, draw up and submit that plan as well.

The basement’s ceiling height allowed for a coffered ceiling, a design that creates a three-dimensional effect with sunken panels. There is an octagonal tray ceiling, which is a series of three ...

However, there are plenty of versatile design ideas that can easily brighten up a basement, taking it from dark and dingy to ...