Placing a Console Table Under Window Ledges and Sills

The idea of a console table under window ledges or flush with a sill, may give almost any space new life. For example, it needn’t be a kitchen or a bar concept, but a small writing desk. How? Easy. Get a narrow console table with stools that matches your bedroom, living room, den or office décor. Place the console in front of the window and slide one or two stools under it. If you have chosen a table that is high and has a drawer that will be useful to store notepads and pens. It may not be the place where you do your work everyday, but it’s a place where you can sit, look out the window, write letters or make lists and take a break from your desk. When not in use keep fresh flowers on the console table and try to avoid heavy curtains or draperies on the window. A simple valance or nothing more than sheers is enough. If the room is in apartment on a high floor, why not leave the window bare – no curtains or blinds to give a clear view when you sit there.

Create a Basement Bar with a Narrow Console Table with Stools

If you’re doing some basement renovation on a budget and your space is limited, try creating a bar with a wooden console table that has tall legs. Place it against a wall or leave it in the middle of the floor like an island, then slide some stools around it, about 4 should be enough. Hang a few wine glass rack overhead and a funky light to illuminate the bar and voila! for a couple hundred dollars you could have a basement bar. Remember that it doesn’t matter what your theme is. If you want a chic look, try a glass console table with some chrome stools. If your décor is wood, try a mission console table with low stools, saddle stools would be perfect. Create a country cozy American bar or a Boston retro red and chrome look just by selecting the right height and style of your narrow console table with stools, or by placing a console table under window ledges…yes, even in a basement…to take advantage of the light from even a small window. Just remember to measure the height of the table and buy the stools not too high, or buy a narrow wall mounting table (or build your own easily with a prefab shelf you can buy from almost any home improvement center ) and attach it high enough on the wall to accommodate a set of bar height stools.

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The top 5 small basement remodeling ideas are:

1. a bar or entertainment room
2. a children’s playroom
3. a home office
4. a suite with small bedroom, a bathroom and kitchenette to rent out
5. a large laundry area with lots of storage space that is well organized

How to make the most of a basement when pillars are in awkward places?

Work with them not against them. Paint them fun colors, convert them into places to hand art, or hide them with narrow shelves and cover them with doors or curtains, or make them features and place halogen lights on them. Use a pillar as place to attach a console table, or accent the pillar by placing an armchair near it, or convert it into an island by building a circular table all around it and using it as a bar with stools or a desk for writing or a drawing area for the kids.

How to make the most of a basement with almost no natural light?

First, if there’s even one small window don’t cover it with a blind or drape. Use mirrors and add lights in the walls and above or inside shelves. Do not divide the basement into rooms. Keep it open. Use light and bright colors. Avoid textures on the walls. Keep surfaces smooth. Do not look at magazines with small basement remodeling ideas that only work with basements that have windows or are partly above ground. If you have little or no natural light you have no choice but to use electricity and optical illusions to make it feel brighter. Paint a feature wall yellow or a sunny Aztec orange. Stay away from dark wood furniture and choose glass or mirrored tables. Use bright accent cushions and accent rugs and do not lay down wall to carpet. Add tall thin lamps and lots of halogen lights in small dark corner, over bookshelves or above pictures.

Books with Small Basement Remodeling Ideas

For more small basement remodeling ideas buy one of the many Black and Decker basement remodeling guides that offer practical advice and lots of pictures for inspiration. They’re about $12 or $13 and are sold through Amazon. These books are good not just for the handyman who will do the work on his/her own but also as reference guides for those who plan to contract the work to professionals. The nest book that has come out in 2010 is written by a general contractor, Roger German, who has been remodeling homes for more than 30 years. His book is called Remodeling A Basement (Revised Edition) from “Build Like A Pro” series, and it has lots of small basement remodeling ideas, zillions of photos of finished basements, and many tips on how to make the most of a basement by creating a family room, adding a bathroom, making a better laundry room, designing a functional workshop, and planning a hobby room that will be well organized.

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