So I geared up to take this wreck of a rec room, whisk it into the current century and make it party- and playroom-perfect. While the idea of renovating a big basement can be daunting, it is ...

So I geared up to take this wreck of a rec room, whisk it into ... by priming the room's dark wood paneling and covering it in bright, cream-colored paint. The basement also had two little nooks ...

Hurricane Sandy left its soggy mark on the basement rec room of Catherine Connor’s Baltimore home. Now that the carpet and paneling have been removed, she and her family are ready to put some ...

solid wood six-panel doors throughout interior, partially finished walk-out basement, newly remodeled bathrooms on second floor, formal dining room and living room, basement recreation room with ...

The other two children are off at college, but come home often to visit. The basement rec room should be a fun place for this sports-loving family to gather, but instead the room was as cold as ...

The basement has been finished into a family room and recreation room. Knotty-pine paneling covers the walls and complements the brick, wood-burning fireplace. The fireplace has a curved stone ...

We gave interior designers Sasha Bikoff, Becky Carter, and Courtney McLeod a photo of the same basement rec room—then asked each of them to create a new design for it in their particular style ...

or rec rooms, of the past. Erin’s basement is totally finished and has a 1960s/'70s lounge feel to it — wood paneling, low lighting, a living room complete with coffee table and couches from ...

When asked to build a luxury home for a house tour this year, designer Kenyon Woods included a rec room — but not the rec room of his childhood. Unlike old-time rec rooms with their wood ...

For me, though, the biggest win in the petite powder came from the addition of the unique reeded paneling ... basement bath live much larger than its tiny footprint. I love that it also gives the ...