Looks very inviting, great job!

Great job!!! I really do like this room!

Great functionality applied to these! The room looks amazing!

What paint colors did you use on the walls? Beautiful job!

Beautiful! Can you give me info on the floor?

Wall color??

I love the creativity!

Thanks All! - We are very happy with the end results. The flooring is porcelain tiles from Lowes - not expensive - I think only $2.99/SF - they are awesome, especially since the floor beneath them is heated. The wall colour is BM Collingwood - my favourite neutral - goes with absolutely everything!

Love it!

I am going to copy this look for my basement - love it. Love the built-ins as well. Make the space look much bigger with minimal furniture. Can you tell me exactly which tile from Lowes it is and what color grout was used ?

Thanks again - we do have a furnished area in front of the TV- see attached.

The tiles from Lowes are called Stone Peak Ceramics Inc. 6 x 24" Tumbleweed glazed porcelain floor tile, and the grout is Ivory colour. Good luck!

Try this link...http://www.lowes.ca/floor-tile/stonepeak-ceramics-inc-6-in-x-24-in-american-naturals-tumbleweed-glazed-porcelain-floor-tile_g1549512.html?linkLoc=quickView

Perfect example of turning lemons into lemonade. Thanks for sharing.

Amazing job! Love how you took a potential negative and made it an awesome (functional) addition to your space!

i would like to know what the floor is. tile, wood, other?

It is porcelain tiles - 6 X 24"

Great job hiding the concrete bench walls as I see them called. Clever built-ins! These are not really a buttress but work in a similar way I believe. It appears this area of the basement may have been a crawl space at one point and the bench walls are added to support footings and to then lower the floor in most cases. Just a guess viewing the limited photos. FYI: Attached is an image of typical buttress walls in a basement. Who was the clever contractor? If anyone needs a professional design for any basement to look as nice also hiding buttress walls, bench walls, post, beams, ducts or you name it, just contact me.