Eastmoreland Basement and Primary Suite

In addition to updating their existing basement, which housed the family’s family room, laundry room and “Lego” room, the owners of this Eastmoreland home wanted add another 600 square feet to the space in order to add a workshop/gym and spacious guest suite with bath.
We call this project “The Big Dig”!

Basement: An entire room was customized for the family's Lego collection!

Basement: A cozy space for family movie nights.

Basement: Arches were added to help the family room flow with the main house.

Basement: The custom cat cut out leads the kitties to a concealed and ventilated cat box area under the stairs.

Basement: The large laundry room contains a full-sized refrigerator and freezer, along with a large closet for auxiliary pantry storage.

Basement: Cheerful basement bath ready for guests.

Basement: The "Big Dig' allowed for a large and airy guest bedroom.

Main Floor: An updated fireplace provides a focal point for the main living area.

Primary Suite: The previous en suite was tiny, so we borrowed space from the large bedroom to create a large, light-filled bathroom with tons of storage.

Primary Suite: A back-lit mirror and vanity are perfect for hair and makeup, while built-in medicine cabinets and cabinetry provide plenty of storage space.

Primary Suite: Glass panel shower walls and additional skylights make the new bathroom feel even brighter.

Primary Suite: Vaulting the ceiling made the new smaller bedroom feel much larger than it actually is.

Primary Suite: Still plenty of room for additional storage furniture.

Main Floor: Additional litter box storage is easily accessible while still discreetly blending with the home.

Main floor: The guest bathroom on the second floor was used the same materials as the basement guest bath, providing continuity as well as decreasing the number of decisions to make.

Powder Bath: Patterned wallpaper and a new light fixture add an elegant touch.

In this “Big Dig” basement project, we excavated 600 additional square feet to expand the existing basement in order to add a new workshop/gym and a spacious guest suite with cheerful, airy bath. The existing basement space was also completely remodeled to provide a much improved laundry room/pantry with expanded storage and full sized appliances, a modernized family room and a completely customized room for the family’s large Lego collection! We added arches throughout the entire basement to create continuity and flow between the old and new basement spaces, as well as cohesiveness with the rest of the home. The family’s cats were not left out of the project - a custom cat cut-out was created, leading to a concealed and ventilated cat box under the stairs.

As part of this project we also remodeled a portion of the existing home above the new basement. We created a light-filled, luxury spa-like primary bathroom with tons of storage by borrowing room from the large existing primary bedroom, then added vaulted ceilings in the now smaller bedroom making it feel much larger than it actually is. The cat cut-outs appear again, this time in a stacked storage solution for litter box storage.

Construction Partner: Coda Construction

Eastmoreland Basement and Primary Suite

PHOTOS BY ED HENSLEY