Small basement ideas on a budget

Are you living in a cosy home with a small basement and look to improve the look and feel of the available space with your limited budget? If yes, then this post is for you.

I, myself, had gone through that episode in my life before. You see, my basement is around 40 square meters. It is separate into 4 smaller rooms. One room is already used for hot water boilers and washing machine. The other is used as a store room with a tiny table for hand craft. The third room is used for a refrigerator. Then it only last the fourth room which I measure to be just 4 by 4 meters, it is very small but yet I have make full use of the space. It is currently is reserved to be a getaway from the noisy outdoor traffic.

It is my purpose that this post will help those on a budget to improve their basement to make it more lively. So here, you go, some great ideas you could implement for your small basement:

Small Basement Color

Mine was in bare concrete color. I don’t really mind that. However, if you really want to, I suggest to choose something that is bright because of the lack of natural light in the basement. Therefore, painting a brighter color will make your small space appears larger – see examples below:

small basement bright orange color — As you could see from this photo and the other photo, by painting the wall into orange color, it gives a good contrast with the photo frame and the white color of the other wall.

bright color for small basement — There is just one tiny window in this small basement. The white color painting does add to the brightness of the small basement and give an appearance of larger space and it usually is.

Use industrial rack to arrange stuff if you have a small Basement

I am fortunate enough to have a separate parking garage which I use to store my tools. However if you only have limited space, then use an industrial rack to store your tool is a good idea, especially in such a small basement.

small basement industrial rack — industrial rack or storage shelve for small space. Instead of buying one from Target or Walmart, consider DIY

diy industrial rack for small basement — Be a handy man and DIY this industrial rack for your small basement

Small basement decorating ideas

Time to think of how you could decorate the small space with limited natural light to make it lively? How about turn it into a movie room? Or a night study room, or even a mini bar to chill out? Never run out of ideas and get inspired from these décor ideas photos here: