If you have a basement and are interested how to decorate it, here we are with a bunch of ideas! Today we are discussing basement ceilings and first of all, ask yourself a question: what will you have in this basement, and the answer will decide almost everything. Some of us make a laundry there, others create wine cellars, the third go for a home cinema, some guys create their own man space with a pool table and a home bar to invite friends, there can be a kids’ playroom, a home office, a gym, an additional bathroom or bedroom or whatever else comes to your mind. Now let’s have a look at the types of basement ceilings you may opt for.
Wooden Basement Ceilings
This is rather a budget-friendly and easy idea suitable for almost any space you want to create, just take reclaimed wood or some new and give it an aged or barn wood look and cover your ceiling. Such a ceiling will make your space warmer and cozier, whatever it is.
Barn wood basement ceiling.
Dark barn wood basement ceiling.
Dark wood basement ceiling.
Rustic wooden ceiling with beams.
Rustic wood basement ceiling.
Plywood basement ceiling.
Weathered wood basement ceiling.
Whitewashed wood ceiling.
Whitewashed wooden basement ceiling.
Wooden basement ceiling.
Painted Basement Ceilings
Paint is perhaps the easiest idea ever, just paint your ceiling or first cover it with some panels and then paint. Panels will also help your to add lights to the basement; you may create ay patterns and looks with paint. Such a ceiling is perfect for home offices, cinemas, gyms and many other spaces.
White basement ceiling with exposed beams.
White coffered basement ceiling.
White painted basement ceiling.
Coffered white ceiling with lights.
Corrugated Steel Basement Ceilings
This is an easy idea that will give your basement a cool industrial feel, perfect for man caves, bathrooms, gyms, laundries and other functional spaces. Just take your steel sheets, age them or not, and cover the ceiling with them.
Corrugated steel and wood ceiling.
Corrugated steel basement ceiling.
Steel sheet basement ceiling.
Whitewashed metal ceiling for a basement.
Exposed Basement Ceilings
If you have lots of pipes and other stuff above, don’t be afraid to make them a part of the décor! Just spray paint them all with some cool paint that suits you basement and voila! You have a cool exposed industrial ceiling, which is perfect for almost any space. An exposed ceiling can also be a wooden one if you have enough wood planks and slats and some beams; it’ll have a warming rustic effect.
Black exposed basement ceiling.
Black basement ceiling with exposed wooden beams.
Exposed black basement ceiling.
Exposed pipes basement ceiling.
Exposed wooden ceiling.
Green exposed basement ceiling.
Industrial pipe exposed basement ceiling.
Industrial wood and pipes ceiling.
Open exposed dark basement ceiling.
Weathered wood exposed basement ceiling.
Stone And Brick Basement Ceilings
This is the trickiest idea yet the best one for cellars, such a ceiling will add to your wine space décor a lot, and it’s also suitable for industrial spaces of any kind.
Brick basement ceiling.
Rough brick basement ceiling.
Stone basement ceiling.
There are more creative and inexpensive basement ceiling ideas, just don’t forget that the lighter it is, the wider the space looks and that you need to add lots of light not to make your basement gloomy. Get inspired!
Fabric covered basement ceiling.
Geometric panel basement ceiling.
Paneled with exposed wooden beams basement ceiling.
Skateboard basement ceiling.
Starry lights basement ceiling.
How To Finish Basement Ceiling
Nowadays, you can find a lot of videos on youtube showing how you can finish your basement ceiling. For example, in this video you’ll find plenty of useful ideas to plan your ceiling design and find ways around all the obstacles that are usually are in a basement. Btw, this channel is very useful for all things related to basement construction works.