How to illuminate a basement with practical and trendy ideas

If you too find yourself asking the fateful questions: "How to illuminate a basement?" And "How to exploit a basement" then this article is just for you. You will find some ideas to take advantage of the basement in the best way.

The basement is one of those most difficult rooms in the home to be furnished and illuminated precisely because of its characteristic of being a space that does not come from a project and to have a location that is not entirely privileged. Despite this, nobody forbids you to make it pleasant, useful and why not, elegant.

Solutions for stairs

Depending on the size of the basement and its position inside the house, it is possible to exploit the available space and enhance it to the fullest. Whatever destination you want to give it, what you should not overlook is the lighting. Even a small and dark room can change a lot depending on the chosen light points. The use, in this case, of lights for the basement will enhance it properly.

To illuminate the basement, different solutions can be adopted based on the type of staircase that has been built. If it is a scale of modern ones, wide with steel steps and glass sides, the basement will receive some natural light. Otherwise, if it's just a small reinforced concrete staircase with railing, it will be darker, but no less usable.

If there is enough natural light you can think of furnishing it with evergreen plants. On the floor, you will be able to lay white or colored stones, depending on the colors of your furniture and walls, including small, slow-growing succulents. Sufficient built-in spotlights will suffice to obtain an interesting furnishing the solution in a short time and with a minimum expense.

In this case, you can choose between white LED spotlights on the floor or spotlights positioned along the stair ramp and opt for a colored light. Everything depends on the final effect you want to achieve.

This is the solution we recommend to enhance your basement in a simple, fast and economical way.

Study corner in the basement

If your space is large enough and runs along a whole wall, then you can think about furnishing it and making it functional. You can put the TV, a sofa, a low piece of furniture or, better still, make a study corner in the basement.

At this point you just have to choose a desk in line with your decor and a beautiful design chair. We also recommend an adjustable table lamp to illuminate the desk while at work.

The perfect lighting, on the other hand, for all the study space, is that given by a warm light floor lamp with the possibility of adjusting its intensity. You will be able to illuminate the basement and the passage area even when the study will not be used. It will give a touch of class and give your home more atmosphere.

In case you decide to place a sofa in the basement, instead of the study, the optimal solution is always that of a floor lamp, but adjustable. You decide what to emphasize according to the moments of the day. Alternatively, you can place appliques on the sofa.

If the space available is large enough you can also put a small glass table with a low lamp, which gives an atmosphere especially in the evening. Having more lights is always something to your advantage.

Basement furniture

In the case of subscale with an uncommon shape or size, and wanting to enhance it anyway, the best choice you can make is to orientate yourself on custom-made basement furniture. On the market, at specialized furniture stores, you will already find modular proposals or with variable sizes that can be modified by the company upon request. But there is also to say that prices go up a lot.

Alternatively, you can always rely on skilled local artisans who can make you a tailor-made job, even following your own design, and assemble yourself in a workmanlike manner. You will have two advantages: firstly, you will be able to follow all the work phases and makes decisions even during production together with the artisans and see the results live; the second is on the price that will certainly be more accessible.

By making custom-made furniture you can take advantage of the situation and recover a small space to be allocated to a reading area under the stairs. Having a place dedicated to reading is appreciated in every home.

If your basement is in a large living area, you can take advantage of it by integrating it into the living room, with the TV under the stairs and the front seats. Very widespread, practical and decisive solution.

In this article we have given you several ideas not only on how to illuminate this area but also on how to furnish a basement. All you have to do is evaluate the solution that best suits your needs and put it into practice by putting the most appropriate lights alongside.