Ideas For Painting Basement Walls

Create Architectural Interest

Basement walls take on handsome Art Deco-style using ordinary lumber--4x8 plywood sheets of rotary-sawn walnut wood and solid poplar 2x3 battens. The poplar attached over the joints between the plywood sheets and is stained dark walnut.

Maximize with Molding and Paint

Arts and Crafts-style wainscoting is easy to produce with plywood, crown molding, and 1x3 boards.

Brighten with Colour

Create a focal point wall in the basement by painting it with a bold, warm color. This orange wall puts off an earthy palette of golden, pea green, and pale brown. Prints with a wholesome dose.

Tile the Walls for Easy Care

Subway tiles applied over drywall up to plate-rail height create lasting, easy-to-maintain walls for a basement laundry room.

Create a Message Board

Staple batting and fabric to the wall before installing the baseboard and crown molding. Stretch wide ribbon onto the diagonal from floor to ceiling. At every intersection of diagonals, hammer to create a look.

Focus Care with Color

Produce a focal point wall from the basement with glowing colour. In an area with no natural light, choose colours, such as yellow-green yellow, or orange.

Achieve a Modern Log Cabin Appearance

Walls covered in hot walnut tongue-and-groove siding, and a stone and wood fireplace give this cellar a rustic log-cabin feel, Basement Renovations Toronto.

A Unique Wainscot Measures Up

Old yardsticks connected to the wall involving 1x4 dividers produce a dense and intriguing texture on a basement wall. Try this on some space divider that is brief or a point wall--the range of yardsticks you can collect will determine how wide each section between the dividers should be.