When we decided to gut our basement after the flood one brainstorm we had was over what to do with the space under the bottom of the stairs. Previously it had been accessible from the other side of the basement and used as a dumping ground for various items. We thought that was a poor use of space and decided to come up with an idea that would bring that area to the finished side of the basement. What we decided to do was make a ‘secret room’ for the kids.

To build the secret room I gutted it to the studs. There is a radiator along the wall so I decided to build a knee high wall behind the couch. I framed a new wall to block off the other side of the basement and ran electrical for a new switch and light inside the little room. When the framing was coming together Ethan added the great idea of putting in a small door so the dogs could get in and out. Once the framing was done the sheetrock was pretty easy although I took my time getting the measurements right.

In the end we have a neat little kid space behind our couch. We’re still debating how to finish the floor of the room. I used a sheet of mdf on the floor, but in the future I either want to add our leftover Flor tiles or add some kind of foam.

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