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stickerman
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yo ns,

My house is being renovated and my parents said its all up to me what happens to the basement. So i'm thinking of making a ski shack kinda themed place. Note space is limited because its a townhouse. I already have a nice home theater system and 50 inch tv with a leather couch. Im thinking of hanging a pair of skis on the wall, lay down some nice hardwood floor and get some ski posters as well.

any ideas ns? I want this place to be a chill place so throw ideas at me!

Nov 27 2012 3:09PM
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teleRADo
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Pool tables turn a dungeon into a basement. A tuning bench might also be useful for the pursuit of aerials.
Nov 27 2012 3:11PM
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brotherdad
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coat the walls in tinfoil and worship satan
Nov 27 2012 3:12PM
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I.B
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add goat blood, candles, needles, and whores and you're good.
Nov 27 2012 3:13PM
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Laurent.
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Lay down ugly green carpet, cover walls in irregular wooden planks and start to DANCE!


Nov 27 2012 3:15PM
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Malcolm
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Get a foosball table
Nov 27 2012 3:16PM
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act.resist
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ugh no leather couches and no hardwood floor! that's no fun! BIG fluffy couches and fluffy soft carpet for laying on and watching movies is where it's at. also ping pong table
Nov 27 2012 3:20PM
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klayer_9
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THis, except instead of ping pong table, a pool table.
Nov 27 2012 3:27PM
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maximiliaan
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get one of these so you and your buddies can smoke errdayallday without your parent knowing it
Nov 27 2012 3:37PM
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riddsicle
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This. Plus a dartboard
Nov 27 2012 3:38PM
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Caspaaa
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foosball
pool table
fridge
carpet the whole area or get lots of rugs
a dope ass coffee table
if you have sufficient funds, put in a counter/bar area
surround sound speakers
tuning gear
posters
Nov 27 2012 3:42PM
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act.resist
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yea! they won't be suspicious as to why you bought a huge stainless steel kitchen fan to put in the middle of your basement.
Nov 27 2012 3:42PM
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Jeebus.
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yeah pool table, maybe even go for a sports bar look for the basement. bar, darts ect.
Nov 27 2012 3:46PM
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penguin_steeze
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or lay on the couch?
Nov 27 2012 3:46PM
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Spic-N-SpaN
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Nov 27 2012 3:50PM
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act.resist
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or both, wood floor is so uninviting
Nov 27 2012 3:51PM
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Jeebus.
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I like wood floors, classy stuff, but not for a basement, plus if you basement were to ever flood you'd be fucked.
Nov 27 2012 3:54PM
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Barefootin_Fiend
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not to mention that it'll be cold as fuck. I love hardwood floors and all, but definitely not in a basement. It'd be too damn cold.
Nov 27 2012 3:57PM
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1337
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so are thick fluffy carpets

a nice rug on nice wood floor is a great compromise
Nov 27 2012 3:58PM
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act.resist
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yea exactly, there's a time and a place for wood floor. plus with carpeted basement you can have people sleep on the floor
Nov 27 2012 4:00PM
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Phil-X-
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Uh.... nah. Hard wood and leather is the way to go, if you want carpet or something put a nice hard woven rug over the hardwood. Carpet is nasty. OP make sure you get the walls a good color and use lighting thats warm/inviting
Nov 27 2012 4:02PM
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KrazyistKarl
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put the basement in the attic
Nov 27 2012 4:02PM
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~bagelz~
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custom beer pong table
Nov 27 2012 4:07PM
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HWW
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Nov 27 2012 4:22PM
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Phil-X-
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aw yis
Nov 27 2012 6:12PM
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Thadius.Castle
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Find some old crappy skis and make a ski chair.
Nov 27 2012 6:21PM
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Corin
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Have your own room be the ski-typ room. Here's what you need in the basement:

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honestly, I'd make it a place where I could make awesome stuff. Fireplace would be bomb!
Nov 27 2012 6:26PM
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Chinchi
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Paint it rasta colors, make a shrine to JAH/thall, the implement the industrial kitchen can so your mom doesn't know you smoke jah righteous ganja
Nov 27 2012 6:37PM
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VT_scratch
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put in a stripper pole so your slutty high school girlies can come over during your spare blocks
Nov 27 2012 6:43PM
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Lansfield
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I gotta a nice basement setup, Its two rooms, one has a drumset with some amps and mics and whatnot, the other has 2 couches and some chairs with a tv and a super nintendo. It smells just shitty enough so its not annoying but and my parents dont like coming down. Its got a door that leads right out side too into my backyard jib
Nov 27 2012 6:47PM
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stupendous-man
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MINIRAMP (depends on the ceiling height of course)


Nov 27 2012 6:49PM
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No.Quarter
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Post pics of said unfinished basement to get a feel of dimensions
Nov 27 2012 6:53PM
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_Garagely_
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Make it a rape dungeon
Nov 27 2012 7:00PM
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JAHpow
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Put an electric fireplace down there to give it a lodge type atmosphere.
Nov 27 2012 7:01PM
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FleeceJohnson
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YES
Nov 27 2012 7:58PM
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Dragonite.
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Don't forget the meth
Nov 27 2012 10:56PM
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Phil-X-
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Nov 27 2012 11:25PM
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LoathesRaisins
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These guys will fit nicely.
Nov 28 2012 12:11AM
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p-oskier
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You should have a miniramp.
Nov 28 2012 12:12AM
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Rafiki
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you should definitely hang a sign above the door that says:
CUM DUNGEON
CUM ON IN
Nov 28 2012 12:13AM
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FrenchFriar
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This. do this.
Nov 28 2012 1:03AM
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Spinoza
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Shag carpet and a rug made from a bear. Or just a bunch of rugs made from bears. And some stuffed bears guarding the doorway
Nov 28 2012 1:12AM
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E__
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Nope. Chuck Testa.
Nov 28 2012 1:35AM
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daannnnieel
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get a god damn reclining chair. and a thick ass rug carpet so your flailing drunk friends can come over and have a fucking amazing time on the carpet.
Nov 28 2012 1:42AM
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stickerman
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didn't think i would get all these responses, thanks a ton guys. Just to clarify, I already have the bar fridge ready, a nice home theater system all the walls soundproofed, looking at building a custom beer pong table too.

keep it coming
Nov 28 2012 8:21AM
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Hamster.
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go fuck yourself
Nov 28 2012 12:54PM
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Hamster.
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and....

time to redirect this thread


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Nov 28 2012 12:55PM
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BrewskiJr
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Don't bother getting just a ping pong table. Get a pool table. They sell the slabs that are ping pong tables that you can place on top of pool tables that work perfectly. This way you have a pool table, a ping pong table, and beer pong table all in one. Saves you room and maximizes the fun
Nov 28 2012 1:04PM
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yuck
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old snowshoes, XC skis and lobster traps EVERYWHERE
Nov 28 2012 1:05PM
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Sno.
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buy a big cheap wood coffee table on craigslist. Spray paint it white or another light color. Leave sharpies on coffee table. Have visitors write messages on it or sign it...also slap some ski stickers on it.

You can get a dartboard for a reasonable price

Put a mini fridge next to the sofa so that you can get beer without having to get up.

Install a dumbwaiter so that your mom can send nom nom nom down, and you can send dirty dishes and trash up.

Nov 28 2012 1:56PM
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MYANKLES
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heated stone tile floors, but if not i'd go with the hardwood
and some sort of animal mounted on the wall.. or just antlers
Nov 28 2012 1:57PM
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