After 12 years of marriage and several failed attempts it appears that I will finally have the room I have always wanted. The new house has a professionally finished basement with a wet bar, full bathroom and nice windows. This is more of a family room than what you picture a basement to look like.
For the past week I have been trying to figure out a theme for that room that will stand the test of time. I want to make sure I do it right and it doesn't end up looking like some teenagers bedroom or worst (everyone else's basement). To me there is nothing more depressing than seeing a basement with a TV, old sofa, plastic plant and a tacky painting on the wall. Who the hell wants to watch the game or a movie in a room like that? Since we have people over all of the time we need a place that is set up specifically for this.
So I have decided to go with a "Sports Bar"/"Irish Pub" theme. My goal is to take the best elements of sports bars I go to in town and shrink them down to my basement. From memorabilia to pub tables, lighting, color, bar etc... that is what I will be going for. Of course this can not all be done at once but I would like to get the majority of it in place in the next few weeks.
I toyed with the idea of putting a pool table down there but it would occupy too much space but there still may be room for a foosball table, who knows.
