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ermites, water problems, a dated fireplace, and dark

paneling didn’t keep Jennifer Jefferis and Brad Woods

from envisioning their basement as a comfortable

space for relaxing and watching TV. Once they repaired

the foundation and gutters and sloped the earth away

from their 1928 cottage in Indianapolis, they waited

two years to ensure the basement was dry. Then they

created a comfortable, inviting room by removing the paneling, adding

steel studs and foam insulation, and installing drywall.

The basement’s focal point is now the fireplace wall, which the

couple revamped by covering the stone facade with drywall and

adding display shelves. A new insert converts the fireplace to gas,

while slate mosaic tiles add decorative interest around the opening

and across the wide hearth. A niche above the fireplace and hidden

wiring streamline the recessed flat-panel screen. “The best thing I did

was paint the television wall a darker color so that the screen doesn’t

look like a black hole when it’s turned off,” Jennifer says.

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OCTOBER 2009 BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS