Author Archives: John Turner

St. Louis Refinished Basement Design Options

Check out this video from our YouTube page. With Marvelous Basements you have an endless amount of St. Louis refinished basement design options. While your there, check out some of our other videos. Our YouTube channel is another great source … Continue reading

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The 16 Most Common DIY Basement Finishing Mistakes

We work on a ton of projects originally started by DIY homeowners. Even though each project is unique unto itself, there are still a list of common mistakes we see in these basement remodeling projects on a regular basis. Recently … Continue reading

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Remedies for a Leaky Basement

Basements leak. It happens. Over time, your basement may throw a few curve balls your way that require you to hire a professional, or at least do a little home maintenance yourself, to solve some of the problems that can … Continue reading

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How to Prevent Mold in Your Finished Basement

Mold. It’s the word that no homeowner wants to hear. Once it takes hold, mold can spread all over your finished basement without warning. Mold does not just grow on the surface of walls. Mold can run deep within the … Continue reading

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Archways and Raised Ceilings – Features To Put Your Basement Design Over the Top

At Marvelous Basements we pride ourselves on providing our customers with the most unique basement designs. We never use cookie-cutter designs for our client’s remodeled basements. Each basement is designed to fit the customer’s home and even their personality. There … Continue reading

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How to Protect Yourself Against Shady Contractors

You have heard the story a thousand times. You know it all too well. A friend, a neighbor, maybe even a family member wants to get a portion of their house remodeled. They do a little searching, talk to a … Continue reading

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The Importance of a Matching Color Palette in Your Basement Design

Basement design is so important to creating the perfect finished basement pictures that we take when we wrap up a client’s project. There are so many facets within basement design that it would take forever to go through them all … Continue reading

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Dry Wall Selection for Your Basement Bathroom and Wet Bar Area – Make the Right Decision

We see it all the time, bathroom walls damaged and infested with mold, mildew and fungus, completely ruined due over-exposure to moisture.  We don’t blame the walls though, it’s not their fault. The blame rests with the person who decided … Continue reading

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Water Filters – More Important than You Think

In the previous post we looked at how something as little as a shower head can take your basement bathroom design to the next level. Most homeowners forget about these types of details when designing a basement. They are usually … Continue reading

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Choosing The Perfect Basement Bathroom Shower Head

As with most things in life, it’s the little things that count. It’s no different when it comes to  basement bathroom design. Even though it’s cool to have the flashy perks that standout in a basement it’s always good to … Continue reading

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