{"id":187306,"date":"2018-11-27T18:29:52","date_gmt":"2018-11-27T23:29:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.livabl.com\/articles\/?p=187306"},"modified":"2018-11-28T18:39:31","modified_gmt":"2018-11-28T23:39:31","slug":"multifunctional-family-basement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.livabl.com\/articles\/archives\/multifunctional-family-basement","title":{"rendered":"An edgy, modern multifunctional basement for a growing family"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4 id='pressboard-ad-sponsorship-tag' style='margin-bottom: 35px;'><\/h4><p><center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wFQnGXEEYyw\" width=\"660\" height=\"415\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/center><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Basements aren\u2019t usually pretty places. Often they\u2019re brimming with boxes of Christmas decorations, half-empty paint cans and discarded exercise equipment. But when you\u2019ve got seven kids all under the age of nine, making the most of every square inch of space is essential. Find out how designer, productivity coach and YouTuber <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/lisacanning.ca\/\" class=\"external\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lisa Canning<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> transformed her rental home\u2019s basement into an office, playroom and potting area. Plus, get her need-to-know tips on <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">decorating with dark and moody colors.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i>Video and photography: James Bombales<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>Producer and editor: Kelsey Pudloski<\/i><\/p>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.livabl.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/counters.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[187306]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-187307\" src=\"https:\/\/www.livabl.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/counters.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"722\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.livabl.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/sofa.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[187306]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-187308\" src=\"https:\/\/www.livabl.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/sofa.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.livabl.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/LisaCanningBasement3.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[187306]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-187312\" src=\"https:\/\/www.livabl.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/LisaCanningBasement3.jpg\" alt=\"LisaCanningBasement3\" width=\"1280\" height=\"834\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.livabl.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/LisaCanningBasement4.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[187306]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-187313\" src=\"https:\/\/www.livabl.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/LisaCanningBasement4.jpg\" alt=\"LisaCanningBasement4\" width=\"853\" height=\"1280\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.livabl.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/LisaCanningBasement5.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[187306]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-187314\" src=\"https:\/\/www.livabl.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/LisaCanningBasement5.jpg\" alt=\"LisaCanningBasement5\" width=\"886\" height=\"1280\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div id='pressboard-ad-sponsorship-msg'><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When you\u2019ve got seven kids all under the age of nine, making the most of every square inch of space is essential.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":187309,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":"","apple_news_api_created_at":"2018-11-27T23:30:00Z","apple_news_api_id":"8f343769-a63a-4492-8353-87fc7a3a8ee4","apple_news_api_modified_at":"2018-11-28T23:39:38Z","apple_news_api_revision":"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAg==","apple_news_api_share_url":"https:\/\/apple.news\/AjzQ3aaY6RJKDU4f8ejqO5A","apple_news_coverimage":0,"apple_news_coverimage_caption":"","apple_news_is_hidden":false,"apple_news_is_paid":false,"apple_news_is_preview":false,"apple_news_is_sponsored":false,"apple_news_maturity_rating":"","apple_news_metadata":"\"\"","apple_news_pullquote":"","apple_news_pullquote_position":"middle","apple_news_slug":"","apple_news_sections":["https:\/\/u48r14.digitalhub.com\/sections\/09b86915-7d2b-3acd-915b-b215002d01b7"],"apple_news_suppress_video_url":false,"apple_news_use_image_component":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[11269],"tags":[],"coauthors":[8647,8650],"apple_news_notices":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.4 - 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