redstilettos

I am thinking of turning a large space in my basement into a sewing room/studio.

Right now it is a plain basement (concrete floor and block walls). I will be putting drywall on the walls and LED lights in for plenty of artificial light, but I am curious what your opinions are on the flooring.

I was originally thinking carpet (very flat sort of like indoor/outdoor) for warmth, but then I was thinking maybe laminate or pergo or something for ease of cleanup and chair rolling etc.

What do you think would be the best option, keeping in mind comfort and ease of cleaning?

I keep waffling back and forth.

Thanks!

Tartan

You don't say where you live so if cold floors will be a problem in winter, then insulate and put down sturdy low pile carpet. Wood laminate is nice but a rolling chair may mark it up. If you don't need the warmth, I might paint it will cement paint a bright colour with a quilt design.

ManiacQuilter2

I prefer carpeting. I found out that chairs on wood flooring move too easily when I was sewing.

redstilettos

Good point. I live in Wisconsin, but the house is heated, including the basement (even though it is still cooler down there). Think painting is still an option?

Maybe paint and then an area rug where my iron is?

Tartan

Check the label on cement paint to see optimal conditions. Do you have moisture issues? Even cement paint I found can peel if moisture gets behind it.

my-ty

I wouldn't use carpet. I have an almost white linoleum (or maybe its vinyl) flooring in my sewing area. It is easy to see everything on the floor, fabric scraps, thread bits, fluff, dropped pins, etc. And it has no small crevices for things to hide in. More important it's easy to clean, just a quick sweep with a broom or a damp mop. My sewing room might be messy but the floor looks fabulous.

I don't find my floor cold although I do wear slippers during the winter.

GammaLou

I like my low pile carpet. I live in Mi and it provides warmth with my cement basement floor. No problems with moving my chair around. Somewhat difficult to pick up dropped pins though.😀

Nanakerr

We just finished our basement also. 24 x 16. It is cooler in winter so I put a electric fireplace down there. Only takes a few minutes to warm up. To be honest I only turned it on a few times. Once you get busy you warm up. I went with lamante flooring because I'm always dropping pins and they hurt when you get pricked by them. Also the threads stick to carpet and really hard to vacuum. Just my thoughts.

dunster

When I bought this house I had all the carpet replaced with Pergo, a laminate. I have a number of area rugs, but the sewing/quilting room is all laminate, and I really like it that way. It's easier to find pins, easier to clean. But it doesn't get really cold here, and you need to factor that into your decision.

I had a basement at one time, and it had moisture problems. Carpet down there was NOT a good idea. When it got damp it smelled of mildew - had to rip it out. Hopefully your basement is better sealed than mine was.

Onebyone

Keep the cement floor. The options available for treating cement are amazing now and beautiful. It's easy to etch lines for any design in the cement and then paint and seal. Look at pictures of cement floors online. Use nice office floor mat for under your chair and a cushioned floor mat for your ironing board area.