When I was 7 my family moved to a bigger house. My parents finished 1/2 of the basement, making an office for my dad and a bedroom for one of my brothers (the house had 4 bedrooms, but there were 7 kids), but the other 1/2 was left as a normal, junk-filled basement. Best of both worlds!
To this day I don’t understand the American propensity to “finish the basement” and use it as a living space. Considering that once people die, that’s where their bodies end up—underground—one thinks that a living and breathing person would want to spend as much time as possible in the daylight and above ground. If I was short of space, I would want to expand the attic, or add a second floor, or remodel the garage (if available) or move eventually…never, ever would I want to spend half of my life in the basement, that’s for sure.
rickyvettester almost 7 years ago
Yup!
Wren Fahel almost 7 years ago
When I was 7 my family moved to a bigger house. My parents finished 1/2 of the basement, making an office for my dad and a bedroom for one of my brothers (the house had 4 bedrooms, but there were 7 kids), but the other 1/2 was left as a normal, junk-filled basement. Best of both worlds!
alondra almost 7 years ago
Sorry kids but it would be so nice to have the basement as more than storage, to make actual rooms out of it.
JennyJenkins almost 7 years ago
To this day I don’t understand the American propensity to “finish the basement” and use it as a living space. Considering that once people die, that’s where their bodies end up—underground—one thinks that a living and breathing person would want to spend as much time as possible in the daylight and above ground. If I was short of space, I would want to expand the attic, or add a second floor, or remodel the garage (if available) or move eventually…never, ever would I want to spend half of my life in the basement, that’s for sure.
realist666 almost 7 years ago
sister has finished walkout basement with storage too, good compromise that lets the daylight in and easy access to the garden