I grew up in a house that had a basement. We moved in there when I was about seven (my daughter's current age) and my parents lived there until about ten years ago. It had a 3/4 finished basement--it had a family room, a bathroom, laundry room that was partially finished, a utility room where the water softener and heater was, and another bedroom (Though here, it couldn't be counted as a real bedroom because it didn't have an escape window).
It was a great house. I currently live in a small, 2-bedroom mobile home. And I know it's time to move. We're working this year to save as much money as possible to get a house next year. My husband has maintained since we started talking about moving, that we need a house with a basement.
I always said I'd be satisfied with a house that just had a living room and a family room. Just to get the TV out of the living room and in it's own space is high on my new home requirements.
But I'm starting to think my husband's desire for a basement is a good thing. For one, you can have storage--a utility room is an awesome place to store the Christmas tree and other holiday decorations. And I know I have way more decorations than I ever get out, but I can never find them because I stuff everything in every possible nook and cranny in my house.
Oh, we're not ready for Neesy and Clean House to come in, nothing like that, but I have virtually no storage in my house. And that's something that is becoming a higher and higher priority.
Also, I can use the utility room as a writing room. I know what you're thinking--who'd want to look at concrete walls and a furnace while writing? My inspiration comes from my mother. Her own utility room in her current home has been converted into her sewing room. She has her machine, a large table for her quilting, a trunk with her fabrics, and those wonderful heavy duty garage shelf things to store all her quilts (each one wrapped in a plastic bag to protect them from dust and dirt).
And, because I have no storage in my home, I just salivate at this every time I go there. Because she has a place. It's a basement, it's a little dark, and has concrete everywhere, but she makes the most beautiful quilts there.
And that's what I need. A place doesn't have to be fancy for me to write in it. It just needs a door I can close so I can work. There, maybe I can make my beauty.
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If you'd like to move to Nashville, I have a 3 bedroom/2bath house in an area that doesn't flood. Oops, no utility room. And my tv is in my large living room. But it has a large eat-in kitchen and a formal dining room.
Oops, again, no basement, but it does have a two car garage which will hold a lot a crap if you park your car in the driveway as almost everyone around here does.
I use one of the bedrooms as an office, and it's great.
LOL, Marie-Nicole, as lovely as your house is, I don't think I want to move that far away from my family.
However, all things considered, you will probably be able to sell your house pretty quickly now... Especially since it's in a non-flood area. :)
Thanks, Candice. Antioch was one of the worst hit areas, just not this part of Antioch. Probably will be tarred by the same brush.
Marie-Nicole,
you just never know... Always think positive, putting the good out there, and you'll get that back.
:)
I'd like to have a basement for when the aweful storms come.
Candice,
I agree about the basement. Basements are good things to have. However, there's something to be said for not having storage space. We have a large basement, large garage and attic. I'm afraid all the junk we have in the attic will make cause the ceiling to fall down. If we didn't have this storage, my husband wouldn't be able to keep all his junk.
Good luck with the house hunting.
Carolyn/Cara
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