Planning Guide: 6 Reasons Why You Should Finish Your Lower Level

Often when homeowners are looking to expand their home, the first thought that comes to mind is an addition. Although an appropriate solution at times, we often overlook an easier and more cost effective solutions right before our eyes (or under our feet). Often home builders will leave basements unfinished, leaving large untapped potential in your home. Finishing your basement is a fantastic and cost effective way to expand livable space as well as add bedrooms/bathrooms. Below is a comprehensive breakdown the advantages of finishing your basement.

Before & After: This Dark Basement’s Reno Becomes Inspiring Both Inside and Out.

For years, the unfinished lookout basement was detached from the yard, save for a few ground-level windows. With the addition of a stunning backyard poolscape, the homeowners wanted to create a high-class entertainment space that would connect with the outdoor living environment and spare the main level powder room the parade of wet feet. It also needed to provide a more private alternative to the open floor plan above where dad could enjoy game day, and mom and daughter could tackle crafts project. Most of all, they wouldn’t accept an ordinary, boring basement.

A Little Bunny Gardeners Can Love

August and September usher in a different, subtler kind of beauty in Minnesota. In perfect synchronization with that change, Pennisetum “Little Bunny” is an ornamental grass that starts to shine as its inflorescences fill out into full, perky seedheads that catch the dew in the morning and dance gaily in the breeze. This little gem reaches about 18″ high by 18″ wide and prefers well-drained but not dry soil in a sunny or mostly sunny location.

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