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To make your new basement unique, think of all the ways you can combine two or more of the above rooms into practical living space. The apartments are good additions for those who have parents or siblings that need in-home care. A rental apartment can help ease the mortgage for a few years until it’s time to evict the tenant so a teen or elderly parent can move in. Some homeowners move main floor rooms to the basement to keep all the bedrooms on a single floor. So a home office is often the first candidate for the basement. Family rooms are popular too and can be multi-functional, serving as a multipurpose room. If you’re considering a home-based business, consider the basement as its home. If you will have customers or deliveries coming to the door you will need easy access for them. If your business is primarily by telephone and online, a basement offers both the space and the separation needed to become the home of a successful business. You also can plan for the future, finishing off one end of the basement for current needs and making plans for additional rooms once your budget recuperates. Fortunately, an unfinished basement offers lots of creative options.
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