Basements were practically going extinct in modern homes.
People just felt like they didn’t need them anymore and like they didn’t add
much value to the home, which probably has a lot to do with people’s childhood
memories of their basements as dank, dark, even scary places.
In recent years, though, that’s all been changing. Basements
are seeing a resurgence in popularity. More and more people are requesting to
have them added into their homes, and that probably has a lot to do with the
fact that today’s basements look a whole lot different from basements of the
past.
Modern basements are designed to look less like dungeons and
more like just another room in the home. As such, people aren’t using them just
for storage anymore. Sometimes, now, they double as family or game rooms or
anything else people want to turn them into. This trend has even caused a new
phrase to be coined for basements. Now, many people are referring to them as
“lower levels,” and they truly can be that- an extra level to the home that
just happens to be on the bottom floor.
Basements can be as large or as small as people want, and
they’re now being used for just about anything and everything. In addition to
game rooms and family rooms, more and more basements are being turned into:
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Home movie theaters
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Wine storage rooms
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Hobby rooms
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Libraries
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Offices
The real key is that basements can now be absolutely
anything homeowners want them to be. There aren’t any restrictions or rules
about what a home should be and look like. People are even putting bedrooms,
bathrooms, and more down in their basement, essentially adding, as the name
change suggests, another floor to their homes.
Modern basements are also being built in such a way so as to
let in more beautiful, natural light. Ceilings are being raised as well to make
basements feel…less like basements.
The bottom line is that you can do what you want when it
comes to designing your home, but at least entertain the possibility of adding
in a basement!
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