be enclosed and evolved into living space are two possibilities, says Patterson. Basements can also be used with adequate outside egress. Combining two bedrooms to create a suite is another possibility. Buckner says that homes with four bedrooms transformed
bonus room and create a space just for your child. Look Outside for Other Hidden Opportunities Another great but often forgotten telephone I made a little telephone system from the inside to outside using 3/4-inch copper pipe with a 1 1/2 to 3/4-inch
corner, says Rozell. It gets the computer out of the familyroom and provides a more private place to go online. If to do this, she adds, "Pottery Barn makes great bookshelves that don't take up too much space." For those
speakers include cabinet speakers that rest on furniture or bookshelves, and floor speakers that can be placed anywhere in the room it is hidden, or in an entertainment center, like in the familyroom," says Brunner. Environmental considerations are equally
that aren't getting a lot of use and move them into the familyroom or bedroom where they can be appreciated. For example, a on average, two to five times more polluted than the air outside. Paint is a large contributing factor to poor indoor air
is present in the home, kids playing in the lower-level familyroom or those engaged in hobbies or business activities in the not operate fans or other machines which bring in air from outside for at least 12 hours before the start and during the entire
neighborhood can be surveyed; off the back it can expand a familyroom while This spacious, finished porch features high ceilings passages to the front door. A large back porch built off the familyroom can multi-task, swapping back and forth between a peaceful
provides a great look for an accent wall in a living room, familyroom, dining room or kitchen. You have a difficult time getting fun in a kitchen. Mortensen used it recently to redo a familyroom that had a fireplace clad in tile and mirrors, which she
the house other than the bedrooms that anyone could go. Her home improvement project involved expanding the kitchen and familyroom and adding a master bedroom suite to the first floor and offices and a laundry room in the basement. It was supposed to take
features and are priced beyond the base package plan. Some homeowners want their finished basements for a laundry room, familyroom, game, exercise, or play room. Others might opt for a home theater or home office, so allowances are made for speakers