Kristen has worked as a freelance home, design and lifestyle writer since 2021. In that time she has contributed to a number of online media outlets including Apartment Therapy, Hunker, The Everygirl, ...

You want to convert your basement from a storage space to a beautiful bedroom. This is a great idea for increasing the value of your home. A finished basement yields a 70% return on investment on ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. There are fabulous architectural features in this 1830s home's basement bedroom, like the staircase and a fireplace, but the ...

Basement bedrooms are one of the top basement upgrades with the best return on investment. If you're considering adding one to your home or renting one, then knowing what these rooms require by law ...

Converting a basement into usable living space is one of the most popular home improvement projects, and it's easy to see why ...

CELLARS ARE often sunless warrens of persistent dankness—making a basement guest room about as inviting as steerage. Such was the hurdle San Francisco designer Heather Hilliard faced with this in-law ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Once upon a time, basements were just used for storage, laundry, and heating. But nowadays, a finished basement can be whatever ...

We just learned that the county tax assessor is counting our basement as an additional bedroom. This increases the appraised value of our home and requires us to pay higher taxes. We’ve never regarded ...

Q. This week: We have our bedroom in the basement. This works well for most of the year, but in summer it's quite damp. There a musty odor and the drawers in our dresser stick and won't open easily.