“Upstairs Den?” “Family Room #2?” “Upper Level Lounge?” First, laundries migrated from dark, dingy basements to the upper level. Now, the home’s living spaces are following them upstairs. Versatile, Multi-Function Space (and Light!) Specifically, many new construction homes in the Twin Cities now feature an upstairs sitting area ” typically near the top of the...Read More
Bedroom Sizes: “Small,” “Medium,” and “(Extra) Extra Large” You certainly can call a 36′ x 13′ room in the basement of a home a “Bedroom,” as a certain listed Golden Valley home does now. But, that doesn’t make it so. That’s true even if the room technically meets the criteria for a legal Bedroom: it...Read More
“California Rambler” . . . “California Colonial??” “If your parents don’t have kids, you won’t, either.” So, what’s the 100% guaranteed way to never have a wet basement — something that LOTS of Twin Cities homeowners are contending with right now after another 3″ – 4″ rain in just the last 12 hours? Don’t have a basement....Read More
