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Basement Referred to in new homes as lower levels, basements are no longer dingy concrete hollows homeowners are eternally planning to finish one day. A lot of home buyers are having their basements developed from the start — before they have a chance to become giant drop zones. That means organizers like Boisselle have to find ways to keep homeowners’ non-essential items hidden. For one family of seven in Linden Woods, that meant building cabinets to cover the entire perimeter of the basement. “Their lower level is all cabinets, all the way around.” Lower-level media centres also have potential for disaster, but Grantham says Rosehill commonly creates custom media units that fit under the TV set to keep Blu-ray players, gaming con- soles and other devices (and their many cords) under control. “Each family is unique in what they need to store,” she says. Toy overflow from bedrooms also makes the lower level a perfect playroom spot. Boisselle suggests using big baskets to hold plush toys, desks with drawers for craft supplies and sealed bins for Lego, which can be placed on shelves so as not to take up that precious playtime floor space. “It’s very important just to have the structures,” she says. “We can add that to a new home — or an existing home.”
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