The basement rec room was a postwar middle-class status symbol that emerged from the suburban housing boom of the 1950s and 60s. These spaces served double duty as unsupervised teen territory on ...

From shag carpet and wood paneling to card tables and giant stereos, these 15 classic features defined the typical 1970s basement.

Basement laundry rooms are an often-neglected space because of their location in the home. It's easy to hide away clutter and overflowing hampers in a dark basement corner that doesn't get much ...

After years of being relegated to the basement, laundry rooms have largely moved above ground in homes built over the last 25 or so years. But if your home was constructed before upstairs laundry ...

Converting a basement into usable living space is one of the most popular home improvement projects, and it's easy to see why. You already have the square footage, the roof, and the foundation walls ...

Dawn Weinberger is a freelance writer in Portland, Oregon who has contributed to numerous publications and websites over the past 20 years, including RD.com, Glamour, Women's Health, Entrepreneur, and ...

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, ...