This is not a short story per say; make note I was born in 1955 and took interest at the age of 3 in Lincoln Logs my Grandmother had at her house along with wood bricks that I figured out more so when I was about 5 years of age. These were mostly yellow and red that resembled what is known as Lego's now but they were wider and longer and only just the bricks, no windows and doors. I had strong interest in playing with an erector set of any size or type but this item never got filled on my Christmas list nor did Lego's when they came out around age 8. I saved money and bought my own. From that point on, I was a builder you could say. I could fit my matchbox cars into the garages I made in the small city's I build. No, it was no Sim City but you get the idea since we had no electronic devises back then to play with. I do recall a 13 transistor AM radio (no FM stations yet) I had when I was 13 or so but what they called portable back then working off a 9 volt battery was larger than todays digital camera's.
Why Finish The Basement?
Why limit your basement to a disorganized storage facility? Basements are typically among the largest rooms in a house, giving them the potential to be redesigned in a variety of ways. Many homeowners like the idea of having a place where they can entertain their friends beyond their living room and or maybe need a place for the kids to play when the weather is bad outside or maybe you need a quest bedroom or in-law space. Just maybe you can't stand that teenagers room on the same floor as you any longer. Who knows what you need but I've seen it all and I have done things you wouldn't believe I've been asked to do.