When we bought our empty-nester home 5+ years ago, I quickly claimed the finished basement. One room is the laundry room, one is for my work surfaces, sewing machine, fabric stash, and wrapping cupboard, and the third is a little kitchenette area with a sink and micro. My 2-year-old grandson Hayden loves to go downstairs with Nama. I can start something and not get back to it for weeks, or I can spend an entire weekend downstairs, with no recriminations or guilt either way. It's a wonderful thing!