I have a sewing room in the basement .. it has been fabulous this summer so wonderfully cool down there... .and my big fluffy buddy loves the coolness . My guest room stays in tact , no scrambling to find places for stuff when company comes.
I am really glad I made the decision to put it down there , I had lots of lights and tons of outlets. I can set up extra tables when I have a few big projects going on , and no one knows what all is down there. In fact this summer when it just got so hot and I was not looking forward to a really high elelctric bill I slept a few nights there.. it was cooler than I would have ever run my A/C.