Phase 2 of The House Behind The Trees ~ The downstairs #TeelsBuildaHouse

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So we are starting the downstairs ... I HATE to say basement because we had a basement in our old home, where you opened a door and went down stairs separated from anything else. It was a finished basement complete with a bedroom, craft room, family/game room and we spent a lot of time there ~ our oldest son moved down there in jr high and stayed through high school ... until we finished the master suite in the attic then he moved back up to the bedroom floor with his brother and sister.  So here our downstairs is open to the rest of the house, you can see through to the outside from the top of the stairs going down because we have a wall of windows down there as well.  We really didn't plan to have a kiddo down there but since we are having to do a switch-a-roo with rooms (I'll explain later) he is moving home soon and will be downstairs. Anyhoo, our downstairs will house our main family room, our middle sons room, a full bath and kitchenette.  I thought it would be fun ...
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Living Small in Town While We Build in the Country

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For 20 years we called this big brick beauty home.  With our master suite in the attic and me having moderate to severe arthritis in my knees, back, hands and feet, keeping up with 4000 sq ft was becoming a challenge.  We also had 5 bedrooms and only 1 kiddo left at home.  We made the sad sad decision to sell her and build a small home on our 5 acre lot.  She sold the same day we listed it and thats all she wrote.  
We owned this little white home and rented it out.  Our renters bought a house and moved out just as we were needing a place to live while we build.  God's timing truly is perfect!  We were very nervous about going from 4000 sq ft to 1000 sq ft but it's been great!  In fact, I’m really starting to like this much smaller home living! It’s so much easier to clean, my OCD organized self loves the nesting/decor challenge and best of all there are no stairs!!! 

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