You can always find a place where you live in the top and rent out the basement that has a separate kitchen, etc.

If we're talking a primary residence, I prefer carpeting everywhere except kitchens, bathrooms, laundry, and dining areas.

An additional bedroom added downstairs and created an open floor plan for the basement and kitchen area.- Renovated by Titus Investments

Long story short I do not have a basement but the kitchen I am remodeling is over sized so I plan to install laundry in there.I just started the search for new machines and am debating on the type.

For instance, adding laminate floors, updating the kitchen etc.

I did a lot of work to the house, added new flooring, new kitchen cabinets, landscape work, painted the house, and other small cosmetic repairs throughout the house.

The kitchen is ripped apart and there is no sheetrock on the bottom half of the kitchen because thats where the dogs seemed to have peed for the past few years. 

I replaced the carpet, full kitchen remodel, whole house paint and slight bathroom updates. 90% of it was sweat equity.

This is a one story, open living at its finest with brand new kitchen featuring soft close shaker cabinets, quartz counters, classic subway tiled backsplash, SS appliances and pantry.

I also had good luck with a Labor Day sale at Lowes for a full kitchen set and the people in Florence were great.