We have already broken ground on our new home on a family farm. Basement walls have been poured and it is time to rough-in the plumbing and we are a bit stressed! We are a family of five and we have family and friends stay with us quite a bit, so we wasn't the basement space to be very livable. The walk-in is on the north, and the only window. Couldn't get any others due to concrete porches. We aren't totally sure how we will use the basement. The kitchen will be used for canning, freezer for beef, we want easy access to the bathroom from outside and from the bedrooms (hence the 2 door bathroom that I am not quite sure about...) we may have a play area for the boys, but that can be worked in to either plan. There is a support wall down the middle and it might be helpful to make the north end of it a post so we can make the most of the area with windows, but I am not sure HOW we would use that space we gain. I don't want it to feel too much like a church basement.

Which one do you like better? Any improvements we could make?

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