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It is too dark Basement, attic & utility

A dark room is not a fault to be corrected. It is a condition, and the only wrong answer is to argue with it in pale paint.

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Narrowed to Basement, attic & utility. Widen it back out

Same problem, one room at a time. Every one of these is a URL you can keep.

6 pieces Kitchen 21 pieces Living room 7 pieces Bedroom 2 pieces Bathroom 5 pieces Dining room 6 pieces Entry & hallway 5 pieces Workspace 1 piece Basement, attic & utility 7 pieces Outside 12 pieces The whole house
A velvet armchair and brass floor lamp positioned away from the exterior basement wall.

Awkward Spaces

The Basement Problem Is Not the Damp. It Is the Seven Feet.

Habitable rooms want about seven feet of ceiling, and a basement usually starts with barely more than that. Four ordinary decisions — a dropped ceiling, a subfloor, a pad, a fixture — will spend the difference before anyone notices.

What is wrong with it

Not sure which of these it is? Say it in your own words instead, or read the room properly and let it tell you which one is doing the most damage.