On 2006-01-31, Bob G wrote:

Mine home is like that...I just can not sell the house as a 5
bedroom home.. my wife loves to sew so we have 2 sewing rooms
downstarirs none of which have a sewing machine...

My understanding is that any room with a closet and a door that
separates it from the rest of the house is considered a bedroom for
egress requirements. Also, I believe that some jurisdictions require
a secondary egress route from any finished basement, with or without
bedrooms. That is, a basement with no bedrooms would require one
secondary egress, located anywhere in the basement; a basement with
bedrooms would require one secondary egress in each bedroom.

So to the OP, check with the local jurisdiction about egress
requirements.

Cheers, Wayne