Yuck, not the basement, unless you can see the birds, know if it is raining, and in general keep an eye on the world. I have two bedrooms and a library available, upstairs, I am not good with stairs. My quilting room is everywhere on the lower floor or it seems with the open floor plan. I have an expert badge in fabric hiding, but don't look in the entrance way coat closet, the pantry, or bottom of the china cabinet, etc. I sew in the great room in front of the big windows overlooking the national forest.