Wow - I LOVE it! Thank you for the inspiration. Right now, our basement is full of "stuff" from MIL's home, DD who is in college, the usual coolers & folding tables... But your pictures are truly something that might be achievable in the next year or two. I'll never have a room dedicated to my craft things - DH made one DD's room over into a t.v./game room, which means the other DD's room will be a guest room when she is out of college & gets settled. But the huge oil tank is coming out of the basement & shelves are going up during the coming summer, and then...
I've always dismissed the basement as dark and gloomy - there's only one tiny little window that is near the ceiling on one end - but you've made yours bright and airy. I can't thank you enough for showing me the possibilities, and am so very glad you decided to post those pictures.
Now I have to figure out how to bookmark in the "new" format!