Cakesly, Go in on one day and spray EVERYTHING with Fabric softner mixed in water. Floors, ceilings, everything. Then wait till the next day so it is good and dry, scrub them down with a sponge mop and you should be rid of all those smoke odor. Don't ask me how I know this works, I promise, it wasn't me, but I had to do it. Its not an extra step, but a life saver

A whole house, that is a dream come true. Green with envy. Congats. to you.

Thank you, one more thing to try.

I know it is alot of work but if we could come and help we would be there in a heartbeat. congrats on your new craft house.

Wow! How cool is that? A whole house for your studio! Getting organized in that amount of space should be easy! Congrats & have fun!

You shouldn't have any trouble with the fabric unless it gets too much moisture and molds, but your serger and machine will definitely not do well with a Swamp cooler, just too much moisture, ask me how I know. The can rust and really mess up. I woul invest in a window refg. air. Lucky you, how large is the house you just bouight? What a fantastic idea, your own quilting craft house, not just a small room but a whole house. Have lots of fun. Just think you can decorate it completely with things you make while there. Are you going to use natural gas or propane in the deerborn? Natural gas will eventually turn blue fabric to a purple like color and purple to a blue. If you keep the fabric under cover this can still happen. Propane will make things eventually on walls, and other objects become gummy when dirt collects on the residue, but I have no idea what propane will do to fabric. I would just make sure that I had all fabric in a plastic container.

You were lucky to be able to buy the house next door. Rentals can be a real pain. The only suggestion that I have is to consider a humidifier. Of course, this depends on the type of air conditioner that you use.

Wow a whole small house dedicated to quilting.

I think the gas heat will affect the fabric over time. I would use Kilz as a primer when I paint. Nothing should bleed thru that. Lucky you. Lets see before & after pics.

I read every word on every page of this post. It's a fascinating read. I can see that you have a monumental job of getting this house to a point where you can say "Ahhhhhhhhhhhhh!" and can get back to sewing. The real prize winning factor, in my mind, is that you will not have any more renters (weird or otherwise) living only a few yards away. That alone makes it all worthwhile!