[jyl]

Basement is indeed unfinished, but warm and livable - her photo studio, wife's art studio, laundry, mini home gym, are all down there.

I was thinking that cleaning all surfaces, caulking cracks, then painting the studs and sheathing and underside of stairs, everything (which I need to do anyway, to make it black) would serve as dust control? Idea being, a painted stud would be as dust free as a drywalled stud?

Floor will be painted concrete with a rubber mat.

Enlarger table will be heavy wood construction, bolted into the studs.

Drying racks, keep them high - got it.

Hanging the door tonight.