Jeanne, I will be working in the basement where there is a sink and a toilet. lol! Gotta have a potty close by! I want to put my old microwave down there and a little fridge so I can practically live down there. Right now I'm waiting for my DH to finish fiddling with the electricity to the garage. The pipe that connects the wires to the garage is in my storage room where I want to put all my craft supplies. Now that the basement has been painted and the moldy drywall taken out, it doesn't bother me any more. I could take pictures with my phone but I'm not sure where the plug-in is to hook it up to my computer. If I were electronically savvy, I could probably send pictures from my phone to my email. Once I do find my camera, I will take pictures of my great finds.

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I would not put the TV in the corner by the staircase/french doors - just would look like it was just hanging there and it's not very conducive to a furniture layout without blocking your walkway area. I'd put a built in bookcase unit on the wall where you have the ladder in the one photo. That short wall across from the kitchen. It's really the only wall that you have that makes sense to me for the TV. Plus you can watch it from the kitchen area too. If you really want to do the fireplace, I'd probably mount the TV over top, or do a built in around the fireplace that has a corner cabinet for the TV in the corner by your front window. I like your couch with its back to the kitchen how you have it. Makes the FR area more cozy and gives some separateness to the space. Plus you have a really nice open area in front of the french doors. I'd put a couple of small chairs in the corner by the staircase and french door.

Look for a camera with optical zoom not digital zoom. Try out the camera if you can at the camera store. those cameras you are looking at, like the point and shoots or JPB's have a limited capacity to do close up or macro work. I purchased the Canon S2IS and was disappointed to find I need to spend another $300. for accessories to get the kind of pictures Im use to from my 35mm SLR Minolta, which I bought with the telephoto and macro lenses.