It took a while for the workshop to get to its current state. We paid the home builder to frame/drywall/paint the perimeter, and then SWMBO and I did the rest. Starting with the floor (12"x12" peel'n'stick vinyl tile), baseboard and window casings, and eventually a 38" door, much better lighting, lots of shelving, etc.

Here is a pic showing the space just before we moved in, and another showing what it looked like for most of the first year. Kinda like playing one of those little maze shuffle games.. move some boxes to make space to move some other stuff to make space to assemble a machine to make shelves.. etc.

It was quite simply amazing to see the contents of our old 388 sq.ft. workshop expand on arrival to fill a 2000 sq.ft basement! That's what lack of shelving does for things. The new shop is just under 800 sq.ft, about double the size of a small 2-car garage.