Given the constraints I had, it was necessary to build the darkroom at the bottom of the stairs. This means that anything large being brought into the basement, like a new washer or film freezer must go through the darkroom to get where it needs to be. As a result, I have to move things out of the way to facilitate this, and the darkroom was designed with that in mind. Also, I do some shooting in the basement, and use the darkroom as a changing room. There's a mirror and makeup lights over the counter area. I realize this isn't ideal, but it was the only way I could make everything work without tearing out walls, moving the furnace, etc. I've shot 10 sessions with the new setup, and have had NO dust problems, so it's working ok.
Not pictured, but shown in the new layout, is the film dryer. It's a Rubbermaid clothes storage rack that's covered with some sort of breathable material. I use the original bar for hanging roll film and added a 1/4" aluminum rod for hanging sheet film. It'll hold 20 sheets of 4x5 and 20 rolls at the same time in case I get REAL ambitious. it's not tall enough for 35mm, so i cut them in half to hang them. I have a dehumidifier in the basement that keeps the humidity at 35%-40%, so film dries in about 3 hours.
Rather than thumbnails, I've just used words to describe the pictures.
The pictures start with the entrance and go in a clockwise direction around the darkroom.
You can take the tour, or look at individual pictures