Studio Makeover

Well, since Tari aired her dirty studio on the ABS this weekend, I thought I'd share some of my real world studio pics. While I'm a create-in-the-clutter kind of girl myself, I find that I need order and mental space to work productively on my book.  So for the last 3 days we have been working like little pups trying to get this room cleaned out, organized and add in some new elements. It helps that my mom is on her way this week and that was a nice deadline.

I work horizontal, with everything spread out and piled around me, while only working in a very small space.  This system is not very effecient and more out of habit than anything else. My bead table was a similar monster. I worked on a bead board and the rest of the 4" table was just piles and a mess.

After talking with a good friend about studio spaces and work habits, she suggested I get a peg board and store things vertical, still out in the open and visible but leaving me with more table space to work on.  The other idea I had for the space after my last studio overhaul was to create an island with shelves underneath.  And hey, that's just what we did!

So here is a sneak peak.  I'm still trying to decide if I can live with this bright and funky green.  The walls are a very washed out teal and I thought the green would bring in some energy, but I think it just gives me a headache. I may paint it teal.  But the jury is still out on that one.  It's a little more of a yellow-olive green, the color in the photo is brighter than it acutally is.  But moving on, look there is my island!  We used two small shelves underneath and a salvaged office work surface. 

Okay, you will have to come back tomorrow to see more photos.  It looks so different now.  All the tools are on the peg board.  We installed a shelf under the board for more storage.  We put in a window seat/bench/bookshelf dealy in front of the two large windows.  And hey, it's clean now!