Showing posts with label studio space. Show all posts
Showing posts with label studio space. Show all posts

Tuesday, December 17, 2013

We Bought a Fixer: Studio Renovation



Hi there. How are you?

As long time readers know, we bought a "fixer-upper" home in December of 2012. We've renovated the entire main floor and now have moved on to our basement.

Matt has been itching to make art again, so right before Thanksgiving, we started working on our new studio. 


The space we've decided to use as our studio was actually two connected rooms. It was kind of a bedroom and den thing. The first thing we did was tear out the wall between the two rooms. Now we've got a large "L" shaped space. Sorry, I don't have a good shot of the layout yet.




Matt installed lots of pot lights and track lighting to brighten up the space.


We spent this past weekend painting. It's amazing what a coat of white paint can do to a space! I love how the exposed beam pops against the white.


We're installing interlocking foam tiles on the floor. It feels good under foot, was a breeze to lay down and was very reasonably priced. 



Matt couldn't help but inject a little bit of color and personality in the space right away.  He gave the vent a coat of spray paint before re-installing it. Love it!


Matt is now working on building a large work table and some more built-in storage. It's really going to be a great space for both of us to work in. Can't wait until it's finished!

As we are traveling for the holidays, this will probably be my last post for the year. Wishing you and yours all the best! Ta-Ta!

P.S. I'll be sending out a special holiday gift to everyone on my e-mail list later this week. Sign up here if you'd like to be included. Thanks!

Saturday, April 20, 2013

A Visitor in the Studio


Well hi there! Happy Saturday to you.
Our house was a little fuller this week, as we had Jack in town for his spring break. 

 I can't ever get him to pose for a picture, so this is the best I got of him all week! 

We spent Wednesday working together in the "capsule" (my tiny studio.)

 Jack worked on a Flash animation.

  I worked on a Dala horse for Matt. 
He's been asking me for a year to make him one. Sorry it took so long Matty! 

We peacefully coexisted in these tight quarters all afternoon. 
Here are the end results. Enjoy! 

Tuesday, April 20, 2010

Love at first sight.


My new IMac arrived this weekend! It is a thing of beauty and wonder. There are so many things I can do with it that I couldn't do with that old PC of mine!

What's missing from this picture? No wires! I got the wireless mouse and keyboard. It makes my whole desk look so much better. My only complaint about this set up is that the new tiny keyboard does not have the number pad on the right and I do miss this feature.

Since my desk looked so fresh and clean, I decided that the whole studio needed to be cleaned up.

Even the pile of stuff that usually collects on the bed was put away. I don't know how long this room will last in its present state. Creativity is messy! (At least it is for me.)

Have a good week friends.