Studio Tour

It has been almost a year since we finished my studio since moving and I thought it would be fun to show you the transformation of where I create! Art is such a messy practice, I really feel fortunate to have been able to create in our home and then walk away and close the door on the mess. In our old home, it was an unfinished area of the basement. I had a corner set up to create in and the rest of the area was boxes of storage and our deep freezer.

This is the only photo I can find of my old studio space, I didn’t photograph it much because it was not “Instagram worthy”.

We moved to our current house in Dec of 2018 with the intentions of making the smaller 3rd garage off the basement into a finished studio space. And like a lot of home projects, it got pushed to the back burner. We did at least get the walls painted white pretty quickly, but that’s as far as it got for a year and a half.

It is heated/cooled and it has one window which helps, but still tended to be a bit dark.

What’s not shown in these before pictures is that about half the garage was used…….well as a garage. I was sharing the space with 2 kayaks and pool equipment.

We finally put in a pulley system to hang the kayaks from the ceiling in our main garage and outdoor storage for pool stuff. Clearing it out was all the motivation I needed to get to work making this a proper studio!

We painted/sealed the cement floors, swapped out the garage door for one with 3 rows of panels for more light, added some fluorescent lighting, a spot for a sink and dolled up the workspace.

We moved my 6’ desk by the door to take advantage of the light, which has been great not only for working but for more process videos and tutorial recordings.

The royal blue chair with nailhead trim is definitely one of my favorite spots (and I keep finding a toddler trying to take it over )

Moving the desk opened up this wall for hanging/photographing art and a table for varnishing and packaging. I also love that this perfect yellow chair I inherited from my Grandma found a spot in this staging area.

I have plans of adding a decorative shelf or faux fireplace, complete with viney plants on the wall next to the chair for photographing art, but have not yet committed to that aesthetic.

Running water will save so many trips upstairs to the laundry room sink! (When the plumber finally gets here. 😁)

I was even able to host a small paint party in my finished studio! I’ve also had a few local people stop by to view art in person and discuss commissions. It’s so great being able to share my space.

I feel pretty fortunate to have a dedicated space that I can close off from the rest of the house, and the light in this space compared to my previous working spaces is amazing. :)