Wednesday 24 October 2007

Ta-daaaaaa!


I've been promising forever that I'll post photos of my new studio once I get it finished and organised. I think my last promise was quite a while ago.

Well, I've realised this is as organised as I'm going to get in the foreseeable future, so here's the guided tour!

First, a reminder of what it looked like when we moved in (on a much sunnier day, as you can see):


And the photo at the top of this post shows what it looks like from the doorway now – mainly my work desk and some storage shelves, and the edge of the block-printing table around the corner. This (below) is the trimming and packing table, which Nathan's dad made at a nice standing height so I don't have to lean awkwardly over to do all that fiddly stuff anymore.


In fact, Nathan's dad is responsible for this entire room. Seriously. He made both the tables, he painted the walls (you do not know how long it takes to tape and undercoat and paint a room with this many angles – it's insane). He mounted the wall shelves. He assembled the floor shelves. He put up the clear memo board and the white noticeboard and he made every single thing fit perfectly. And did I mention he drove down from Dallas to do all this? The man is a saint.


There's even this little corner for when Berry wants to join me (see above... she was working on a sticker-collage that day), with a play mat and amazing hand-stitched cushions from my sister in South Africa. The areas you can't see are the extra shelves by my desk, and the huge and excellent store room full of shelves (to the left of my desk) where all the endless boxes of blank stock and coloured envelopes live.


This place makes me happy every single day.

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25 comments:

  1. Wow, I am completely jealous! And I HAVE been waiting to see this! To have so much room and to be able to spread out and organize must be the best thing. I can't even imagine. Well, I can ONLY imagine. :)
    Good for you - it looks wonderful.

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  2. Beautiful! He is truly a saint!

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  3. What a great studio! I am so jealous ;)

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  4. What a fantastic room and father-in-law!

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  5. Wow, your studio is gorgeous! It looks like a feature in Apartment therapy. I love it!

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  6. 'this place makes me happy...'

    it makes me happy, too. it's so lovely. i want one.

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  7. It's beautiful! I love all the windows! *happy sigh* : )

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  8. I can see why it makes you happy! So light & serene & so much ROOM! I'm SO jealous! Congrats on getting your studio looking so beautiful.

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  9. Your space is so beautiful and organized! I love the light!

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  10. You lucky girl, that's beautiful! I love the little corner for Berry especially, what wonderful father-in-law.

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  11. I have to jump on the 'jealous' bandwagon. ; )

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  12. That's beautiful, and it looks like it has great light with all those windows.

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  13. You are living my dream! I have the studio but it doesn't look like that.

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  14. it turned out really nice!!! your FIL sounds like a wonderful man, you're very lucky =o) Enjoy your happy room =o)

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  15. You are so organized. I love what you have created. Seems like a very peaceful place to work.
    http://bagitup4me-neko.blogspot.com/

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  16. GORGEOUS. and immaculate. i must go tidy the jeweled bits from all over my living room ;)

    you GO helen!!

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  17. I have to agree with the "jealous" comments! Wow. I would LOVE to have that much studio space. Lovely.

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  18. Wow! Your studio looks like it could come right out of a magazine! I'm dreaming of a room like this one day. ^_^

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  19. I love this studio!! I'm so jealous!! Someday...someday...

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  20. i see you have lots of room up there, mind if i move in? okay!

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  21. i see you have lots of room up there, mind if i move in? okay!

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  22. i think i left you a comment 90 times. sorry!

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  23. WOW, your studio is gorgeous! Congrats on such a lovely space.

    Smiles,
    Wendy
    www.SweetMeDesigns.etsy.com

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