Space Planning

Look up and down and all around.  Have you found space for all of your needs?  If you are going to purchase any shelving or desks or containers for your studio, consider items that have multiple function or additional storage.   But where are you going to put all this stuff?   Don’t have room?  Space too small?  Of course you have already decided what it is that you need to have close by at arms length for you to function efficiently.  Now you are going to look at unlikely spaces. 

   


 

Landings on stairs and between hallways usually have enough room for a small or narrow, tall bookcase or side table.  All kinds of cabinets, from armoires to custom built designs that make good use of any odd corners are perfect for supplies that you will not need today.   Consider this area for your treasured coffee table books.  It’s safe, out of the way, and you can rotate the books you want on display.  I know what you have is really cool stuff and we like to see it all the time, but if we don’t have that luxury, rotating is a good thing.   Store extras in attractive baskets or boxes. 

The space above a doorway is available for a shelf and books or items that are in attractive containers.  Also frame the doorway from floor to ceiling with books for a mini-library and save your floor space for your desk.

If you have some room but not enough for a large desk and shelving and you’d rather have the larger desk, consider the large desk with narrow tables.  They provide ideal storage underneath as well.  

  

Large desk with storage underneath

Small, bright, airy, contemporary

  





 

The creative use of boxes for shelves is an

effective way to personalize and create your own shelves and configuration to suit your own needs.














Are you excited about your new space with all these choices?  Get it set up over the weekend because next week we will be talking about setting up a quick search system for your filing, we'll move to my favorite - books, and then we will finish off with accessorizing in a few  weeks.  We're almost there.  I hope you have been taken photos of your progress and will be willing to share.

Quote:

            "The artist is nothing without the gift, but the gift is nothing without work."
                                                            -Emile Zola-

Meet me here Monday.