By Betsy of
Stonehouse Studio![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmoqfUdsFKelqr3jwrA8uVMY5JBLjuyRAzWwA6f84IjcNL2p4qbdeLzPId9c7xRGYx0kt4EYeEnZ3h1tK-W-N1LcBkLNcn6uNhcnO4Jmmwy9DrujfSAUTUzOFybe9H7_LnWv41ALDyS6w/s400/Saturday2.jpg)
When I left my corporate job to be a studio artist a couple of years ago, I just threw a studio together. It was functional, but pretty ugly. And just kept getting uglier and uglier as I added plastic drawer things, boxes and general junk.
My Xmas present to myself was new studio furniture. Between Ikea and a propitious trash find, I now have exactly what I need for an awesome studio. It took me a couple of days to put it together (it takes a while to translate those Swedish pictures), but the effort was well worth it!
I left my studio layout the same, because it works well for me. I have four stations: a polymer worktable, a metalwork area, a jewelry assembly and finish area and an office workspace. Oh, the joy of not having to clear my polymer table to set up my metal stuff!
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What about that lucky trash find? Well, it's my new metalsmithing table. I found it not more than 20 feet from my front door - it's a wood kitchen island that a neighbor left out with the trash. The funny thing is that I found it the day after I finished setting up my furniture. Karma.
I took some close-ups, too - of my polymer tools, color chart and color scales, my comfy chair(a must in every studio!) and a bunch of my new Maya line of earrings ready to be packaged.
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Why am I making such a production about an attractive studio? First, because a nice environment makes my work better. And second, because I live in a 1865 Boston rowhouse and my studio is connected to my living room!
How fantastic, Betsy! I have dreams of doing the same thing someday. My studio is our sunroom off the living room and the plastic drawers are a bit of an eye sore :) Great job!
ReplyDeleteWow, looks great!
ReplyDeleteOHH love it!!! I'm going to clean my studio now.
ReplyDeleteYou must love to go to work now!
ReplyDeleteWell done!
looks amazing! wish i could keep my studios that neat!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great job you did with your studio Betsy! Very inspiring to me!
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