Workspace Inspiration

First off, thanks to everyone who stopped by and shared my enthusiasm about setting up a studio. It's so nice to hear that other people get as excited about this stuff as I do!  :)

I've been doing a bit of research for how I want to set up my studio and what I ultimately want it to look like. As promised, I'm sharing a bit of inspiration with you today (and possibly more to come, depending on how long it takes to actually get the space up and running...we'll see).

I love the way this room flows, with a workstation island centrally placed and tons of storage all around.

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If I could get my hands on a cabinet like this, there would be no end to the organizing I could do!

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Ah, I love love love the style of this room! The colors are so pretty and classy!

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I would love to paint a few chairs and create decorations for the shelves to brighten up the room like they did here:

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I have this really cute dresser that I snagged for 5 bucks at a garage sale this summer, and I'm definitely planning on creating some nifty, organized drawers like this.

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I won't be able to create a custom chandelier for my craft studio, but it's so pretty I just had to include it!

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I love the idea of painting a cabinet for pretty storage spaces! I'll have to look into some cute stamps as embellishments  ;)

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I hope you all enjoyed this bit of inspiration and please be sure to send me any links you may have for more ideas! I'm sure it will be awhile before I get my studio fully decorated, so any pictures you can share to keep me motivated would be most appreciated ;)

Now I'm off to get our apartment ready for my boyfriend's mom, who is visiting from California!!

Studio on the Horizon!

Yesterday while my boyfriend and I were driving home from New Paltz after dropping off some candles and then gorging ourselves on Indian food, I was talking (yet again) about how I would LOVE to have a room that I could dedicate as my studio for making candles. I'm one of those people that is so easily affected by my environment and I also love to be super organized, so working out of our tiny apartment has been a challenge.

Then my boyfriend mentioned that there's an extra room in the main house of the building we rent from.I'm not sure why neither of us ever thought of this before, but it would be perfect for a studio! No one ever uses this extra room, it's practically right outside my front door, and our landlord is so cool about us using the space.

I was so excited about the prospect of having my own workspace that we went and took a look at the room as soon as we got home. Right now it's a mess because it's full of random things people have been storing, but I'm sure with one whirlwind weekend of cleaning and organizing, I can get it in tip-top shape.

Ah, I am so unbelievably psyched! I can't wait to: 1. clean it  2. organize it  3. decorate it and FINALLY  4. work in it. I'm hoping I can get started on it next week, so I'll be sure to keep you all updated! I'll also be researching some inspiration for decorating and will be posting those soon too. Yaaay!