Friday, February 28, 2014

My Sexy Studio Space...

This is my entry for the Clean-up, Fix-up Challenge Blog Hop sponsored by Sharyl's Jewelry. I made it! Woo!

I didn't get everything done that I outlined in my previous post, but I made some pretty amazing progress after spending all of this morning fretting over when the UPS guy would arrive with the storage bins I ordered. They say the last minute is the best...right? Let's take a tour!

Remember my really gross closet? Now it's home to almost all of my art supplies, my photography equipment and the books that I'm not putting on the shelf in the living room because there's naughty pictures in them. *gasp of horror*

I'm pretty jazzed about how the big black wire shelf of doom turned out. This is where I spent money, and it was worth it. I now have a happy home for all of my shipping, sewing and tool-related stuff!

I'm also thrilled with this part of the room. I think I'll celebrate by starting a massive sewing project later.  :) I didn't get a chance to raise the table yet, but I have all of the parts to do it!
 

The fancy-pants gold silk curtains came with me when I moved. I have red ones, too. They were a steal at $1.80 a panel, and they're probably the best bargain I have ever scored in my life. I love how they warm up the room. I will probably be buried with them, I'm that smitten...
 
Here's the before shot of the bead table in all of it's sloppy glory...

And here's the after! I cleaned a bunch of stuff up, put things away and amazingly, found a table under there!

A few months ago, I scored a massive vintage lot of 700something unused vintage guitar strings on eBay that have been underfoot, driving me batty. I conquered them with plastic storage tubs that are tall enough to keep the strings in their original envelopes. There's useful information on that envelope! :)


I've let my hoard get away from me. My day job is really busy during the summer/fall, then we went on vacation for about half of December, then I had the plague for what seemed like an eternity. That's a long time to not put things away! I have a nasty habit of buying all kinds of really awesome stuff, and then forget what's there when I find another fantastic deal. It's gotten a bit out of hand.

When it comes to storage, I use every clear container I can find. I need to be able to SEE EVERYTHING! 

I've got some stuff in Talenti gelato containers. I love their shape. Perhaps two pints of turquoise might be a little excessive. Then again, so might one pint of copal, or ammonite. Everyone's got their guilty pleasures. :) Mine might be too much gelato...or too many beads...or...
I even used something I'm not fond of -- those darned divided boxes -- to corral my pearls and artisan-made bits and other funky baubles that keep getting lost in the shuffle.
 I guess they're okay for bigger stuff, but trying to scoop anything small out of them is infuriating, so I kept them out of my life. These particular boxes were already here. Free is good!

And that's all I've got! Thanks for sticking with me!

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Go visit all of the other prettied-up spaces in this blog hop! :)

Host: Sharyl McMillian-Nelson … http://sharylsjewelry.blogspot.com

Donna Millard http://fyrebeadz.blogspot.com/

Beda Hendrix ... https://www.facebook.com/SasijuhlsThings

Ann Schroeder… http://www.beadlove.wordpress.com

Pamela Rachellehttp://crazycreativecorner.blogspot.com

Kristin L Oppoldhttp://www.yayjewelry.blogspot.com

Heidi Kingman ... http://heidikingman.blogspot.com

Andi ... http://strungoutjewelry.blogspot.com/

Patricia Buchanan Click “Blog” on the menu bar at http://www.braceletstoo.artfire.com

Helen Simonhttp://helensharvest.com/

Kashmirahttp://sadafulee.blogspot.com/

somethingunique ... http://somethinguniquebylana.blogspot.ca/

Renetha ... http://lamplightcrafts.blogspot.com

Kathy Lindemer ... http://bay-moon-design.blogspot.com

Swapna Dineshhttp://www.swardaa.comLinda Landig ... http://lindalandig.wordpress.com/

Ann Schroeder ... http://www.beadlove.wordpress.com/

Beti Horvath ... http://stringingfool.blogspot.com/

Sam S ... http://samsbeadshopandjewelry.blogspot.com/

Christina Miles ... http://wingsnscales.blogspot.com/

Islandgirl ... http://islandgirlsinsights.blogspot.ca/

macmillanmarie ... http://www.macmillanmarie.blogspot.com

Emma Toddhttp://www.apolymerpenchant.com

Neena Shilvock
http://www.capriliciousjewellery.com/3/post/2014/02/neither-ship-shape-nor-bristol-fashion.html

Dee Clarkhttp://biz-e-bead.blogspot.com/

motidana ... http://kalaabhushan.blogspot.com/

Here Bead Dragons ... http://beaddragons.blogspot.com/

Carol D. ... http://dillmansdallies.blogspot.com/

Pam Sears ... http://crazycreativecorner.blogspot.com/

Nan Smith ... http://wirednan.blogspot.ca

AliMc ... http://northwoodscreativestudio.blogspot.com

Kari Asbury ... http://hippiechickdesign.blogspot.com

Shirley Moore ... http://www.beadsandbread.blogspot.com

PyxeeStyx ... http://travelingsideshow.blogspot.com/

Jayne Cappshttps://mamasgottodoodle.blogspot.com

Louann Elwell ... https://plus.google.com/117746558861718110652/posts

Rain ... http://honeyandollie.com/

Lori Bergmann ... http://www.LoriBergmann.blogspot.com

Helen Simon… http://helensharvest.blogspot.com/

Arlene Dean ... http://aglassbash.blogspot.com

Sandra... http://city-of-brass-stories.blogspot.de/

Alicia ... http://www.allprettythings.ca

Natalie Pappas ... http://blog.nkpdesigns.com

Mike Flint ... https://www.facebook.com/bagomag

10 comments:

  1. WhooHoo! That was a lot of work. I love the clear containers where you can see everything, too. (My tin boxes have clear plexi windows in the lids.) And I don't love those divider boxes either. I gave a bunch of them to my kids when I reorganized this time. They are apparently awesome for Legos and Littlest Pet Shops!
    Love your curtains, too -- and all those lovely plants!

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  2. Big black wire shelf of doom - haha! Your space looks great! Gelato containers...hmmm...I'm getting some great tips. Also, a side benefit of this hop is getting to see other people's great beads as well!

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  3. Awesome, Andi! I confess that when I saw your last entry, I thought your "before" photos were "after" photos! But now, your room is even more terrific, organized, and inspirational! Love your new shelving, all your glass storage, your silk curtains around that great window, and more! Thanks for all the effort you put into this great redo and sharing with us! --Sharyl

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  4. 700 guitar strings - wow. Really enjoyed the before and after pictures. What a great job you did. What a fun blog this is.
    ~cryssT

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  5. LOVE your newly organized space! And I feel we are kindred spirits, as my motto has also always been that one can never have too much gelato or great "finds" to store away for when your Muse will call to them! :-D

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  6. high fives!! You really got down to work and did quite the transformation of this space. If I ever scored curtains like that kind of deal I would similarly be buried with them. The red bins really do set off that wall. I was noticing in Heidi's space what a wonderful use of open versus closed storage and you seemed to have struck that balance great too. Well done.

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  7. I hate to say this but by my standards your studio was immaculate before you even started to clean up! I wish mine was half as neat!

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  8. Your space looks delightful now. I'm especially impressed with how you transformed your black shelves of dome and your desk/curtains. Great job!

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  9. What a lovely space ! The area that overlooks the window with those plants really looks great . And your use of gelato jars is fantastic I think I would be admiring my goodies all the time which such a mouth watering display !

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  10. Andi you did a marvelous job of cleaning and organizing your studio space. Kudos to you. I am really enjoying getting to peak into the creative space that others have.

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