ARt Studio Update

We've got the windows in and just waiting for trim work now. See the progression here. I'm so thrilled with them and what a difference the light makes in this basement studio. I had natural light from a door to the greenhouse but this is even better. Check out my glorious view of my pond and lake. Can you imagine my great big smile about now? I can't wait to finish and get my stuff down there and start painting. Still need to do the floors though. For now they will just be cleaned and sealed. Probably for the best, that way I can be wild and crazy with the paint!


It took a trip to town, lunch at Taco John's and the cost of a new tool for my hubby (a big hammer drill) but we got them in. Just me and him, I kept telling him you get what you pay for in the help department (me)... haha At least he didn't make me use the sledge hammer. I probably would've, but I'd be paying for it today.

first hole

nice view, huh?

window in

how it looks from the outside

door to greenhouse, see how the window ties in

ready for more demo! he knocks 'em down, I pick 'em up

Next window please

it's dark, but they are in!

next morning, a little outside trim work

need some stain or paint but they are in!!!

All this studio business is coming to a halt for a short time though. We picked beans this evening so that means the ol' canner is coming out in the morning. Hope I've got lids. Oh and I picked my first tomatoes today!! Yippee!

New ARt Studio soon!

My art studio is getting a bigger and better spot. Plans have been in the works for some time now and some progress has finally been made. I'm moving my studio to our basement. Now as dank and depressing as this may sound, it's not too bad in my case. While part of our basement is dark and dank, my part is under the newest part of the house and already has a door with glass in it and we've just freshly painted the walls. They're concrete block walls, but at least I don't have to worry about splashing paint on them!

The door with the glass in it is to my greenhouse and the hubs has bought me 2 large windows to face my new pond (that still isn't quite finished) so my studio will have a great view of the pond, lake and woods. I'm so excited I can't hardly stand it. I can't wait! I wish you could see it, well at least the vision I have in my head for it. I'll have my plants around me all seasons and around for inspiration in the studio.

I need to come up with a snazzy name for it. So I thought I'd ask all my online friends what kind of creative names you can come up with. Any ideas? I was thinking something to do with gardens and art since my greenhouse will open to my art studio. I've been thinking about it for a while and haven't come up with any good names that didn't sound like all I did was garden design or paint just gardens. Names like "Garden Studio" "Greenhouse Art Studio" "Jaime's Art Garden Studio" nah... none of them work. Should I just keep ArtsyFartsyMe? I'd love to hear your thoughts.

Here's some pictures of the mess.

before - the stuff has been moved around a bit, I didn't live with it quite this messy!

the future window wall - see the red lines, those will be windows

bye bye sickly pink walls

clean slate of the other side

My greenhouse - also a new entrance to my future art studio - mess will be cleaned up ;)
Oh, I also can access my studio from inside the house if you're wondering

In the greenhouse and viewing into the future art studio

Here is the outside of the soon to be window wall

If you've created your studio lately (or not) and found some must have's or wish'd I would have's I'd like to hear about them. Also, I need some better lighting. Does anyone have any great lighting ideas? The windows while producing light are under our deck which is facing west.

Thanks for looking and I'd love to hear some of your studio names or ideas.