i've been talking about my studio space for over a year now... {see this post}... it's such a neat part of our 1931 home... the third floor... once a maid's quarter...
yet for some reason this area of our house has always been the catch all for everything that we don't know what to do with... i would start to get the space looking a little better... maybe clear a corner and then not get back up there for months... basically starting from square one all over again...
on february 20th our house got hit by lightning and some things were damaged... a whole in our interior wall, outlets that were blown out... phone, cable, internet and electrical issues... the fire department was called out... i cringed as they said "do you mind if we check out your third floor?"...
ummm... needless to say... it was just the kick in the pants i needed to get myself to finally get it together up there... my mom came over, john helped and 2 days later i had a pretty good grip on the mess and a pretty cute space to work in... there are still things that need tweaking but i'm happy with how its coming along... {kinda want to invite those firefighters back over!}
wanna take a look?
it was fun once the clutter was cleared away and seasonal stuff was stored appropriately...
nothing like gathering cute pieces of milk glass and fun baskets to organize books, trims, washi tape, yarn... visually pleasing and it's so nice to know where something is if i need it... i'm now on the hunt to find some cute storage to fill the shelves that are behind those closed doors...
fabric hoarder? maybe... that was just one little section of it... i purged, trimmed, refolded and tucked it all by color into cubbies... {still have to take a pic of that...} it made me so happy to see what I have in tidy little stacks...
this cork board is from tj maxx and when john originally created this space for me, he mounted it on the wall behind the sewing table that he built... it's my inspiration board and a place to tack up my favorite things... pictures of my girls, a cute banner made by my littlest, vintage buttons, twine, hoops, fun business cards i've collected from other bloggers/shops... pretty much just little bits that make me happy! i'm sure it will evolve over time...
i {heart} this lamp so much... my dad bought it for me and i had it in maizie's nursery when she was a baby... one day it tipped and the solid, white globe shattered... it made me sad... i packed away the base with hopes to find another globe to fit it one day... my dad bought a hurricane lamp that had this milk glass shade and they work perfectly together... happy dance!
maizie made me a washi tape banner to string up by one of the windows... the curtains are made from strips of cheesecloth...
this area makes me smile... the sewing machine will be parked there soon {working on a cute cover for it...} and remember that yellow chair? it works great with my lamp :)
see along the side table... i want to skirt that with cute fabric... when i do, i'll be sure to show ya!
the lighting is tricky up here but this is a view of the space when i stand back...
it still needs some cozy-ing... area rugs, etc... but it's nice to have a place to call my own... a place to create that makes me smile :)
so what's making you smile lately?
tell me, tell me!
xo
angie
