Closets & Cupboards & Cubbies, Oh My!

Can one ever have enough storage space in one's art room?  I say "NO!"  In my reorganization these past few weeks, I have switched, refitted and repurposed all of my organizational bits from this part of the house to that part of the house.  I really don't think it is my fault.  I blame it all on John who has been organizing his workroom down in the Man Room area.  When we finished the basement this past winter, John acquired a full-fledged manly play space complete with Pool Table, etc. plus a bathroom plus a storage room plus a large workroom.  He has been slowly working on making it work for him. One wall is his art space.  One wall is for his fishing things and one wall is for his golf stuff.  One more wall is for his overflow fishing gear.  He used all the cabinets we removed from the kitchen and bathroom during the remodel of the upstairs.  As he organizes, he asks me if I have this or that type of storage that might work for his lures.  So we look at my stuff and look at my needs and his needs and then trade if it might work better elsewhere.  That is how the wonderful, antique drawers above got moved to my art room.  We bought it last year for my art room, but somehow someone detoured it. Well, now it is where it is happiest...up in my art room.  It has long drawers that will house all manner of bits and bobs that seem to find their way to my studio as if I own a giant, humongous (how do you spell that?) magnet.  

Then there are these drawers.  The little ones are metal and are great for beads and other jewelry making stash.  The large ones are excellent for embroidery stuff, John's zillion paint brushes, stickers, rub-ons and so much more.

The really difficult thing is that in all of our re-organizing, we have buried our label maker.  This, my friends, is a disaster of the small type.  I have been accused that my idea of heaven is infinite cubby holes and a label maker.

Am I using all this organized space?  Yes.  I spent all day yesterday working on samples for Small Studio Products.  They will be online soon.  And new product is coming any day.

Comments

[Rachel Greig]

I so envy your creative space! It just looks so.... creative!! :)

[suzi finer]

I keep meaning to get one of those dewey decimal cabinets for my own stash...maybe one day!
~: )
<3

[Mary]

Hello Ginny - I loved the story of your romance posted on Corey's blog so thought I'd stop by to learn more about you and this wonderful dh!!!

Wow, I love your blog and all the beautiful artwork you create. I will definitely be back to purchase some supplies later - you have great things in your shop I see. My creative endeavours have been put on a hold this Summer as there's been a lot going on, however I hope to pick up again...........after I return from a month in France in October!

Have a fabulous week surrounded by beautiful things.
Fondly - Mary
(ACROSS THE POND)

[Randi]

You do have the most marvelous storage! And me with my big, ugly plastic bins...I am quite envious!

[Belinda]

thanks for stopping by. wow, i love all those drawers, especially the brown piece. everything looks beautiful and organized.

[Just a Plane Ride Away]

Thank you--you've inspired me to get my studio more organized! As soon as school starts, I'll get in there and tidy up the mess I made this summer :-)