January makeover

The weather is frightful in this neck of the woods (-30C) and I miss my summer art shack.
So I decided to convert my smallish mudroom/laundry into a wet studio. The room is only 8' x 14' so it was a bit like organizing the inside of a boat - every square inch had to serve...

I work with largish lengths of cloth (2 metres on average ). In December I found a craft table at Joannes (in Og, NY) with drawers & shelves for $129. Collapsed, it's footprint is only 21''x 31'', but opened up it does the trick - see below.



Reorganizing the cupboards above the sinks took a lot of reconfiguration to make them really efficient. The one on the left stores auxiliary chemicals, discharge pastes and resists.

This is the MX dye cupboard - the pure dyes that I use most often are on the two bottom shelves with mixed dyes on the top shelf. Stacks of pre-washed fabric sit on top (every square inch...)

This is where I store all my fabric paints. I found this railing (above the sink) at Ikea. It saves my sanity as the myriad of utensils I need when gloved and masked are visible and easy to reach.

Oh, and even the door to the garage does double duty. It is metal! So, I bought a stack of magnets. Now whenever we enter or leave our home, we are greeted with my latest silk creation that billows in the cold air.


OK, here is a less than glamorous picture of this space in use, but it works, that what counts. It is also a snap to clean up. Its not as spacious as my shack, but its closer to the coffee maker in my kitchen:-)


Cheers all -- time to get back to work!