MY NEW DESIGNING STUDIO STARTS TODAY! (part 1)

I have to tell you this to all of you, because I am exploding with happiness, joy and excitement…. My new designing studio is underway!

It was a dream for a long time caressed; but for a thing or for another one, I've always postponed it…

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Sorry for the pictures that are so dark. I don't know if because today it's the first day of hurricane season, but was pouring… and the sky was almost black!

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What was bothering me more was that my original studio was turning out to be small (14' by 22') and I had to take a contiguous room that is joined by a hallway.

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This another room was working as: den, library, watching tv, small office for my sister and –on top of all this–, like rock band singing place + computer gaming place + hanging with his friend place + for my son Alex. I didn't want to steel their place, but I hadn't any other choice.

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My plan calls for the new room to be the designing studio with computers, many tables, bookcases for magazines, fabrics, and a big inspiration wall … (ahh… I'm dreaming sooo many beautiful things for it… My existing studio will function as sewing quarters with also many tables, my sewing machines, and a floor to ceiling designing wall to layout all my quilts!! Yippie!!

Let me show you a little bit of my place now; it looks very messy….

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I know, fabrics everywhere… what else?

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It was really small and needed an update…

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I keep my solid threads in one station…

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This is the station for my variegated ones and some metallics…

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My quilting and sewing books have a special place, but soon will have a new one. Yes!

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Today we start by removing all the bookcases with my regular books, and furniture….

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And moving everything to the formal living room, that it's huge!

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Now it looks like it's Miami again… sunny!

This picture below is a closet in between the two rooms. I think I'll need to put some order here too…

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All my magazines that will go into my new designing room for tons of inspiration!

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Well, of course that I will keep you posted with everything that follows… I'm now thinking about the color of the walls and furniture. A very light citrus green, birch wood flooring and off-white bookcases and desks. What do you think? Can you help me here? I'm undecided yet…. and I have to go shopping for all that. I would love your opinions!

See to you later…

 

Handmade rocks… so let's keep on stitching!

Patricia

6 responses to “MY NEW DESIGNING STUDIO STARTS TODAY! (part 1)”

  1. Janice Avatar

    SO JEALOUS! It’s going to be beautiful! And I love your color choices, it’s just what I was envisioning. Congratulations!

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  2. Jocelyn Avatar

    Oh wow! Can’t wait to see how this develops. You want my opinion?? Ha!! YOU are the designer :-) Welcome to Hurricane season. I am in Central Florida, so I am following along with you.

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  3. Daljeet Avatar

    Oooh! This must be so exciting for you! I had a lot of fun designing my sewing space but had to move out of it last year. The new space isn’t nearly as nice :P. I look forward to seeing the completed studio :)

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  4. Joy Avatar

    Oh I cant wait to see what you do!

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  5. Lola...again Avatar

    Patricia,
    You are so talented, you deserve a fabulous new studio to work in.
    We have finished working on my studio for now. I still feel guilty for taking up so much of our “family” space just for me to work in….but Oh well! You can’t do your best work unless you are in a good work place.
    Hang in there!

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  6. Susana Avatar
    Susana

    Patricia,
    I am green with envy! It will be a great creative place! And full of your fabulous fabrics and colors!
    I am going to start my own studio too since my daughter “moved” to our home’s in-law apartament downstairs. I’ll look forward to seeing more of your pictures and will take design inspiration from them.Felicitaciones de esta argentina en Maryland!

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