A Studio Reboot

This is my dear friend Sue's Living/Dining Room.

Rarely is it used, and she hates going up the stairs to her studio, so 

about a month ago she decided to move her studio downstairs

into this room.

We talked it out a lot, and planned, and her first step was to rip out the carpet

and put in hardwood flooring to hopefully match the flooring in the rest 

of the house that was no longer available; and if it had been 

it would be way over budget.

Ignore stuff on the table she had begun to purge and she sold 

that china which always help the budget.

She also reduced by half the hummels in that glass cabinet,

and gave the cabinet to a family member.

The flooring was completed on Monday.

Meanwhile I assigned purging chores of her current studio to Sue and 

she really had her work cut out for her, and work she did!

For you see...

Not everything had to come down,

gift wrapping supplies and dollhouse and 

Misc supplies from years of teaching remained upstairs.

( the old studio now also needs an overhaul)

Like many clients I've had over the years Sue had to 

really think about what she wanted the new studio to look like,

how it would serve her, and then purge and plan with "intent".

You see, she is enclosing that new studio behind beautiful, 

expensive glass doors with a transom, 

as it is the first room you see as you enter the home

 and it is just a wide opening now. Being able 

to keep the studio looking fabulous at all times,

meant everything had to have a dedicated space

with the majority being behind a door or in a drawer.

Sue has many wonderful things, but as happens 

frequently when you collect so much, eventually you

just starting plunking things in anywhere they will fit

because...

you loved them once

you paid good money for them

or purging is just hard for you.

It had gotten away from her, working outside the home

 and Sue volunteers often, so while making gorgeous cards

is a passion, there wasn't time to stop and FIX things.

Enter - me

I arrived Wednesday, and Sue had already moved the furniture down and 

had started filling the cupboards in the way I explained that it should be done.

She did a fabulous job!

I tweaked the hutch she had begun, I'll explain later,

 and then planned the placement of machines, 

computer printer and with "intent" we selected what went on the walls

and the essentials to have within reach near her desk.

You get only one peek as everything wasn't in place just yet,

and I didn't get great shots anyway

but soon, this weekend for sure.

I convinced her to keep the matching dining hutch 

in the room as it offered great storage and

it provided  a wonderful way to display her travel treasures.

When I arrived she had styled it, but had mixed in vintage pieces

 she didn't know what to do with, along with these pieces she has collected

as she travels the world each year.

We had again the discussion of intention, and then I restyled

using only mementos from her trips, leaving room for 

future trips to come. She approved.

And there is the gorgeous floor!

Stay tuned