Thank you for all of your thoughtful and insightful suggestions for my studio. I will definitely be putting in a mini-fridge, excellent lighting, and a huge design wall. I ran by my husband the suggestion to put the electrical outlet for the iron in the ceiling, and he balked, saying I’m too forgetful about unplugging as it is. Oh well, I can’t have everything I guess.
The lucky winner for the Amazon gift certificate is Jen L.! My youngest son drew for the winner and he picked Jen’s name. I haven’t posted any photos of the studio lately because it looks the same. All other parts of the house have hardwood floors in and cabinets up. My studio will be done later: cabinets go in this weekend, and the floor will be one of the last things to be installed.
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Yay! How exciting! I can’t wait to see how your studio turns out. It’s such an exciting project to plan. And how wonderful to have your own space to be creative in! Thanks for letting us in on the planning.
One more suggestion — as I just read about the outlet in the ceiling — the outlet I use for my iron is on a timer. It’s almost like the wind-up egg timer you would have in your kitchen. I am not an electrician, so I have no idea whether that’s a difficult endeavor, but I find it very useful. My husband worries that I’ll burn the house down one day, so he likes it, too!
Hi again Maaria
Sorry I didn’t reply to your question about what a pinex notice board is before now. I got behind on my blog reading and have been working furiously to finish a quilt for a competition. Pinex is a product made here in New Zealand from chips of pine timber. It is a soft wall board that you can push pins into. I don’t know what they would call it in the US, but your would have something similar that they make notice boards out of. Corkboard would work. If it were me and I had no money worries I would line all the walls in in for a quilt studio. Now that I have found your new blog I look forward to seeing progress pictures.