Showing posts with label workspace. Show all posts
Showing posts with label workspace. Show all posts
Monday, July 18, 2011
And what the desk looks like day to day.
Although I do always clean up my desk at the end of the day. I swear.
Thursday, July 14, 2011
Work Space
Our new place is pretty much put together. I'm still getting used to my new setup but so far, so good. To make enough space for our couch I placed my desk onto the fireplace mantel. Luckily the height was perfect for risers. I was thinking of doing a standing desk anyway so I also set it up for the perfect standing position for me.
When not standing I bought a pretty sweet vintage draftschair on Ebay for super cheap. I did have to get a cushion for it since my chair was still about 2 inches too short to reach. I also remove the black tins under the green stand (which is actually the leaf for the kitchen table) while sitting.
I've surrounded my monitor with work books and my vintage book collection. There's also some terrariums and family heirlooms thrown in there as well.
There are built-in shelves on either side of the desk. An old pie safe holds printer paper, tags and my squid templates.
It's nice being surrounded by all of the lovely old brick and not feeling so caged in by a massively sloping ceiling anymore. Most of my supplies (felt, mailing supplies and also finished work) now reside in the bedroom but I actually kind of like having them out of the way. I also enjoy being able to have more of an atheistically pleasing work space. Having the couch to chill out on upon occasion has been fantastic.One of the things we wanted most with a new place was a workspace and living space combo. Our old living room was a glorified hallway since we basically just live at our desks.
Obviously we knew we weren't using all of the space we had at the old (2-story) apartment but I don't think either of us realized how much we would love having our home and work space consolidated (i.e. that dreaded word of downsized). I was amazed at how often the first question people would ask when I told them we were moving was if the new place was bigger. I was also amazed at the reactions I got when I said it wasn't and that was ok. I feel much more involved with everything in the apartment and the consolidation makes tasks much more streamlined. Although we could use at least one extra closet I think the size of everything has worked for us, and heating this winter won't be such a nightmare.
When not standing I bought a pretty sweet vintage draftschair on Ebay for super cheap. I did have to get a cushion for it since my chair was still about 2 inches too short to reach. I also remove the black tins under the green stand (which is actually the leaf for the kitchen table) while sitting.
I've surrounded my monitor with work books and my vintage book collection. There's also some terrariums and family heirlooms thrown in there as well.
There are built-in shelves on either side of the desk. An old pie safe holds printer paper, tags and my squid templates.
The other side is where the black tins reside along with boxes for mini squid accessories. The old suitcase holds all of my embroidery bins and the regular sized accessories.
It's nice being surrounded by all of the lovely old brick and not feeling so caged in by a massively sloping ceiling anymore. Most of my supplies (felt, mailing supplies and also finished work) now reside in the bedroom but I actually kind of like having them out of the way. I also enjoy being able to have more of an atheistically pleasing work space. Having the couch to chill out on upon occasion has been fantastic.One of the things we wanted most with a new place was a workspace and living space combo. Our old living room was a glorified hallway since we basically just live at our desks.
Obviously we knew we weren't using all of the space we had at the old (2-story) apartment but I don't think either of us realized how much we would love having our home and work space consolidated (i.e. that dreaded word of downsized). I was amazed at how often the first question people would ask when I told them we were moving was if the new place was bigger. I was also amazed at the reactions I got when I said it wasn't and that was ok. I feel much more involved with everything in the apartment and the consolidation makes tasks much more streamlined. Although we could use at least one extra closet I think the size of everything has worked for us, and heating this winter won't be such a nightmare.
Wednesday, June 15, 2011
Settling In
During the move I scheduled posts since we didn't have internet until 2 days ago. This week will be a tad sparse since we're now officially in the throws of unpacking. We underestimated how long it would take to move our living space and 2 studio spaces along with dealing with a broken fridge and doing an out of state show. Also, it's been a bit daunting moving into a smaller space but I'm really glad we downsized. Our previous apartment was 2 stories and sprawling but we had a lot of wasted space. Also, our living room became a glorified hallway. We spent 90% of our time upstairs in the studio wishing we could have a couch nearby to hang out on for me to sew or Scott to nap on during long renders. I'm slowly getting my desk area together and will eventually figure out where to put everything that needs to be close to hand. Already though I'm really loving my new set up.
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