Welcome to my print studio! This space is also in our basement, but it’s a finished room (the only one in our basement). I’ve shown this space here a few times before, but it used to function more as a straight-up office and sewing space (hence the thread in the photos below), but I have […]
My home painting studio
I kept thinking I was going to “decorate” this space, add art on the walls or something on the floor. Well it’s been months since I set out to do that, and it hasn’t happened yet. But there are reasons I haven’t prettified things. Big art would interfere with the areas I have designated for picture […]
Hiding things in the walls, part 3
I’m hiding treasures in the walls again. It’s like the funnest thing I can think of. Our basement stairwell had been open and wall-less for many months now, after our leaky pipe plumbing problem. It was old splintery wood and kind of crusty, to say the least. The plumbing was replaced in December, and, lucky […]
Working on a workspace + Etsy dreams
Last fall, we closed in an old garage door that led directly into our basement. It was non-functional and not at all insulated. Frigid in the winter and I swear you could feel the wind blowing through. Other than making it more energy efficient, the main reason for fixing up this space was to turn […]
Replacing an old garage door with a wall
Our garage door to wall transformation is nearly complete. Complete enough to show you some progress shots anyway. We initially planned to hire this job out, but after asking my dad what kind of contractor I should call, he sort of just took the job on himself. Yes, he’s great. No, I’m not sharing him. […]