I spent the weekend making a huge mess in my kitchen and eating area – had fabric, bits of paper, rubber stamps, ribbon, you name it – spread out all over every available surface. It made me miss my little office/studio at our last house. That was a perfect little place. It was about 14 x 10 and I had a corner desk built in. I work from home and it was nice to just shut the door and go back into the house at the end of the day. It was also a good space to work on projects – lots of counter space, good light and it was peaceful.
It has gotten me to thinking what my dream space would be like. That little studio was close but it could have been bigger. I have a book, recommended by my niece, called "Where Women Create" that shows the workspaces of creative women. Some of those women have huge studios.
My dream space would be about 15 x 20 feet. It would have a fireplace in one corner with a couple of cozy arm chairs pulled in front and a table to set my cup of tea (okay, that is romanticising it a bit – it would probably be a can of diet coke). It would be painted creamy white (Dunn Edward’s Swiss Coffee, the perfect white in my opinion) and have lots of double hung windows.
One corner would be dedicated to work space – with an L-shaped desk area with my flat screen monitor, laptop docking station, keyboard tray and room for my printer and scanner. The desk surface could be long enough to accomodate my sewing machine and another chair at one end.
There would be a counter on a long wall with shelving above and drawers and open cupboards below. A couple of counter height chairs to sit on while working there.
It would also have a built in ironing board cupboard, a deep sink and a small refrigerator.
And as long as I am dreaming I think I’ll throw in the sound of the ocean through the open windows.