Here are a few more art studio ideas for a basement or garage art studio. I posted about painting the floor white in my art studio the other day. As I started to move things back into the room it was obvious that the one back wall needed paint too. Here is the back wall and door before I painted the floor:
I used the same paint as the floor to start painting the wall and the door was in such bad shape that I thought I’d start painting art quotes on it to cover up the imperfections. And here’s what I ended up with:
We left out a piece of styrofoam insulation for a few days so that I could work around it to see if it might be too big but I think the bigger the better:
Brett has saved up piles of reclaimed and scrap wood so we were able to build this table for about $24…only having to purchase the finish-grade plywood top:
I painted the top and the shelf below with the same paint I used for the floor:
Happy is unsure of the new floor. Here’s what I imagined her saying:
“Every day has its own challenges. You just have to take tiny doggie steps and move forward…unless of course your mom goes and paints the art studio floor white. What kind of sorcery is that? Will I fall in? Will I have to swim across it? I think I’ll just stay here on stable land and wag my tail. At least I can see mom from here. Maybe she will make me a bridge across the white abyss so I can at least get closer to her. I’ll close my eyes and imagine that for a moment. She will. I just know it. See, I just moved a little bit forward.”
The workspace is already getting a lot of use. I’m still painting at least one painting a day i’m just behind in posting them but here are a few new works:
I never thought I’d enjoy hanging out in our basement but it’s quickly becoming my favorite space. It’s quickly filling up with art again. I think the key to a functional art studio is workspace. The oversized work table allows me to work on several projects at once and they can be left out to dry as well. I usually like to paint horizontal but sometimes I used the easel system shown in the back of the room. It’s also a great place to display art so I can see what it looks like from a distance:
what a great table !! congratulations on the revamping of a very vital space!!!
What a cool space! How can you ever leave?
Your new studio looks great! I need a table that big! Great ideas!
Great progress. I am curious about a California girls initial reaction to basements..they are sorely missed by this calif.transplant but I am curious about what it took for you to make such a positive move.!!!!!!!????
All the way over here in New Zealand I am now plotting to take over our basement, get proper lighting and make it an art / craft zone. I told my partner at least that way all my stuff could stay in one place and not be all through the house. My partner didn’t believe me!
great studio though… well done.
The quote door is amazing. I would love a copy of it to hang in my own studio!
Your thoughts on creating this studio are truly amazing!
Joyce
the studio looks fantastic – I think you need to build that bridge for Happy though – such a sweet and very lucky little dog ♥