#ARTSTUDIO TUTORIALS HOW TO#
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Repurpose an old piece of furniture as an art table, desk, or storage like the dresser I resurfaced and repurposed below. She is focused on kids, but the same ideas can apply for adults.Ĩ.

#ARTSTUDIO TUTORIALS HOW TO#

You might also like this post from Tinkerlab on how to create space for art making in your home. This post from ArtBar has some inspiring ideas for using shelving and rolling carts to create an art space at home. Be sure to consider heating, cooling and humidity issues.ħ. Take over the garage, attic, or basement.

You might combine that with this inventive solution for storing paint: 28 Ideas for Craft Paint StorageĦ. This table from Ikea folds down into the wall, making it a good option for an art space in a common room, such as an eat-in kitchen or dining room.

#ARTSTUDIO TUTORIALS INSTALL#

Install a fold-down table with some storage, like this one* somewhere in your home.ĥ. Use a small desk, chair, and perhaps mini shelving to create your mini art studio.Ĥ. Squeeze some clothing into another closet, or create a clothing rack in the attic. Place a desk and some shelving with baskets to hold art materials in the corner of any room. Use shelving, a table, or a screen to delineate (or hide!) the art area in a family room or living room.Ģ. Divide a room into living space and art studio space. Find a spot, claim it as yours, and make art.ġ. Here’s some of the best ideas I’ve found for carving out an art space at home. We aren’t all able to create gorgeous studios like the ones in the list above, but I believe that if you truly want to make art and creativity a part of your life and your self-care practice, you can find a space for it.

Hannah, illustrator and owner of the Rasin Heart blog, has a lovely, playful art desk.

Brit + Co offers some amazing ideas for a beautiful art spaces from various artists.

My lovely friend, Sara Roizen’s light-filled finished attic studio is airy and full of promise.

Kelly Rae Roberts, a mixed media artist, shares her colorful, eclectic studio here.

You’ll be drooling over these studios.) They have a great post on 11 Tips to Get the Creative Space You Crave.

Scroll through the huge cache of beautiful studio spaces on Houzz.

You will find space for art making in your home when you acknowledge that making art is a key ingredient to your happiness.īefore we talk about practical ideas, let’s dream a little, shall we? Let’s look dewy-eyed at some amazing art studios, because I think dreaming about your ideal studio might inspire you to incorporate some of the elements in your art space. I’d like to share some ideas for creating a fun, funky, and functional art space you can really use in your home. One of the things that people consistently say gets in the way of making art is not having an art space.

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