It's the REVEAL of My New Studio Space!

Hello and Happy DAAAY Blog-Land Peeps! It is a beautifully sunny spring day today, here in Creston, BC at the beginning of one of the earliest Easter weekends that I can remember, and in keeping with the themes of Easter and Spring and Renewals and New Beginnings I am excited to be sharing with you a 7 minute video tour of my brand new studio space! 
An Introduction from Me in person:

Note: I have also included some photos just in case your device doesn't like the size of the video file.

Recap: We moved from Alberta, Canada into our new home in British Columbia, Canada on January 6th this year and we have been cleaning and painting and reno-ing every day since.  We have completed as much as we can until we make more money (grin), but my creative space is DONE and it is so EXACTLY what I have always imagined that I am overflowing with inspiration and creative energy! (Happy Dance!)  So without any more words... Here it is:

PS: this is my very first attempt at a video and I promise I will get better! I also promise to stop moving around so much in the next one as while I was watching it I felt slightly nauseous by minute four.

The following are some still photos and descriptions for those of you that prefer non-moveable viewing.

Entering into my new space - this desk under the window is one of my favorite places to be right now... happy sigh

I am calling this area the mixed-media side; the storage units on the back wall, which Hubby (now always to be referred to by the  name Mr. Awesome) found on Kijiji for less than $100, create the perfect work surface for all the messy stuff whilst giving me storage at the same time.

Mr. Awesome cut this hole into the wall between two rooms to create one large space for me, He is so Talented, and I am SO BLESSED!  This layout allows me to have two distinct areas, one for mixed media and the other for all my paper, stamping and scrapbooking stuff, but it is still one space with everything close at hand. 

This wonderful table/work surface was created by Mr. Awesome using an inexpensive hollow-core door and two inexpensive bookcases.  It can be easily slid to anywhere in the room and has the added benefit of creating even more easily-accessible storage space.

This room used to be a bedroom before it was converted and the closet on the back wall was already fitted out with storage hardware, so all I had to do was have Mr. Awesome remove the bi-fold doors and adjust the shelving to suit my needs... talk about Easy Peasy!

When we discovered that the Ikea wall unit that housed our Giant TV did not fit into the new family room space, I grabbed it for my studio! This entire unit is full of stamps and stamping supplies and the 4-ft table fits perfectly where the TV used to reside, creating a lovely Stamping Station away from my main work space.

I love having stations where I can go to do things like spraying and stamping away from my main working area, and where I can use something and easily put it away right away (well that is the Plan anyway... Grin)

As I stand here in the opening between my two spaces and look over at my lovely sun-lit desk stacked with all my favorite watercolor painting and coloring supplies, my heart is overflowing with gratitude and my hands are tingling to go start playing!  Thank you from the very depths of my soul to you who watches over me.

 For those of you that are interested, I will posting several more blogs over the next few days, providing you with some more in depth commentary about my storage and design ideas and why they work for me.  Besides, I NEED to share my incredibly joyful experience about this space and its creation with SOMEBODY until I make some new friends in the area! Grin

Thanks again for popping in to see what I am up to, and please DO leave me a comment to help me make the next videos BETTER! (Smiles and Hugs)

Scrapbook Lynne Mizera