New Pottery Studio

I took plenty of pictures during the storeroom to studio transformation and thought I downloaded them onto my computer, but I can't find them in any files.  And I've deleted them off my camera.  Has that happened to you?  It's too bad, because the difference in this area of our house is amazing.   But, here are some pictures of the studio. 

Here is a view from the doorway.  My wonderful sink area.  The ledge above the sink was necessary because of the new water line for the sink, but has come in handy, don't you think?  Also, notice the red support column.  This is supporting a structural beam and couldn't be moved.  Unfortunately, it was in the way of my counters, so I just cut around the beam.  Lol.  I actually love it that way.  The workman wanted to repaint the column, but I thought it was great just the way it was.   I don't have pulls on the cabinet doors yet....still on the to-do list.  And don't you love the paper mache mask that Jordan made when she was in middle school.  It had to come into the studio. 

To the right of my work table are the adjustable shelves X B made for me.   And through that door is my smaller, improved, well-lit storage room.  Love it....now it's not spooky to look for stuff in there.  I used to swear there was someone living in our old store room and had to really psyche myself up to go in it. 

(shelves of bins in new storeroom)

This is my wonderful new slab table!  Look at Baxter on the left....he looks like he got caught in the act of doing something naughty. 

To the right of the slab table is an under the stair storage area for all my glaze chemicals:

And most importantly, is a designated area for Baxter to lie down while watching me play with clay.  Hope you enjoyed seeing my new space.  I'm still pinching myself.  Ouch!

Where have I been?

My goodness, it's been over 3 months since I posted.  Well, what happened is that I decided to convert the store room to a pottery room.  Very exciting, but in the process the basement was a dusty mess, so I had to put away the sewing machine and all my fabrics. 
The pottery room took about 4 weeks to complete and after it was finished I needed to go through all the junk that had been in the store room.  Much of it was thrown or given away, but the remainder was organized into bins and put on shelves in the new, improved, smaller store room.  The store room is now half its original size, but has twice the lighting, painted walls, and a nice epoxy floor.  I love it!  I have photos and will post them soon.  

So, what's the pottery room like?  First of all, it's small.  Enough for me, and maybe one other person, but that's pushing it.  The room is about 8' x 11'.  I had a sink installed, which was relatively easy because there is a bathroom on the otherside of the wall.  I can't fathom how some people can play with clay without running water.  I put in 6 recessed lights so the room is nice and bright.  I bought a table off craigslist and covered it with canvas for a work area.  X B added two sets of adjustable shelves, which I have already crammed with supplies.  One of my pottery buddies was selling her old slab roller, so I jumped on that like a flea on a dog.  X B just finished making me a wonderful table for the slab roller.  It works like a dream.  I love it and appreciate all his work. Under the stairs I have a little storage area for glaze chemicals.  So, I've had the room for about a month now and I am still pinching myself.  I can't believe I have this wonderful space.  I will post photos of this too asap.