Oh hello again friends, and new studio floors

Hello friends! 

It has been a while (a very long while) since I have been here in this blog space, life has been busy!  

It is nice to be back, and to show you all my new studio floors.  

Finally, white floors!

We had to lift up old grey carpet (easy),

rip up lino (easy-ish),

scrape carpet glue off every inch of the floorboards (back breakingly difficult),

then sand (the man in the house did this part),

and paint.

Painting was the fun part, as you can imagine!

And here it is,

a light, bright, white studio space.

I am slowly putting it back together,

being mindful that I do not want clutter.

I am in heaven!

And because I am so happy with it,

and as a welcome back to my blog 'hello!',

I have marked all photos and canvas gallery wraps 20% off

in my Etsy store.

I have loads of new work, 

I will post some of it here in the coming weeks,

in the meantime have a browse if you feel inclined,

and wow, I didn't realise how much I missed writing a blog post!

~Susannah x

My studio space

We've had a shift around in the house,

and this is my new workroom.

It is the smallest, yet lightest,

room in the house.

I love being in here.

My own little haven.

Photos taken with instagram

A change

After a year with this laptop skin, 

I decided I was over the green,

it was starting my make me feel dreary, 

and I wanted something fresh to suit my 'it's soon to be spring and summer' mood,

and inspire me to work.

And so I ordered a new cover from Society6, and within a week it was here.

I love it.

Now I feel like working, and even when the sky is grey outside my window, 

I can see blue sky and pink blossoms.

My studio space and a sale

 

I love seeing where other people work, so thought I would share a few shots of my space. 

I am so grateful that after working on the kitchen table for years I have a room all to myself.

Well, the daybed is in there too, so when we have guests to stay it is the spare room, which works nicely for us.

I am starting to plan out the 'white out'......painting the floors and walls white, so am having a clean up.  You can find photos here of how it looked months ago when we ripped up the carpet.  With spring well on its way it's time to get organised!  All items currently in stock are on sale over in my Etsy shop.  Once they have sold out the prices will be back to normal, so it's a great time to get them at a reduced price.

Can you tell I like I am a fan of blue? 

I am always changing things around, so no doubt it won't stay like this for long.

So there you have it.  My studio space.

{I have quite a few Etsy/web purchases you can see in the photos - calendar by Gretchenmist hanging on the wall on the far left, another calendar from fieryeyed above my desk, Japanese Washi tape used on the inspiration board from NZ shop Kozo.  The divine 'French Bird' and 'French Emblem' burlap cushions on the daybed are from Jolie Marche, I am planning another purchase I just can't decide which as they are all so gorgeous....!}

my little helper

It's school holidays here, and that means I have a little helper.  While Otis sleeps, I work away at my desk,  and this little girl works in her favourite spot in the warm winter sun, using all the 'scraps' to make her own creations.  It makes for a lovely afternoon.

Sometimes I wonder...

 

Sometimes I wonder where my day goes....

All I wanted was to take some product photos....

yet this little cheeky monkey insisted on playing....

and so I think, with a 2 year old in the house,

I should never wonder where my days go....

{and as I type this post I have a 4 year old sitting on my knee, keeping me nice and warm...}

Goodbye grey...hello wood!

Say hello to the new love of my life....wooden floorboards. 
When we moved in to our new home 3 months ago, we could not wait to rip up the grey carpet and see what was underneath.  We suspected there would be beautiful wooden floorboards, as most 1920's houses have them, but we made ourselves wait until we had insulation sorted (because as much as I'd like wooden floors, I like to be warm more!).  Just before Christmas we ripped up a corner piece of carpet in one of the bedroom carpets, and had our hopes confirmed - divine wood lived underneath the grey!  Still we made ourselves wait.....and then.....just after Christmas, on a cold and windy holiday day that had us all pottering around inside, I had a mini tantrum.  I didn't enjoy being in my own studio/office space, there was just too much grey, and it was becoming a dumping room for unpacked boxes and general stuff.  And for everyone who works on a kitchen table will agree I am sure, that to have ones very own room after years of being on the kitchen table, is a dream come true.  So not to enjoy being in there?  Well, maybe the tantrum wasn't so mini.  :)

Not usually one to give in to tantrums (he he he) half an hour later Shannon had pulled it all up, having decided we'd just do this one room for now. 

Oh my, can you imagine how much I love being in there now?  I have dreamt of white painted wooden floors since I can't remember when, but for now, I am loving the fact that there is no more grey. 

I am still playing with the set up, rearranging things, so there will be more photos to come when I stop moving everything around!