I’m the proud owner of my very own girl shed, workshop, studio, call it what you will: once it was a stable, and whilst we never kept a horse in it, we did keep a cow. Then it housed the lawn mower and Mr Uphilldowndale’s tools, and such like: now it has light, heat, hot and cold running water. The walls are smooth plaster over super cuddly insulated plasterboard. Mr uphilldowndale has sourced a very nifty device which uses surplus electricity from our solar panels to heat it. I’m as snug as a bug in a rug, and very content.
The idea is that it is my space for anything creative, my sewing machine, fabric and wool, the paints, inks and pencils that I seem to spend more time choosing than using.
I’m not fully settled in yet, but I had to unpack some treasures I’ve had stashed away since we cleared Mums house, a tobacco jar from my Dad’s garage, button boxes and bobbins, sort of a little still life arrangement, cum mothers day shrine, if you will; with some beautiful catkins.
It was soothing to arrange a few things, simply for the pleasure of it, an antidote to the kitchen perhaps? (Heather would understand)
I’m really not sure what I shall do in my new space. But I shall get creative and enjoy myself. (Did anyone watch The Big Painting Challenge on BBC2 tonight? Ouch those judges were savage… probably put more people off trying art than it encouraged. Shame.)
March 15, 2015 at 10:34 pm
What a lovely space for you to have! Enjoy!
March 15, 2015 at 11:13 pm
The judges were a bit mean, I agree.
I am very envious of your ‘shed’. I hope that some landscape photo processing will go on there.
March 16, 2015 at 12:31 pm
Your space is so impressive, i look forward to seeing more.
March 16, 2015 at 1:55 pm
It certainly looks like a great room for being crafty. Or for hanging out 🙂
I’m pretty bad about buying craft supplies and then just keeping them. Hrm…
March 16, 2015 at 9:11 pm
I do miss Spud’s Sunday Eneving soliloquies!
March 16, 2015 at 9:12 pm
evening I mean
March 17, 2015 at 11:22 pm
*jealous*
My long term plan is to build a passivshed – like a passivhaus but a bit cheaper.
March 18, 2015 at 9:17 pm
Lucky you, I’m sure that that you’ll make good creative use of it. xx
March 19, 2015 at 12:58 pm
Hello, what’s happened to your Aga? Gone in the modernisation of the property? I love the still life. I have a little space like that reserved for my cousin and her husband who passed away last year. Yes, it is soothing.
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