Art Studio Makeover Part 2: Function before Form

Art Studio Makeover Part 1: Time to Purge

***I'm so excited to be featured over at My Messy Manger today.***

Take a look.

So now that I have gotten rid of piles and piles of stuff

I'm finally ready to organize this room to be:

 functional

(above all else!)

efficient

simple

and ultimately...

inviting & inspiring

I'm not an organizer by nature,

so this is brain surgery for me.

I divided my room into 3 separate stations:

***1.Creating***

{My bulletin board for ideas, pegboard for paint, and my 35 things for inspiration.}

{Getting my paint & supplies off of my workspace

and up on the wall was a huge space/clutter saver.}

{This is not pretty, but it gets the job done.}

***2. Wrapping & packaging orders***

{This is still a work in progress.}

{I put up a bulletin board for inspiration,
a calendar, and a board for orders & to dos.}

Ribbon storage before...

Ribbon storage after...

{Plus it has a little shelf to hold more stuff.

Painted pots are a cheap & easy way store stuff.}

***3.all things computer & paper work***

Honestly, the best organizational strategy for me has been

getting stuff off of my workspace and onto my walls.

and using every inch of my vertical space.

My drill has been my best friend.

{This skinny bookshelf sits on the table,

but it helps to use the vertical space.}

Also, I found these affordable baskets at WalMart for $5.00.

These have been a life saver for miscellany.

It seems no matter how much I purge and organize,

there is always that random stuff that just doesn't fit.

They are not the most attractive things in the world,

but they are functional, so I was really excited when I found them.

And I saved the best for last. Don't hate.

This is my organizational, vintage, antique, artist, studio dream come true:
The real live card catalog from my school. Built in 1950.

I have to save our love story for another post.

It's too good to pass up.

 I'm almost there.
I still have a few more projects
to finish up so I can finally start painting again.