The Design Resolution Challenge: Your Sanctuary Space

If you are struggling with a place to start decluttering, find a sanctuary space. This is a place that once you have decluttered, you can retreat to. It can be a bedroom, your office, a sitting room, or even your kitchen table. Brainstorm:
-What is working/ not working for you?
-How do I want this space to function for me (and/or other users)?
-What makes this space speak to me? 
-Take an inventory of what you need to keep in the space. 
-Start decluttering!! 

I am starting with my studio. As an artist and designer I wear many hats, I always have lots of projects going on at once. In no time at all, my studio can get pretty unmanageable. However, having a studio space that is too clean can block my creative flow. This can be a  challenge when organizing a creative retreat. 

​I have decided that after a year in my new studio space, the layout just isn't meeting my needs. So I set out to create more efficient work stations and better storage solutions. Here are a few ways I have decided to rework my sanctuary space:

1. Reorganize my resource library of books and materials in shelves that are closer to the ground and allow for space to work on my large-scale paintings. 

2. I found fun ways to organize and display my supplies, things that inspire me, and even my favorite pair of shoes, in an old built-in cabinet.
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5. I cleared out the closet and added shelves from www.Target.com and boxes from the www.containerstore.com. This gave me some inexpensive flat-file storage for papers, matte board, and shipping supplies. This solution also allowed me to box up my jewelry making supplies, sewing patterns, etc. 

3. I am working on a printer tower (will post an update). I use several types of printers and have had 3 of them in boxes for over a year. 

4. I hung inspirational art from other artist friends http://www.melindacootsona.com/ https://florabowley.com  with fun little books that have special meaning to me. 

Now I have a more efficient work space that will not only allow me to create, but inspire me as well!


What is your sanctuary space? How might you make it work better for you? Share and post with  #elliemacdesignresolutionchallenge