New house, new workshop.

[TheCreatureWork]

I just recently purchased a house and am getting the keys April 16th! Yaaay! Anyway, I'll have about 13ft by 15ft space to work with- which is a better improvement to my 6ft by 6ft space I'm using presently. I made a floorplan using Grizzly. I think it is a great design and has things I want- room for sewing, cutting, gluing, ventilation, easy access power outlets, great storage. I would love to hear any workshop ideas anyone has had luck with or would love to include in my plan when I build it.

 

[staceyrebecca]

Congratulations!

That's a huge amount of space! How exciting!

I have only one suggestion--if the space is far away from your kitchen, invest in a small mini-fridge... Not only will you have cold Squirt at your fingertips, you'll also have some ice nearby when you burn yourself...or if you have me over and I burn myself--which is just about daily.

 

[Melonpool]

Stacey --

have you ever tried that tip about having a small glass of water nearby when using a hot glue gun? What you do is dip the fingers of the hand not operating the glue gun in water immediately before you stick something on the puppet. It might get the puppet a little damp (a few drops here and there won't hurt the puppet), but it keeps you from being burned most of the time.

Hope this helps you from being burned -- it helped me a lot!

Steve

 

[Bantais]

I just recently purchased a house and am getting the keys April 16th! Yaaay! Anyway, I'll have about 13ft by 15ft space to work with- which is a better improvement to my 6ft by 6ft space I'm using presently. I made a floorplan using Grizzly. I think it is a great design and has things I want- room for sewing, cutting, gluing, ventilation, easy access power outlets, great storage. I would love to hear any workshop ideas anyone has had luck with or would love to include in my plan when I build it.







One idea you might consider is adding some personality and inspiration to your workshop walls with novelty peel and stick wallpaper. It’s a great way to brighten up the space without a permanent commitment, and the patterns can really boost creativity and make the room more enjoyable to spend time in. I recently came across some stylish and fun designs at FancyWalls.eu that could perfectly complement your workshop vibe.

Congratulations on your new home and creative space - it's so inspiring!

Your plan sounds great, especially that you included ventilation and easy access to power outlets - that's really important.

What I would recommend adding or considering:

Mobile work tables or islands on wheels - so that you can easily rearrange and change the configuration of the space depending on the task.

Good lighting, especially above the work areas - it's best to combine general lighting and spotlights.

Organizers for tools and materials so that everything is always at hand, but at the same time does not clutter the tables.

A place for inspiration: a board for notes, storing patterns or sample projects.

If you work with glue and other chemicals, an additional exhaust hood or a window that can be opened to ventilate the room.

It will be interesting to see how your plan is implemented in practice! Good luck with the construction and arrangement of the workshop!