My art studio is almost done!

I am soooo happy to say that my art studio is almost finished. The deck is being added now and then all that is left is a counter top for my cabinets. I spent all day Saturday painting them myself and I must say I can't remember the last time I was so sore.LOL I was squatting and scootching around on the floor to paint from all angles and holy moly I used muscles I hadn't used in a long time. I still have one cabinet left and some little areas I need to paint but they are mostly done and look gorgeous if I do say so myself. Its been raining and I haven't had a chance to get them photographed but I did manage to get a photo before they were painted so you will be able to see the difference. My contractor said it should only take about a week to build the deck but we are supposed to get rain all week so who knows. I have to be patient because I need steps to get into the building and then I am moving in!!!!

The progress on my art studio is astounding

My art studio has come a long way in such a short time( you can see from previous photos), the windows are in, the house wrap is on and the roof is going on today, in fact my contractor has been out there since about 7AM this morning working on it. I have ordered the A/C unit that will go in the wall and it also has heat in it for those winter months that do believe it or not get cold here in northern, FL. You would never know that by the 90+ degree summer heat but I have been through winters where it was in the single digits outside so I felt heat was a necessity.

I chose to have only 2 windows on one side of the building so I can install cabinets if I decide to but the other that faces west has 4 big windows for lots of natural light. I will be installing 3 ceiling fans with light fixtures and I am thinking some lights over my work surfaces as well. Although I am still figuring out exactly where I want everything. The wall in the last photo of this post is where I think I will have a closet with shelves running the full length, which is 16 feet wide. That would give me a ton of storage. I am going to have to make up my mind shortly because this is going faster than expected and its really hard to believe that all of this work that was done in such a short time was done by ONLY one man. Needless to say I found an awesome contractor and believe me I tell him that everyday. LOL Stay tuned for more pics.

My art studio is getting built and I am so excited

I am super duper excited to see my new art studio going up from scratch, this is a whole new experience and I have never been through this process before. I am documenting it every step of the way so I can share it with you. I can't wait to move in! I am really looking forward to having my own creative space where I can keep everything organized. Here are some pics so you can see the progress so far. The framing kit just arrived this morning so before you know it the frame will be up. Woo hoo!!!