Here are photos of the rest of the studio.
In the Halloween Room, we have a "love window" between my studio and Adam's shop. Yes, we're annoying. We set it up so that we can see each other all the way into the big white room. It's nice to be working on something and be able to wave at each other or open the window to chat.
I tell you, painting that ceiling was something else.
This is the door leading into the Arabian Nights room. I designed the shape and Adam made it. I love it! It makes me so happy to walk through that Moroccan arch.
It's hard to tell, but I did a different floor color in the Halloween room. It's more of a rusty coca-cola color and the other rooms are more greyish.
The hole in the wall is for a speaker. They're in now, and painted the same shade of indigo so they blend in.
In the above photo, I hadn't painted the duct yet, but it's done below.
This will serve as our media/guest room. We're hanging a bed from the ceiling from chains so it swings. I have tons of lanterns I'm hanging from the ceiling, too. I want it to look like an Arabian lantern shop.
Okay...out of the little rooms and back to the stairs. I'm thinking of putting a small couch under the stairs to make a reading nook for the girls. And me, too. I love to snuggle up in a little place and read.
Up and up and up.
I stained the risers by hand. I tried to get them about the same shade as the floor.
Here's the loft. I'm going to use it for a small gallery and as my office. I finally got the floor right. Did I tell you I had bubbles and a haze in my top coat? I had to sand off half of the floor and start over. Drat. It turned out how I wanted, though.
This was my Grandpa's organ. Aren't the gothic arches pretty?
The view looking towards the stairs.
Looking down into the main studio area.
That's it! Now I have to finish moving in and kill all the spiders and scorpions. Let the creating commence!
Gorgeous!!!
Posted by: Maria | January 16, 2014 at 08:06 PM
I would love to spend the night in the magical guest room. I would fall asleep and dream the best dreams ever. You could become the merchant of dreams. Truly amazing. I am so happy for you Laura!
Posted by: Amparo | January 17, 2014 at 10:57 AM
Oh how exciting! It turned out great!
I just now saw both posts. I did watch your videos of the grand opening!
Wow, the stripes in the Halloween room, wow!
The organ is cool! We had an organ when I was little but it looked nothing like that one.
I can't wait to see all the creating you do in that wonderful space!
Oh my, a hanging bed! ; )
Posted by: Laura Tieri | January 17, 2014 at 10:38 PM
Very nice. So what are you using the Halloween room for? It's very cool. It has the circus tent feel about it. I bet painting that was a pain.
Posted by: RyanKingOnline | January 19, 2014 at 11:48 AM
Thanks, Ryan! Painting that ceiling nearly drove me to tears. But I love it now. I used to (and will again) make Halloween art, toys, and decorations for a business. I've always a room to display my Halloween goodies. I collect, too. So---Halloween year round!
Posted by: Laura | January 20, 2014 at 09:45 PM
WOW!!! Absolutely love it!!! It's fantastic, I can't wait to see how you decorate and organize all your crafts and lovely things!! And show us what you create in there, okay!!!! So lovely, you are truly blessed!!
Posted by: Lisa Muncy | January 21, 2014 at 11:08 PM
You and Adam must be so proud of your studio, and relieved that it is done. The structure alone is an accomplishment, but all of your well thought out decorating and finishing touches make is extra special. Congratulations.
Posted by: Charlotte | January 23, 2014 at 05:43 PM
Thank you so much, Charlotte. I am soooo impressed with Adam's skills. From the walls to the electricity to the plumbing, he did almost EVERYTHING! The only thing he didn't do was the shell of the building and spray drywall texture. How amazing that he just learned how to do EVERYTHING. He never ceases to impress me.
Posted by: Laura | January 23, 2014 at 05:55 PM