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20 reasons why having your own work space is great

by Chloe on September 12th, 2007

There are lots of wonderful things about having your own work space - here are a few of mine :-)

1. You can shut the door to your studio next time your neighbor comes over for coffee (or you have a dinner party). There’s no need to worry about how messy the floor is!
2. Your very expensive & precious cutting shears will stay out of the hands of children/husband/guests who need to cut a piece of paper.
3. Music can be played without annoying your room-mates/husbands etc.
4. Straight pins will be kept out of your living room carpet.
5. Your work computer won’t be hogged by family trying to check email/play games/download music.
6. No need to worry about little hands playing with the sewing machine!
7. You can keep your expensive fabric paints separate from the cheap finger paint.
8. Because sometimes you just need your own space to work in.
9. You can shut the door if the cat is insisting on sleeping on the freshly-blocked piece of hand-embroidery you just finished.
10. You don’t need to “decorate” your studio to match the rest of your house.
11. Having a studio can help to keep work & home separate (always a challenge for the self-employed!)
12. It’ s a safe space to keep the mildly-poisonous house plant you just can’t bear to give away.
13. Hey, it’s a safe space to keep anything that shouldn’t be shared - like dark chocolate :-)
14. In my case, it’s place for the birds & fish to live without worrying about the dogs.
15. You can leave projects sitting on tables without having to clean them off to serve dinner.
16. Because inspiration can hit at 3am - you can work without disturbing fellow cohabitants.
17. So that your mother-in-law won’t have to ask questions about the new nude embroidered piece you’re working on.
18. And your kid’s friends won’t ask their moms about the nude embroidered piece you’re working on.
19. You can be as tidy as you like or as messy as you like - I personally tend to go for the piles method of organizing.
20. Creativity needs to be allowed into your life, it’s got to be encouraged & cultivated.  Creating a space to be creative in is one of the best ways I can think of to do that :-)

Okay, it’s your turn.  Why do you have a studio?

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