Our new place, Part 2: Come tour my studio!

This is the closest I can get to a full-shot of my studio, which is one of my favorite things about our new apartment. I have wall-to-wall windows, super tall ceilings and mirrored closet doors, so it's very bright and open for a small room. This pretty good summary of the color I've been able to squeeze in so far.  This setup is my main desk and supply storage, where I do all of my beading and finishing work with suede and wire.

You can see the decal awesomeness I've added, including the obligatory Han Solo. I just bought all of these fabulously colorful bins from Target, and greatly reduced the quantity of drab black & white Ikea boxes I was using for inadequate storage.

See what I mean about how bright it is? I love this room. 

The view is incredible too!

I'm definitely planning to refinish the drawer fronts on this boring dresser. Beech = Blah.

More and more and more storage.

And we're back around to the work bench. This is where the power tools live. My drill press, foredom, tumbler and bench lathe. I couldn't live without these beauties. In storage below: miscellaneous tools, towels, aprons, compounds, and other metal working junk. It's so much prettier now with these fun bins!

Up above, these white cubes are my ArtBin SuperSatchel Cubes. These awesome containers have like 40+ sections each and hold all of my beads, 90% of my findings and scrabble tiles and the like, of course, organized by color, type, size, shape, etc. (Type-A Virgo heaven!)

 Some of my favorite necklace stands take residence up here, storing chains and necklace cords, and some OOAK necklaces that just look fab hanging out. You can see my C-3PO, Jawa and Gonorrhea plushies chilling there, next to my Scentsy warmer (Toasted Caramel Sugar gives me the warm fuzzies while I work.) That big board in the back is part of my old desk that I decoupaged the crap out of, and I love it, so it stays.

On top of my desk is my display storage. Fancy t-bars, my earring rack, busts, and my fancy mirror there, all of these things are kind of a bitch to store, so they just sit out there. I try to keep it looking at least artfully arranged so it doesn't look like clutter!

Yay for more bins and color where there was none! Up in the top left are bins for stuff I use all the time. Wire, chain, etc. Up on the top right are all of my tiny, constantly needed findings, jump rings, ear wires, clasps, along with all of my glues, adhesives and top coat things. Bottom right are the electronics. My power strip, UV lamp and a bin full of cords and cameras and such. Bottom left are more findings (I know, right?) In these awesome little 'books' I have them organized, Sterling, Antiqued Brass, Gold & Gunmetal.

My desk space, never this clean, I wish it could stay looking this gorgeous, but then it would look like I never actually work. 

A little more detail of the desk. You can see my ipod dock, some awesome cross stich pieces, fancy kleenex box, various and sundry scissors and tools, and little bowls holding head and eyepins.

Here's where the stamping happens! My tiny little harbor freight work bench, all of my stamp collection, and cups and holders for all of my blanks that I need to keep handy.

Oh how I love these sweet little plant pots from Ikea for my blanks and tools.

Here's where I package everything. It's not quite so glamorous, but it works. That giant spinning rack is from Harbor Freight, and it holds all kinds of jewelry cards, ribbon, baggies, tape, etc. That paper towel holder is chilling with hundreds of pieces of pre-cut cotton cord, and that green tub is holding a ton of ready to ship Han & Leia rings, since they're so popular right now. Oh, and up there on the wall is my autographed Jimmy Eat World 'Invented' CD booklet. Love.

Okay, that's about all for this post, I'll come back next time with plenty of pics of our living room and patio, since that's just about dolled in!