This is a multifunctional space. It is, of course, where I make art. It is also where
I work and where I film my videos. But it's also our spare room, so it acts as a
place for storage, it's where we work out, it's where Ozzy does his work sometimes and
it's potentially going to be the room where we start our indoor herb garden. So
it's a big space but we ask a lot of it and, as time has gone on, as we've been
here for a year now almost to the day, the day-to-day use and the increasing
demands that we're putting on this place have left it feeling no longer fit for
purpose. It's actually quite overwhelming right now in here so I'm planning to do
a bit of a rejig, bit of a reshuffle. The first thing I'm going to do is give
it a quick tidy, get everything back in its place so I can reevaluate where that
place realistically should be.
Even with things put away, it feels really overwhelming, the task of tackling
this room. Things to consider like lighting for when I'm painting, good angles
and backdrops when I'm filming, furniture and stuff and where it's all gonna go....
Yesterday, I did a few quick sketches of the room. I did it on Photoshop so that I
could move things around but I ended up just redrawing the room every time. I
also made the room on the Sims and gave it a rejig there but I forgot to save
it. So I just started moving things around. I had a vague idea of what I
thought might work but honestly, as soon as I started delving into all the
stuff I had, it was like dredging up the bottom of a really clear river. Like...
I don't know- really muddying the water. Basically, the room ended up looking like
this. I was more overwhelmed than ever, it was getting late, Ozzy got home from
work so I decided let's just tackle the task that we ~can~ get done. We put
together our new bedside tables from Ikea and the lamps that we've got to go
with them. And that was that. Lovely. Now, as you may have noticed, it is a new day.
I just got back from the dentist- don't want to talk about it- but I have a
new energy, a new approach. I am going to take as much stuff out of here as I can.
Mainly the 'stuff'; you know, the bits and bobs. There is a lot of stuff. Not so
much the bigger pieces of furniture but I just think, if I can get it a little
bit clearer in here, I'll have a better idea of the space that I'm gonna be
working with. Should have done that at the beginning.
Right, so it's finally starting to come together!
All that's left really is to find places for all the left over 'stuff'. It's just
small bits now. Just the stuff that is surrounding me. And I think I'll be okay.
I've got a couple of empty drawers, I've got those two shelves up there that are
also empty, so I should be alright. In terms of the bigger stuff, there is still
a lot to find a place for out on the landing. I'm actually trapped in at the
moment. But I have moved the exercise bike out onto the landing which means I
have to find room for our washing basket and Hoover which were in that
place before. I'm just waiting for Ozzy to get home now and he can deal with his
own pile of stuff, finding places for that, and I've left the legs of the table
just in case he want to do that but otherwise, I will paint those in a lovely
dark charcoal colour later on today. But I have a good idea of where I want to put
most of these things so I'm just gonna start working through it.
Ooh... now....
One of the things that I have not been dealing with is this gorgeous box that got sent to
me by PanArt. I just didn't want to take everything out of it because it looks so
beautifully presented. They have this focus on like handcrafting art supplies
and a real care for the environment as well. They sent this gorgeous sketchbook,
some really lovely paper, some amazing brushes and an apron too. And it's all so
lovingly packed in this beautiful box, I didn't want to disturb it, but I'm not
going to use it while it's sitting in this box so I'm gonna find a space for
each of these individual things. But these brushes are just...
exquisite.
I've been settled in and using the room for a couple of days now and I just have
to say what a massive difference it's made. It feels so much roomier in here and
actually makes me feel less bogged down. I actually look forward to coming in
here to work- we'll see how long that lasts- but for now, it has made quite the
difference. So thank you so much for joining me, keeping me company on this
little project, I hope you are having a good one and I'll see you very soon in
the next video. Bye!