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Two more things I would add, sink and counter space, and a separate storage and office space. All that clutter kills the ambiance, which brings us to how to create ambiance.
Look at the Victorian studios to see how to make your studio comfortable.
1) Oriental carpets, (cheap imitations at K-mart, warm up the room, give it class and you're not afraid to drop paint on them).
2) Trees and house plants - plastic is fine, but have one real one - cleans the air.
3) Casts and sculptures - Now we're talking!
4) Paintings and drawings on the wall to the ceiling!
5) Books!
6) Easels! I have four, including the massive Hughes easel and the Richeson easel.
7) Comfy chairs, Russian scarves, oriental screen (to hide a variety of un-cool stuff)
8) Real antiques, I have Rembrandt and Whistler etchings.
9) Climate control and a great music system.
Do I have a "dream studio"? No, but I have a working studio. Your studio must be the most comfortable room in your life. It has to be the place you want to go to, not the place you have to go to.
Peggy
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