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The Perfect Studio Doesn't Exi-
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items if you crack my skull open (please don't, it's very rude) you'll see a spot labelled “heaven”. there are no angels in this paradise, but there is an adjustable height table and enough lighting to tan by.
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Studio Setup
Equipped For Anything
Creative Supplies
Studio Setup
decor, workspace, storage & accessories
Benjamin Moore ‘Velvet Cloak’ is an incredibly dark purple that pulls to blue, and is impossible to capture properly in a photo. My room is already painted this colour and it's like working inside a sexy and mysterious cave. Maybelline Midnight Plum ...
Benjamin Moore Velvet Cloak (CSP-480)
Purple velvet blackout curtains to complete the cave effect.
NICETOWN Purple Velvet Blackout Curtains
Every cave needs a little phosphorescence, but white, warm white, or purple?
300 LED Fairy Curtain Lights, USB, 8 Modes
Childhood memories I carry with me - cool breeze, warm wood, curtains like wings.
Dreamy white curtains catching the breeze
Bedroom on one side, mess room on the other, bookshelves all around. If you tun me upside down and shake me, this is what will fall out.
Studio Bedroom Library
I am actually crying. No, correction, I'm sobbing. Combine this with the divided space and curtains drifting in the breeze… oh, heaven.
Scholar's Library | GLUCK+
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Adjustable height: check. No bar to knock my knees on: check. No unnecessary bits that are just going to collect dust: check. Two of these for working on different projects at the same time: perfection.
Studio Designs Triflex Adjustable Drafting Table
Put 2 of these wonderful L-shaped desks together for the most magnificent U-shaped workspace! Or make a square and corral yourself inside :) 59" x 59" gives plenty of usable room too.
59" x 59" L-Shaped Desk Computer Desk
(92.7D x 149.2W x 92.7H Centimetres) When it comes to cutting tables, I need all the height I can get - just ask my back. Deep enough for 150cm fabric (folded) and wide enough for a full dress panel.
Sew Ready Mobile Folding Craft Table 36"H
Is this necessary? Absolutely not. Would it be SO COOL? Absolutely yes. If you art or craft in any way, you probably have a storage kink, and this is pressing all my buttons, baby.
Create Room DreamBox
$2000 for a table is ludicrous, but look how nice it loos with the Dreambox? And, unlike most other sewing table, there's no ‘knee bruise’ bar. Some of us are tall, y'all.
Create Room DreamStation
After using the same floor model drafting chair that no longer makes the uppy and the downy for 18 years, I think I deserve an upgrade!
Adjustable Drafting Chair with Lumbar Support
Confused by this one, as it states the low height is 20" and the high, 28". That can't be right -?
Adjustable Height Drafting Chair with Arms
I wonder what it would be like to actually be able to see what I'm doing. I could probably even work black-on-black with this beast!
Neatfi 3,500 Lumen LED Touch Control Lamp
Not gonna lie, this makes me tingle a little. So many possibilities for lighting my work area depending on what I'm using it for.
TonyEst 46" 4-Head LED Desk Lamp
What do you mean it's possible to have a desk that isn't covered in piles of random paper? How will I ever find anything when it's all right there in front of me?!
OUTWOLF 10 Tier Mesh Letter Tray Paper Organizer
I'm pretty good at organizing my supplies drawers, but some things need to be on hand all the time. And 'lying somewhere under a pile of papers' doesn't qualify.
DecoBrothers Desk Organizer Pencil/Pen Holder
Who doesn't love a good spinny organizer? This one even has compartments that seem large enough to hold more than 3 pens. Revolutionary!
MeCids 12” Lazy Susan Rotating Organizer
A home for all my divination and other w00 things, and Morty-related items.
IKEA 12-Cubby KALLAX Shelf Unit
For the Ghouls, Miss Kitty, the Pops and other knicks and knacks. x2 and would have to paint them, because navy, ugh.
IKEA BILLY Bookcase With Glass Doors
Previous studio paint colour. So bright and cheery! I love lime green.
Benjamin Moore Lime Green (2026-10)
Is it even a studio if there isn't a gallery wall?
Gallery Wall Ideas: Creative Ways to Showcase Your Personal Style
A tarot room divider? I'm not quivering with excitement, you are!
Tarot Canvas Room Divider & Reviews - Wayfair Canada
This rug is AMAZING. Black and white and lines all over is my aesthetic. well, one of them.
IKEA RASTPLATS Rug, Flatwoven
Delicious. I can just see this rainbow vomit against midnight purple walls.
Liquid Holographic Area Rug
Equipped For Anything
Beautiful space! Let's make terrible things!
11 inches gets old real fast - wouldn't 24 be better? Yes, yes it would. Probably better for my neck as well.
HUION KAMVAS Pro 24 4K Drawing Display
My current lightbox is over 2 feet wide and I can barely pick it up. How far we've come!
TOHETO A3 Light Pad, Rechargeable Light Board
Never be out of cyan ink again! When it comes to printers, I need a workhorse, not a show pony.
Brother DCP-L2640DW Monochrome Laser Printer
Wouldn't it be nice not to have knuckle blisters and wrist strain? Off with their heads!
VEVOR 18" Paper Cutter/Guillotine Trimmer
This would be perfect for drawing references, transcribing, or even propping up a tablet. It would make a great gallery stand when not otherwise in use.
XL Adjustable Foldable Book Stand 15.4" x 11"
I, uh, may have warped my cutting mat beyond use by ironing on top of it. Yeah, don't do that.
Headley Tools 12x18 Self Healing Cutting Mat
Ooh, this would be handy when sketching, rather than using multiple tools at once.
Vintage Inspired Brass Combination Tool - Protractor, Circle Gauges, Triangles, French Curve, Ruler
This drawing tool is like a Spirograph to the power of 10! The engineering that went into it is incredible, and the results match,
Ddiin Exlicon - Groundbreaking Multi Shape Design Tool
I wonder if the extra weight and smoothness of the metal pieces will solve issues with flow?
Kahootz Spirograph Diecast Anniversary Set
These scissors are so comfortable to use, and cut smoothly. Need a new pair as someone used mine to cut paper and also managed to nick the blade somehow, so they've been relegated to hair-cutting duty.
Fiskars 8-Inch Softouch Spring Action Scissor
Teeny tiny blades for teen tiny cuts in teeny tiny spaces. No more snipping the fabric with thick points!
Fiskars Easy Action Micro-Tip Titanium Scissors
Comfort group scissors are vital when doing a lot of fine trim work… or cutting the borders off tarot cards - that's 312 cuts!
4-Pack Heavy Duty Scissors Set with Handles
Creative Supplies
art, sewing & writing materials
It's hard to find dot grid notebooks in anything bigger than A5/half letter size. I like them because the grid is visible enough to draw or write on, but subtler than a lined notebook. The paper is usually thicker as well.
Peter Pauper Press A4 Dot Matrix/Grid Notebooks
I have a drawer full of actual drawing paper. What do I use instead? I can make notes! And scribble my insane ideas! And the lines negate blank page syndrome! The different colour covers make it easy to organize deranged ramblings by subject, and kee...
Five Star 3 Subject Spiral Notebook, 3 Pack
Dollarama sketch (and note) books are underrated, and they're “budget friendly”! The marble ones are hardcover and huge (probably 14"), the spiral sketchbook is at least 70, probably 80lb (I have 3), the softcover (but not flimsy) “Sketch” book has l...
Dollarama Sketchbooks (Asst)
Hnnnnng I love these sketchbooks so much! 60 98lb perforated sheets, light off-white, some tooth to the surface (smooth enough to ink)
Canson XL Mix Media Pad, 11" x 14"
60 sheets 80lb, ultra smooth, bright white surface for inking
Canson XL Series Pen & Ink White, 9" x 12"
Fantastic notebook, sturdy cover, 192-ish pages - perforation is nice for when you screw up - smooth paper, but… I suffer from blank page syndrome. Sigh.
Premium Black Sketchbook 8.5'' x 11''
There's just something about get smudges when using tracing paper. Call me crazy.
Strathmore 50 Sheet Tracing Pad, 11" by 14"
If I'm not using Strathford, I'm using Hilroy. Hilroy tracing paper is a little softer than Strathmore, not as vellum-y.
Hilroy Studio Tracing Pad, 9x12, 44 Sheets
You can never have too many black liners, especially when it's hard to find them with as fine a tip as these (0.3mm). I use them for writing as well as drawing because of the thin tip.
Staedtler 0.3mm Triplus Fineliner 20 Pack
0.1mm pens are always the first to go - the fine tips invariably disappear into the metal collar, no matter how careful you are with pen pressure.
Staedtler 0.1mm Pigment Liner Pens - 3 Pack
A 2.0mm 2H is practically useless, but otherwise this is a very promising set. The low price is a bit sus, but worth taking a chance on. Look at all those refills!
FourCandies 25PCS Art Mechanical Pencil Set
Whisky River specialize in sassy, salty, and sarcastic home products, including candles, soap, and office supplies. They speak to me on a soulular level.
Whiskey River Pencils for Gravestone Ideas
Oh the childhood memories! Pritt glue stick is so much better than the blue stuff. Elmers who?
Pritt Glue 4 x 43 g
Staedtler has never let me down when it comes to stationery and art supplies. These liners have a wonderfully fine 0.3mm tip for detail work, and the colours are bright and saturated.
STAEDTLER Triplus Fineliner 60 Colours
Even if I never use this, I will happily flip through all the colours and be soothed and maybe even inspired. What an incredible undertaking this must have been!
The Color Cube Volume 1 & Volume 2 by Sarah Renae Clark
The digital version of the Color Cube is a PDF that can be used by searching color name, keyword, or collection.
The Color Catalog Bundle (Volume 1 & 2) - Sarah Renae Clark
AKA The Costume/Fashion Designer's Bible
Metric Pattern Cutting for Women's Wear
I like the style of these fashion croquis, and the single figure-multi position arms, legs, hands etc.
Irina - Figure Drawing Guides / Drawing: Books
Stuart Semple is a maniac - the BEST kind of maniac. What started as a joke with his Blackest Black in response to Anish Kapoor's ‘I licked it so it’s mine' of Vanta Black has turned into a whole range of coloriest colors.
Culture Hustle - The World's Colouriest Water Color Palette (36 colors)
This Faber-Castell set makes me drool like a dog at a BBQ. It reminds me of my grandmother's boxes of pastels and paints that travelled all the way from Holland. That smell makes me homesick.
Faber-Castell 250th Anniversary Limited Edition Premium Art Supply Set
IKEA has some of the best fabric for such a good price! The selection changes, so buy it now if you like it, cos it won't be there long.
IKEA LÄKEMALVA Pre-Cut Fabric - Cats
IKEA curtains are another great source for fabric, as they usually have a few with funky prints, and a lot of graphic black and white.
IKEA GRÖNKATTFOT Curtains, 1 Pair
This little guy knows that art is PainTM and sometimes you just need to SCREAM
Munch's "The Scream" Figma Action Figure
I design houses for fun and it's so annoying always having to look up the dimensions of furniture and spaces. Much easier to look it up in a good old paper book.
Furniture Arrangement in Residential Spaces
I could dick around in Illustrator OR I could arrange and rearrange vinyl furniture like the dollhouse I had when I was 5, which sounds like a lot more fun.
Home Quick Planner: Reusable Peel & Stick Symbols