A room of
one’s own – isn’t that everyone’s dream? Well, I got mine and it’s
perfect. Lovingly built by Dave who appreciates all the creative
things I do and wanted me to have an inspiring place to dream up my
projects and be happy. That I am! It has exactly the mood that I
wanted. Rustic and full of all the things that I love. I can see all
of my materials and it doesn’t take long before I’m making
stuff!
In 1998
Dave planned to build a post and beam shed from scratch. He wanted
to use lap joints, dado joints and oak pegs for that
old, hand-built pioneer look. He decided to do a "test"
shed in our woods to hone his skills before embarking on his
"showpiece" shed. His first 8' x 10' test shed came out
great. He based it on a little storage shed we saw on vacation in
Booth Bay Harbor. He did it up in nautical style complete with cedar
shingle roof, weather vane, lots of buoys on the walls and even a
lobster trap out front. There are even "mooring posts" out
front. It holds our lawn mowers and garden tools. Here's a
photo of Dave's shed.
Shortly thereafter, he laid a stone
foundation for the larger 10' x 12' shed and built a platform and
floor on top. This uncompleted project sat for 4 years while Dave
tended to more important things. One day I thought it would be nice
to have an outdoor "studio". I asked Dave if the new shed could be
mine instead. After all he had his own already! He agreed and began
building shortly thereafter. It took a year to complete because of
the minute details. It was constructed from 1" thick rough cut
lumber from our property and nearby woods. Posts, beams and roof are
hemlock and the door is pine. The shiplap siding is eastern white
pine, rough cut on the inside and planed smooth on the
exterior.
Dave used the old casement
windows from our home which he had replaced with better ones. He
even put our old crank-open kitchen skylight in the roof! If
you want to see some shots of my studio, click HERE
If you want to see detailed
construction pictures, click HERE.
I LOVE my studio! Thanks Dave. |