Interior Design Studio Remodel

 The spaces in which we design are very important. They affect everything about our design process. Studios can shape how we think. If a studio is disorganized and distracting then we can be as well. Our designs won't be what they could be because of the distractions around us. The interior design studio is disorganized and could use some serious tidying up. There are two main sections of our studio that I will focus on for this post. The first section is also the first thing that people see when they walk by our studio. In a way it's the first impression of our space. The second section is one row of shelves that store our binders and heavier samples. 

Section 1:


          
For this main entrance and storage I suggest turning it into a communal work space. The dividing walls would remain where they are and the cabinets and long desk top would be shifted away from the walls to create a sort of work bench. The cabinets underneath would of course serve the purpose of storage while the top would become a work space where samples can be spread out and worked with. Having the workbench away from the walls increases the amount of space around the table to work at but it also allows for easy pin ups and displays on the dividing walls. Below are examples that can help inspire the new design for the first section. Instead of a wall of shelving units there would be the dividing walls used for displays of projects either in progress or finished. 


Section 2:


The second section focuses more on the storage aspect of the studio. While there are shelving units already there they are not very conducive to storing samples because the shelves are open. While this is a problem there is a simple solution of just adding in some form of sheeting to the shelves so that nothing can fall through and samples can then be organized neatly. One effective storage method that is already incorporated into the studio is the use of containers for storing smaller samples.

                                         

In addition to the addition of a shelf liner and more containers a hanging option for the fabrics or even smaller carpet samples could be incorporated. A simple wooden dowel could be hung in the shelves and cheap hooks or hangers could be used to hang the samples up so that they are on display and are easy to look through. A few ideas are shown below. The hanging storage would be incorporated into the shelving units, creating a variety of storage methods within the units.






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