Studio Remodel Week 2

 Last week we had focused potential ideas for renovating and organizing our studio space. It was a great start and we did get some work done in the studio organizing and rearranging. One of the first things that we did was pull some of the carpet out and sort through what we had. We threw away a lot of old carpeting that was either ugly, duplicates, or stains. This was to reduce the amount of carpet we had overflowing the shelves. There were a few carpets that we pulled out that we were able to cut down to size and use as a flat surface for the open shelving units. One carpet sample couldn't fit the entire shelf but since we had duplicates we were able to patch them together. Once in place they did not shift or move and so, despite not being one big piece, they still worked very well.


   

This method of using the carpet to cover the gaps in the shelving worked amazingly well and allowed for more organization of the binders. It allowed us to stand them up rather than having to stack them on top of each other. During class we had discussed the possibility of getting more carpet samples that we could trim down to size to fit onto the shelves, but after looking into some recommended companies I could not find any sample sizes that would work. Ideally samples 18" by 48" would work perfectly but none of the companies had that size sampling. If we wanted to, they did have 24" by 24" sized samples that we could patch together to create the surface necessary. 


Above the binders, we could use S hooks to hang various samples that are stored on the shelves as well. We tested this out using bead chains to see what it would look like to have them hanging. This could be very practical and easy to see and access various samples. 



While doing all of this one thought that came to mind was the idea of cutting down the carpet to more practical sizes and rather than having them out on the shelves, put them in one of the drawers underneath the workbench. Not only would this keep the carpet cleaner and free of dust it would also allow for more binders and samples to be organized and spaced out on the open shelves. Another factor is that the shelving units would have a lot of weight on them with both the carpet and all the tile and stone samples. Below is an example the kind of drawer organization we could have for the carpet. We could use various plastic tubs or the cardboard storage boxes (like the ones we saw at the Arlington Design Center). Plastic organizers would work well to put the smaller samples in. Rather than lifting carpet and rearranging to find the sample you'd like the organizers would allow for simply rifling through the carpets, similar to a filing cabinet.


  


Places looked into for samples:

https://www.efcontractflooring.com/products/

https://www.patcraft.com/app/Search/Create?tab=1

https://www.manningtoncommercial.com/products/carpet/entryway-systems/



Comments

  1. INT323-2021October 6, 2020 at 11:09 AM

    Great ideas!

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  2. INT323-2021October 6, 2020 at 11:09 AM

    Great ideas!

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  3. AnonymousOctober 8, 2020 at 1:06 PM

    Kelly,
    We started work on this together in the studio and I really love the progress we have made. I think we need to continue using the carpet samples to cut as inserts. I really love how the hooks are used to hold the tile samples! It's a great way to see the tiles themselves but also clears up our space well. I think as long as we continue doing this and also making the binders and catalogues to their own space and maybe the heavier items like stones and tile samples to their own area, it will help even more. Overall great post!

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