Before
My in-laws flew into town on Wednesday and as usual are incredibly helpful. After last weekend’s snow, I realized that I had better weatherize my “garagio” before it gets any colder. I want to be able to work in there year round, and not just in warmer months. I heard the term “garagio” somewhere else, and I thought “what a perfect description of my work space - not quite studio, nor garage.”
On Thursday, I drove up to gorgeous Evergreen, CO to have lunch with a couple of mountain gal friends and to pick up some studio furniture and 300 pounds of clay from a potter who is moving overseas. On the 45 mile drive back home to Denver, with an 8′ work table hanging out of the back of my well used Pathfinder and weighted down with clay, I wondered where I would put the table upon my return because, frankly, there just ain’t no room.
After emptying
On Thursday evening, my inlaws, husband and I debated waiting for a contractor’s bid to insulate and drywall my space, or whether we thought it was feasible to tackle the project ourselves. I’m sure you can deduce from these photos what course of action we have decided to take. The largest hurdle was emptying the garagio - and deciding what to do with the upright piano and all of the other junk. I’m please to share that my husband, father in law and I managed to wrangle the piano inside our house (though I am very sore this am) where it now resides and my daughter is now interested in taking piano lessons.
The other items were separated into things to sell on craigslist, items to donate, and items to keep for all eternity. A part of me thinks that if I haven’t opened the box in years, I should donate the whole enchilada - but once opening the boxes, memories come flooding back and I can’t seem to part with any items such as my daughter’s first shoes, my high school year book, or a box of my grandmother’s tea cups that she collected on all her travels. I’m trying to figure out where I can display the teacups in our small puzzle of a house.
Insulating
When we ended yesterday afternoon, the insulation was in place and 2 panels of dry wall were installed. I hope that by late this afternoon, that my studio will be put back together and ready to use this coming week. I can hardly wait to share the after photos!
In other news, I am very sad to announce that I had to turn on comment word verification after a proliferation of comment spam. I really detest it, but it seems necessary if I want to spare you from the latest viagra, breast enlargement or financial services commercial. I also don’t want to be a conduit for these questionable companies raising their rankings on the Internet by linking to their sites. I hope word verification does it, otherwise I will have to resort to comment moderation.
Have a good weekend,
~Cynthia
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yes I have noticed an increase of comments with links to sales sites, yak!!!!1
hum, garagio, owen wilson comes to mind for some reason
YOu have quite a project going there, but OH SO WORTH it. I look forward to seeing your finished garagio. Oh lordy now I am saying it lol!
Send your team over here and insulate my garagio!
“Garagio.”
May I borrow that term?
There is a “room” off our 2car carport which currently houses 2 lawnmowers, a fridge, a freezer, sundry (read LOTS!) of man-stuff and some gardening tools.)Oh, yes, a box of screen printing inks)
Junk receptacle fits at present, but I would much rather have a garagio…
Well done, you and the family!
Whoo hoo! THe studio space is shaping up. It’s a wonderful feeling when its done and you walk in and start working on your stuff in your new space. (It was for me anyway…) Can’t wait to see the afters…remember lift with your knees, and when spackling over the drywall…use thin coats, it’s easier to sand down later and it won’t crack with tempature changes.
I too have been having some creep post on my blog and my web site with porn links…not a couple or 20 at a time but one thousand links per email…and he always sends 5 emails at once…sheesh! I mean 5 thousand porn sites all at once…a little bit of over kill dontcha think?
Wow! You are going to be so first class. Did you know we both drive old Pathfinders? I love that fact. And the term Garagio is just fabulous. Now, how about running heating cable in the cement of the floor? No? Well, I worry about the footsies! It will be beautiful when you are done.
teehee, Jafabrit! The garagio is shaping up nicely, but of course we always under estimate how long it will take us to finish.
I’m not sure you would want our team, Janet - we always refer to the Guajardo construction crew as “Mutt and Jeff” with me as default foreman. What? Someone has to do it…
I borrowed the term Dinah - so I’ll gladly allow you to as well. Though I’ve never wanted one, we are also buying an external closet sized shed for our lawn stuff. It is just taking up too much room. I suppose it’s the perils of living in an urban environment - not enough storage.
Wow, I didn’t get 1000 of spam comments, Heather, but about 6. It started with one, and then the next day 5 more all on the same post - which is buried down further in my blog. I think they must think that I wouldn’t notice. One, two, three Lift. After this project, I don’t think there will be any thing else to move for awhile.
Well, I’m not sure about first class, Mary - but definitely more functional! Every so often, I think about getting a smaller car - but I haul a lot of stuff in that 10 year old Pathfinder. I’m pretty sure if I replaced it, it would have to be a wagon or a eeks, a mini van.
I hate comment spam!!!
Hi Cyn,
I win! My Pathfinder is older! I got it 1992 as one of the first 1993’s to hit the streets! Aren’t they a great little SUV? I get good gas mileage still too!
Way to go Cynthia!
All the time and effort of cleaning and organizing now will surely pay off in terms of work made and sanity saved. Good luck on your coming shows.
Andy
I detest it, Diana too! - So far it seems like I haven’t gotten any more since I turned word verification on the other day.
I love ours too, though it doesn’t get as good of gas mileage as I’d like. But - it hauls stuff which I definitely need Mary!
Thanks Andy - that’s the idea at least. It already looks better, though I have misplaced a few favorite things in my move across the room. I have more lighting, work space and storage which is a huge relief. I suppose when I out grow this space, I will need to lease studio space somewhere.