Light is a most desirable thing to have in a studio space, and we’re very fortunate to have a roof striped with skylights, which is brilliant for my painter studiomates. But in the afternoons there’s more, and more, and then, even more sunshine streaming in, to the extent that if I had the time to spare, I could strip down and get a tan. Eventually, I’m chased by sunbeams from surface to surface, until there’s nowhere to hide and I have to abandon whatever I’m trying to do and work on the computer at home instead.
But then, one day I had a brainwave: I need an umbrella – or an indoor parasol, to be more precise.
All it took was a hook in a beam and a ring in an umbrella top, and voila! Good sunshine in, bad sunshine out. I like it so much I’ve bought two more, and now the sunny indoors is banished, and afternoons can be spent in the studio once again. Hooray!
brilliant idea heather! i wish too much sunshine was my problem in middle of this grey english january. come on spring! x
genius.
Brilliant and beautiful!
It seems as if it’s just magically floating there. So fun!
How cute is your studio?? And that indoor sunscreen is equal parts beautiful and brilliant.
Now that’s what I call creativity. Don’t know why, but this reminds me of Mary Poppins.
i love your parasol idea + you just got my vote too!
Lovely idea! I wonder what your canadian readers may be thinking of this…
This is great! I love it.
Very clever! What a lovely studio to have!
hehe this is great! So fun and practical too. It adds a beautiful glow to the space.
Look at you all complaining about sunshine! I live in Utah and haven’t seen the sun in so long I can’t remember. In fact, I had to sit and look at your sunshine picture for awhile just to try to soak up some vicarious vitamin D!
Your umbrella is very lovely. Sort of sunshiney!
What about a patchwork Skinny la Minx sail? Since it’s so high you could possibly use seconds (assuming you ever produce such a thing!)
Arranging anything by color is always time well spent. These dishtowels are just perfect.
I’ve come across many different studio spaces…all of them uniquely different, but still quite similar. This studio, however…is by far my all-time favorite I’ve ever seen! I love that you have skylights and are using a parasol! Genius! I also love the color scheme you’re using! It’s simple and incredibly charming!
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Wow.
This looks like heaven…