30 things I need (or want) in my studio

I’ve been playing around with lists lately and have come up with my wishlist for my ideal studio – want to see?

1. Good quality natural light – I’m a fan of Eastern & Northern exposure light if I can get it.
2. It’s got to be generously sized – my current studio is approximately 10 feet square. Luckily, I’ve got a basement for storage, so most of my fabric is living there.
3. Which brings us to #3, it’s got to have lots of storage space!
4. Lots of electrical sockets. I’m living in a 1950s bungalow – which is charming, but it only has three sockets in my studio.
5. My computer. I like to be able to blog, photoshop photos and read emails without having to go to a separate room.
6. A printer, to go with my computer
7. Lots & lots of USB ports – I have so many things plugged into my computer that I need to rotate cables around!
8. A sink – I used to have one in my old studio, but not anymore. It’s handy to have access to a sink when you’re dying fabric. It also saves on cross-contamination too!
9. Surge protectors. I’ve got a computerized sewing machine, my computer, fish tanks and various electronic doodads in my studio, keeping them safe is important.
10. A good sturdy ironing board.
11. Which means you also need a good quality iron. I’m still using a basic iron, but it does the trick for me.
12. A big sewing table. I’m currently using a door, on legs, which works beautifully for me.
13. Self-healing cutting mats – of different sizes.
14. Which means you also need rotary cutters. I love them for doing accurate cuts, especially for quilting.
15. Good quality scissors.
16. Space for books & bookshelves – I’m a book worm & can’t live without my books!
17. A design wall – I don’t have space for one right now, but it’s on my wishlist for my ideal studio.
18. A comfy chair – for those times when you just want to sit down and enjoy a cup of something
19. Paint & paintbrushes (I trained as a painter before I started seriously working on fiber art – it’s still something I do a lot of)
20. A digital camera – it’s completely changed the way I document my art… and anything else I care to photograph.
21. Scissors – I seem to need about 10 different pairs
22. My sewing machine!
23. Hand-sewing supplies – which of course includes things like hand embroidery supplies too
24. Embellishments – I tend to use more things like fancy yarn, beads, charms etc on smaller pieces.
25. A comfy chair for my sewing machine & computer
26. A sound system – I like to listen to music as I work.
27. Art on the walls – I seem to do better with lots of creative stuff on my walls.
28. A safe place to store finished work.
29. Design boards – I’m a visual person & I love having snippets of things that inspire me hanging on the walls where I can see them.
30. Storage for fabric!  My dream studio includes an entire wall of clear drawers so I can see where everything is.

So what’s in your dream studio?  And where is your dream studio?