Studio Dream

I have been felting for a number of years now, and my current plan is to ramp up from a part time to a full time career once my three children are all in school.  But I am not organized.  I have wool and craft materials all over the house.  I get side tracked by laundry.  And dishes.  And DIY home projects.  And cooking.  You name it.

Anyway, I have a dream to seperate my home and work (a little) by having a studio on our property where I can  store all my craft supplies,  where I can teach small classes and where I can sell some products.  I have started doing research: there is a whole movement of building tiny houses!  "The Tiny House Movement."  Who knew!  Here are some cool ones:


http://www.materialicious.com/2009/04/farm-buildings-into-tiny-houses.html
Okay, so this one might not meet my needs for a studio/shop.  But I have been teasing my brother-in-law for years that I was going to make a home out of an old grain bin.


http://tinyhouseblog.com/earthcob/little-cob-cabin/
This one is cute.  Not practicle for my needs, but cute.  Check out the inside!


Love the stone floor and counter top!  Love the windows!


Looks pretty spacious too!


How cute is this one?  Perfect for New England!  Highly functional, and beautiful.

So I have been brain storming on how to turn my shed/chicken coop into my studio.  Some basic needs for my studio space are:

water (for cleaning, rinsing and felting wool)
1/4 bath bathroom (for classes)
electricity
heating of some sort
shelving for display of wool and products
stove top for dying wool.
Drying racks
a loft for wool storage
Windows.
And I'd like to have a place to sleep of some sort for friends and family to stay in when they come and visit me.

Amazingly enough, I have gotten some very practical ideas from Jill Barklem's childrens books.   She has amazing illustrations!

Perhaps I'll start my conversion next summer.  I'll have to start with building a new chicken coop.