It is getting pretty exciting up there in the attic/studio. Still don't know what to call this room. We already have a room called "studio" and saying something like "upper studio" sounds, uhh, kinda lame. Any ideas? I have a feeling we might just call it "upstairs" since this is really the only room we have that is up.
I have never paid anyone to paint for me in my whole entire life. But my builders have this groovy airless sprayer and they can cover the whole room in about 90min. There are so many, many nooks and crannies and shelves and drawers and trims and such that it would really take me an entire day to give the room one coat. So I decided to give in this time.
The color is called "Glass of Milk" and its one of Martha's colors for Home Depot. Have you guys used her cute little color swatch cards? They are a nice large swatch, and a narrow strip of the top and bottom both fold over the main color to reveal a color suggestion for ceiling and trim. Its really quite helpful and made me want to build a dollhouse out of them. Thanks girl. I'm using all the same color for walls and ceiling, just changing from eggshell to semi-gloss when it goes from drywall to wood. But I am taking Martha's (or some smart color person that works with Martha) suggestion for trim, but using it for the floor. It's called Macadamia Nut. Darker white, but still clean and nutty.
Phew. I think I will be moving in by the end of the week!!! I can hardly wait. In the grand scheme of things 6weeks isn't that long, but it feels like forever since we started.
More details and photos to come! xo, AM
The Nest. :-)
ReplyDeleteIt looks like a dream! My hubby jokes that if he dies I'll have everything in the house painted white within a month. He's not totally right, there'd be bright accents too ;)
ReplyDeleteit's going to look sooooooooooooo fabulous :) can't wait to see the final photographs :)
ReplyDeleteFrom the dust and noise, I have to say: It's gone by in a flash!
ReplyDeleteIt really does look amazing.
Art Loft
The Space
Creative Corner
The Nest
Quilter's Nest
Art Nest
Headquarters
Sanctuary...
Something will come to you...
Gee... it was meant to say "far from the dust and noise..."
ReplyDeletelol
Wow, how can you not look at that and get excited!
ReplyDeleteI drove by your house last weekend on the way to my in-laws and saw your new window where the hole used to be. Yay for the space being almost done!
ReplyDeleteI'm partial to upstairs. We call the room two steps down at our house, the downstairs, which is kind of silly but easy.
How about The Attic?
ReplyDeleteWhen we were working really hard on something as children, my mother woulds say we were working the cobwebs out of our attic.
It is beautiful and definitely no cobwebs.
That is looking very nice. It already has that dreamy studio look. Can't wait to see the finished room.
ReplyDeleteSo lovely! I've always been partial to calling my (imaginary) space a "lof"t, as it sounds so bohemian and arty. But of course, there is the lovely princess romantic view of calling it "my tower" with beautiful light and lovely clothes to spin around in
ReplyDeleteHa I just bought "Glass of Milk" to paint all of the trim in my house. I love Martha's colors, you can't go wrong with them. We just painted my daughter's room "sunken pool" and it is the perfect aqua, especially with the milk white trim. Her desperately in need of painting dresser will be done in "ladybug red"
ReplyDeleteI love the new upstairs! Can't wait to see it finished.
Oh I say call it the 'Milky Way' ... if you do though ... don't blame me if you can't help it when you eat chocolate up there ;-)
ReplyDeleteOh my goodness, this is so incredibly lovely.
ReplyDeleteI imagine you ARE excited! We're all excited out here too!
ReplyDeleteYou know, It reminds me of clouds. You can tell people you're spending the afternoon up in the clouds with sincerity! Ha That's cheesy, but oh well.
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful space. Light, airy and great for creativity to explode!
ReplyDeleteliterally jealous. I'm just beginning in the world of quilting, but truly would love to have my own room one day. Can't wait to see the move in photos.
ReplyDeleteMore like a "peak" of inspiration!
ReplyDeletegosh gosh it looks gorgeous! I'm on the same wavelength as Adrienne, I'm thinking Milky Way. With milk and nuts I start thinking about chocolate, cookies and desserts. Or how about My Sweet Parlor? heheh
ReplyDeleteWhat's wrong with Upper Studio? Sounds just right to me.
ReplyDeleteKyle's suggestion of The Loft is pretty good too, with its quilty connotation.
The Annexe?
the Aviary, The Aeire
ReplyDeleteLove it. I have a gallon of both of those colors in my basement - I use the white for just about everything and I have a bedroom painted in Macadamia nut. It all looks great!
ReplyDeleteLooks like at art installation right now!
ReplyDeleteI think you got into my dream - that is my "Dream Studio". I would call it "The Loff". Can't wait to see it stocked to the ceiling with color. Love it!!
ReplyDeleteI am so excited for you Anna! You are going to love that "upper studio". I do, and I haven't even seen the finished product! Is this the official new studio, or is it just and additional studio? You might should rename your other room. Maybe that would be easier? sorry I'm not much help!
ReplyDeletePretty. I'm Loft Creations because I started my business in the loft off the upstairs master bedroom. How exciting to have a lovely space such as this.
ReplyDeleteHow about these names?
ReplyDeleteThe Lookout
Castle in the Clouds
Inspiration Loft
Creative Sanctum
Needle Haven
ha! Creative Sanctum is great, Apey Lee's Homespun Designs!
ReplyDeleteLOVE the space! The Loft or The Treehouse come to mind for names for the "space"
ReplyDeleteWe just had a painting project of our own this past week. See it here: http://www.mamalotus.com/2011/03/polka-dotted-room.html
I'm looking forward to seeing it filled to the brim with your fabrics and other creative supplies. That'll be a sight to see!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful! So cool to see how this is taking shape! Can't wait to see how you dress it.
ReplyDeleteLove how you used the low eaves for built-in storage! Perfect! Mmm, and the wood ceilings - right on.
ReplyDeleteLoving watching this come together!
Also, I'm a little tempted to call it the Crow's Nest. Like in a boat or an apartment in Europe - it's the highest place in the house.
ReplyDeleteI like the suggestions that others have made about calling it the loft or the tower. I'm so jealous---it looks absolutely fantastic and it's not even done yet!
ReplyDeleteWhat if you called in the Annex?
ReplyDeleteI always thought that sounded worldly.
Laura Ashley beat me to my answer... I'd call it the Annex. We had a fine arts building on my college campus that was called just that: Fine Arts Building. Booooooring... but when we had classes in the Art Annex, it was so much more interesting!
ReplyDeleteI can already tell it's going to be amazing. Loving the photos - and your excitement. Can't wait to see more. :)
ReplyDeleteWhen I was growing up we added a room on our house (a den). Forever it was called....
ReplyDelete"The New Room"
original, huh?
Trying very hard not to be insanely jealous. It looks amazing.
ReplyDeleteSo excited for you, I have been embroidering too and Balthazar is a favorite of mine too! I knew I liked you!
ReplyDeleteWhat about simply Upstudio?
ReplyDeleteThat room is looking so good!!! I wish I had a huge space like that *sigh* I'll just have to make due with my mini craft room :) speaking of which I made your I'll have one of everything bag! Love it! Posted about it today :)
ReplyDeleteLove all the white and with your wonderful fabric in there - YUM!!! I think I would probably end up calling it the craft loft or art loft - I have 2 studios also - one inside that I call the studio and then when it gets nicer out we have a nice out building which we end up calling the shed.
ReplyDeleteI vote for "The Upper Room", hahaha. Its beautiful! I cant wait to see it all completed. Gives me inspiration for the 3rd floor(attic) in our home some day.
ReplyDeleteXO,
Sarah
It's totally cool up there. And yeah, 6 weeks. I guess you had professionals, b/c that is quick. I have a list of house projects for my dh and it has about 2 years of dust on it. :-)
ReplyDelete6 weeks is darn impressive! What an AMAZING space! I have dreams of an atiic turned studio blanketed in white:) I can't wait to see what this space inspires in you!
ReplyDeleteThat is so EXCITING that you get to move in next week! I can't wait to see it when you've filled it up with your fabric and lots of colour...
ReplyDeleteI love it!
ReplyDeleteHow about calling the room the sewing lab? In college, I used to spend time at the art lab doing my projects so I have a fondness for that word.
Thanks so much for sharing the process. I have 600 sq feet of attic space and have plans to finish it and I am loving your many ideas.
ReplyDeleteI think you should call it "The Salon" and say it with a very formal accent. hahaha It is beautiful, I'm sure there will be many happy memories made here!
ReplyDeleteI love having specific names for all the areas of the house, especially important with so many family members. I think The Loft, would be simplest, most straight forward and not silly.
ReplyDeleteWhat a transformation Anna. It looks amazing. I think you should call it the tree house - didn't you say you felt like you were in a tree house when there was a huge hole in the wall?
ReplyDeleteLooks like "sewing heaven" to me. Up high and wonderful!
ReplyDeleteI can move in and you can call it "Jen's Room". Those built-ins are AMAZING!
ReplyDeleteWhatever you call it, it's gonna be great! And Glass of Milk is a great color. I've got the card taped up on the wall of my soap studio. Next time my Mr is in a painting mood I'll be all set!
ReplyDeletethe cloud!
ReplyDeleteThe first word that came to mind is "sanctuary"...what an absolutely beautiful space, no matter what you end up calling it :)
ReplyDeleteThe tree house! After all you'll be in the tree tops and wow! What a fab space...so much potential, I'm not sure if it's humanly possible for you to get any more productive -or- creative, but I cannot wait to see how the space unfolds! BTW...my 11 year old completed her first sewing project made the free skirt pattern of yours (with 4 rows of elastic) she loves it and is so proud! Thank you!
ReplyDeleteSo exciting it makes me want to redecorate my studio. How about the loft it has that arty vibe and it's upstairs.
ReplyDeleteYou could call it "The Loft". Enjoy your new space.
ReplyDeletei would call it belle blanca
ReplyDeleteVery nice! What about the "Alcove" or "Grotto"?
ReplyDeleteReading through the rest of the comments, I am partial to options "the attic" and "the crow's nest." From my perspective, it seems like it did come together so quickly! I know how projects seem to go ON and ON and ON when you are in the middle of them, though! I can't wait to see it, once you have it filled with all your beautiful fabrics! So exciting. Enjoy!
ReplyDeleteOkay, I completely jumped up and down when I saw "Glass of Milk", because that's the same color I painted MY sewing room! It's such an awesome color because it gives warmth to the room without competing with fabric/colors/patterns, etc. I can't wait to see how your room looks all finished and studio-y. :)
ReplyDeleteLove the space. Can't wait to see it once you've moved in. Question: How high is the pitch of your roof (ie how high is the ceiling at the tallest point in the middle). I'm trying to work out whether our roof cavity would be ample to do same. I would end up calling it the studio or the loft.
ReplyDeleteSooo much storage, It must be hard to be patient. We have Porters paint over here and I could spend all day in that shop - Its fantastic
ReplyDeleteIt's so nice that dreams really do come true ♥ call it the dream room ♥ Love every moment that you are up there. Love your blog
ReplyDeleteI call it Paradise. All that space and storage. Lovely!
ReplyDeleteJo of "Little Women" fame did all her best thinking in the "garret", which is just a fancy way of saying attic. My guess is you're going to call it "MY ROOM!" And we will all be jealous. ;)
ReplyDeletethe tree house
ReplyDeleteAnother vote for "Nest!" Our master bedroom is the only room on the 3rd floor of our house, and we've taken to calling it the "Upper Nest." So cozy.
ReplyDeleteYou are so lucky to have a dedicated sewing/craft space!! I have a 3x10' alley carved out behind our bed by placing the bed in the middle of the room and hanging a curtain behind it.
ReplyDeleteHow about the "milkhouse" referring to your paint color for a room name? Nice and farmy. :)
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ReplyDeleteIt looks amazing!
ReplyDeleteHow about the little white attic, like Fanny Price's room in Mansfield Park? :)
ReplyDeletewhy don't you call it the milk room? reading your color choices made me want a tahoe cookie and glass of milk. those are the ones with the macadamias, right?
ReplyDeleteLove it!!!!! Leaving it white will make your colors just pop!!!
ReplyDeleteOK I like the name: "Anna's Attic"
Mechelle
I think I would call it "heaven"! In the dictionary, the informal definition of 'heaven" is: a place, state or experience of supreme bliss!
ReplyDeleteI think you should call it "L'Atelier" (studio in French.)
ReplyDeleteAnd I am so glad you pointed out this color. I am painting some walls white this weekend and wanted the perfect warm, creamy, but still white white. I'm sure Martha has some great ones!!!
Looks so spacious! I call my little crafty space in our attic "lofty aspirations" Barb
ReplyDeleteSo nice to have all of the built-ins! Perhaps you could call it "A-loft"? It looks so airy. How exciting!
ReplyDeleteI would call that gorgeous space the cloud. High up in the sky, amidst the trees and birds in all its peaceful whiteness... definitely the cloud.
ReplyDeleteIt is wonderful!
ReplyDeleteWhy not call it Craft Attic?
I think you should definitely give it a name. It is too amazing to just be called "upstairs". This is such an amazing and dreamy space. Enjoy!
ReplyDeleteIt's a total Mommy Clubhouse! It looks like a space where I'd love to hang out. I'll bring fresh baked cookies!
ReplyDeleteYou could call it the Loft which sounds artistic!!
ReplyDeleteUp-dee-do....sounds fun to me! Gorgeous space... Enjoy! Mimmi
ReplyDeleteHello AM,
ReplyDeleteI have been reading your blog for sometime now...never introduced myself...I'm Sophie ( from Montreal)... love your addict....it reminds me of a few nice places I have in memory...Anyway, in French you could call it "atelier d'en haut" which translate to, you may know this already, upstairs studio. What ever the name...it will be incredible!
Unfortunately for moi, my husband says he won't do it!...oh well...I might just have to do it myself then...
Ha! Ha!...I wrote addict...by the sounds of it...it could be 'art addict' or art addict's attic....Dr Seuss style...
ReplyDeleteI love your loft!
ReplyDeleteits so nice and bright!
Anna's Aerie
ReplyDeleteYOUR NEST WILL BE SO BEAUTIFUL !
ReplyDeleteSo excited for you Anna Maria!
ReplyDeleteCall it the "White Room" you already titled it that. Just roll with it. Don't fight it! Looks great!
ReplyDeleteHow about the "Upper Room"
ReplyDeleteWe have two living rooms (one is really a family room). We've lived here for 14 years and somehow we still call them the "big living room" and the "red living room." Makes me laugh to type it out! Upper studio works for me...
ReplyDeletewhy not call it Heaven? indeed, it is.
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