New studio storage!

 

I’ve recently re-organized the storage in my studio and I just had to post about these fantastic drawer storage units.

The studio was initially re-organized during the Covid lockdown, as a way to keep people safely working, who were still on contract after the theater shut down. And I’m so grateful for that initial reorganization, completed by coworkers who did not work in my space on the regular.

I didn’t reorganize everything again immediately once I returned to work in-person after the lo ckdown was lifted, because I thought I would need to work in the space as it was organized to have a clear ide how I’d like to change things.

Over time I thought about how I access, different materials and scraps, what I use frequently versus not so frequently, and what I might want to just get rid of.

The scenic crew had built me a fantastic new worktable on locking wheels, so I took a measurement of the space under that table and begin looking for storage options that would fit. I had a notebook with graph paper to plot out configurations of different storage options.

These three drawer units were the perfect height and were originally designed to go in the room of a toddler for toy storage. They came in several different colorways, including this ombré pink. I figured anything designed to stand up to heavy usage by very small children was likely to withstand costume production and be easy to assemble and clean. 

These came in three drawer, six drawer, and nine drawer options. Four drawers on each side of my table worked best for the size of the space. I had to work with and gave me some extra space on one end for things that didn’t fit in these drawers.

If you were thinking of re-organizing a studio space and storage created for carpentry and home workshops doesn’t feel like it would work for you, look at children’s toy storage. If you consider the fun colors a plus instead of a drawback, you might find exactly what you’re looking for.