I’m excited to share our art space with you!  To celebrate the launch of our new Art Pantry Design Services, you can find me over at Tinkerlab chatting with Rachelle about our art space. If you’re inspired to get started with an art space for your kids, I’d love to help! Just check out the Design Services to get started.

Update: After you read the interview, come back and checkout our newly organized art space in this post.

Our art pantry sits in a corner of our living room, inviting Karuna to create whenever inspiration strikes. This little area is squeezed between a door and our wall heater and has just enough room for a table and a few narrow wall shelves.  I couldn’t find a table that would fit this awkward space, so I made one using a piece of wood and legs from an Ikea stool.
For nearly two years she used this space often, but neither of us could figure out how to keep it organized!  With most of her supplies stored on top of the table, it just encouraged more junk to pile up. Here’s what it looked like on a good day and on a bad day:

Then one day, I discovered Urbio! It’s a wall storage system, originally made for houseplants. With metal plates and strong magnetic cups, it looked like it might be the perfect solution.  Since this art space is in my living room (and it’s what you see when you walk in the front door), I was more inclined to splurge on this product. The design is super simple and sleek and I felt that if it functioned well, it would be totally worth it.
Here’s a snapshot of the easy installation process and Karuna testing out the strength of the magnets:

With this new organization, Karuna began to use her art space even more and actually made the effort to put everything away on her own!  The added bonus was when little sis, Ora, began to walk, she couldn’t reach any of the supplies. Too bad for her, but awesome for us.

(Update: Urbio has come out with a new, less expensive version called Perch. You can see it here.)

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