where is your workspace

[puffin]

I hope I am moving in 2 months or so.

So my question is now that I am having to leave my tardis and in my house that I will be moving back to there is no shed ( till hubby builds one )  so where do people do there lampworking if they have no shed ??

[Josephine]

I started off in a conservatory, not ideal as very bright in there but it served a purpose. Now I am in the garage. I have partitioned off a the back as a proper workshop but I started working in there before the wall went in. I was lucky as there was already a side door and windows.

Congratulations on the move, I know you've been hoping for a change of scene! Do you know where you are going?

[sarah t]

anywhere they can  

from previous threads i can remember ....conservatories , kitchens, bedsits ,caravans , converted landrovers , garages, spare bedrooms ...

good luck with the move  

[Mand]

I got  a shed.  Some folks  have a compact set up they put u pin their kitchen and clear it all away after each session.

Yay!    Are you off back down south to Manchester?

[puffin]

Going back to Manchester ( I hope ) settle for a few years then look at moving further out where we all feel comfortable . As I said I love the lifestyle it is  just the island.

Son is not happy 
Husband not too keen either but work dictates for him .   

So I have a spare bedroom but the hubby is worried about the propane being in the house  


I think the move the only 2 people that will be happy is me & the cat !!!! ( but i will be nearer for the flame off )

[shaz]

I am working in the kitchen/diner its quite large and the patio doors are right there for ventilation along with the extractor fan. Not ideal but only me and DH here now so at least I dont have to move it everyday.

[Kalorlo]

I lampwork in the kitchen. I've permanently taken over the kitchen table  (We didn't eat at it anyway).

When we move I'll be looking for somewhere with a scullery-type extension, as that would be ideal. I'd rather still be attached to the house instead of in a shed, but still be able to keep the propane outdoors. Otherwise, any ground floor room with the propane outside the window.

If your spare bedroom's on the first floor and you have any outdoor space, you could still run your piping temporarily out of the window when in use and have the propane outdoors.

[helbels]

The smallest studio in the world is in my bedroom, between the foot of the bed and the wardrobe, and is a converted computer unit that is about 6 ft x 3ft in size.  The oxycon and the glass live under the desk, and the work area is about 2ft x 2ft!  My fan has a long hose on it that ventilates out the side window on the landing.

Not ideal, but it's only option in my 1 bed flat (my bf has his drum kit in the living room already!).  I have perspex sides on my booth to stop the glass flying around the place.  Fortunately we have a knackered carpet in there already thanks to my cat and her shredding claws, so the odd carpet burn from a bit of glass makes no difference.  Also, being so small it means I have to keep it tidy, so everything gets put away after use.

I bring my propane in and out of the flat after each use (we live on the first floor), so I have quick release tubing and use the wee bottles of propane 3.9kg, so they aren't too heavy to lug up and down!

I am living proof that where there's a will, there's a way.............

[puffin]

the house we go back to is semi detached so the box room would be the place where the propane could be used ?

[SilverGems89]

I am set up in our spare bedroom, it was my original intention to keep the propane outside and only bring it in when i wanted to use it but it never happened and my bottle lives inside permanently!

[Fruddy]

I have converted our brick outhouse which houses our washer and dryer into a studio.....pictures hopefully by the end of the weekend!  Its not a huge space, but my dad has rigged up a really great L shaped worktop so I have bags of room.

[Dragonfire Glass]

A lot of people lampwork (and have propane) in the house.
I used to cook with it and the tank was next to the cooker.
Be aware of the risks, plan accordingly and you'll be fine 

[AnnaSpanna]

In the dining room - I live on my own so I guess I could have it wherever really but it's a good space and has room for my other stuff like sewing machine and computer desk - an all encompassing study/studio! I don't think that would ever move somewhere that didn't have a work-room of sorts. When I was growing up my mother, who is ubercreative, always have a sewing room/studio for her dressmaking, knitting machines and arty stuff with a massive material cutting table in it. I find it hard to imagine having to work in the garagge (unless your garage looks like Beverley Hicklins - which is a plainly awesome setup)

[Pegasus]

In my caravan! It's cosy, ventillated, portable, and I worked in there when it was -17c last winter!! I'm relocating though in the nest few months into a garden building thats much bigger as I really need more space for new projects etc, so my beady van will be up for sale. It really is everything you want in a studio and my propane is stored in the toilet compartment. Once you have all the safety aspects covered like flashback arrestor, fire extinguisher, water, and hoses tucked nicely away from any flying glass, it's as safe as it can be.

[Tracy]

I am in a 1 bedroom first floor flat, the propane is on the landing with the pipe going under the door to my desk. Everything was/is good oh yes apart from the time the flat below had a faulty fridge which caused a fire in about 10mins.....I let Simon explain to the lovely fireman why there was a bottle of propane in the house 

The burgers even took my torch of the desk!!!