'LIT - List It Tuesday - 12/14: How to Distract Yourself in 758 Ways!'

by Mary Lou 'LuLu' Haynes

Howdy and Welcome,

For List IT Tuesday this week, I took inventory of most 'stuff' in our living room. It serves as the 'family room/media room/foyer/copy center/dining room/library/gym/art gallery'.
 

'How to Distract Yourself in 758 Ways'

We have 'zones' - I guess you would call them... Near the front door, we use a 6 ft. tall  Japanese shoji screen as a room divider to visually separate the 'foyer' from the main family room.


Shortly after we moved into our house, one of my antique pianos was even in the corner of this room - which also served as the music studio. But that baby grand took up almost half the room! Decided I didn't really need two pianos in the house! So I soon arranged to have it moved to the home of a friend who was searching for a piano. They have lot more space in their living room, and are taking quite good care of it.


Anyway, this room serves so many functions. Too many! I'm thinking that hubby and I need to do some purging and re-organizing for the new year. It's time to read my Feng Shui books and put them to good use!


Do you have a multi-function room in your residence - a room that's not your kitchen? How do you delineate the room functions? Would love to see your comments.


Meanwhile, here are some more lists for your List It Tuesday viewing pleasure.

Thanks for visiting - and please come back again soon.

Peace,
LuLu

'WOYWW 12-01: LuLu's WIPs'

by Mary Lou 'LuLu' Haynes

Howdy and welcome, 
My workstation today ended up with a bunch of stuff to organize or create. Just various little projects that need attention. 


'LuLu's WOYWW Dec 1, 2010
Works In Progress'

Clockwise, from top left: 

1. Two original background stamps made yesterday from: round hardware store sticker finds and foam puzzle stickers and  from foam letter stickers, both painted with gesso and sealed with matte medium adhered to empty VHS tape boxes
2. Liquitex matte medium (my medium of choice)
3. my concoction of matte medium mixed with white gesso (I love measuring and mixing wet supplies, glazes, paints, gessos, etc!) stored in a small plastic Rubbermaid container
4. small leather purse I've never used. Because of it's shape and depth, I'm considering using it as a travel pencil case or travel paint box. It has a handle and a long strap.
5. Four of my flash drives. I try to carry them around the house in my pants pocket, since I sprained my ankle. Can't run up and down the stairs like I used to do when I need to use files between the upstairs desktop PC and downstairs laptop.
6. clear packaging from the iPod shuffle hubby gave last month me. I'm thinking about using it as a shadow box for some little art project.

Would love for you to comment on this post. when you have a moment or 2.

For more workstations visit WOYWW here.

 

Many thanks for popping by - and please come back again soon.

 

Peace,

LuLu

Virtual Fall Studio Tour!

by Mary Lou 'LuLu' Haynes

Howdy and welcome,

Here are shots of the inside art studio that I will be using now (Autumn 2010) through Spring 2011. Then I'll move everything BACK to the Summer studio on the front porch - that's about 6 months from now...

Northwest view

My workstation - the size of a desk blotter!

 You can just make out my 'Apprentice' organizer in the left foreground.

I love this shot of the northern exposure with diffused sunlight -

 so you get to see it twice, too!

Thanks for stopping by - and don't forget to checkout my give-a-way post below!

Peace,
LuLu
Celebrating my 1st year Blogoversary with a give-a-way!
http://lulu-too-beaucoup.blogspot.com/2010/10/giveaway-giveaway-lulus-1st.htm