Painting Storage Unit

One day after my studio renovations were finished I looked around and realized that my paintings were taking up too much wall space. If I stacked them (which I often did) it became difficult to get at one particular piece, so I decided to build a painting storage unit. It was obvious to me where I should install it in the studio so as not to take up too much precious space so I began designing it based on it's location. It needed to be 3' wide x 8' tall x 3.5' deep. I planned the shelf heights based on my work- I had to make sure I had slots for 6', 4', 3' and  2' paintings and then I divided up the left over space for the smaller work. Figuring out materials was a matter of math, which resulted in a 2nd trip to home depot anyway. Sometimes I underestimate the time & work involved in a project- I think eh, I'll just throw up some crown molding (my husbands rip on me), but it turns out to be much more difficult than I originally thought. I think it's because I see the finished work in my head so clearly it seems like I have it all figured out. Not quite. Where I thought I could build it in one day like my work tables, it actually took me three days. This storage unit literally kicked my butt! I smashed my foot (maybe broke a toe), got tons of splinters, and drilled my finger (lol), but it was worth it! Now, my work is stored all tidy and organized in one location which opened up a ton of wall space to work off of.