I operate Good Bones Upholstery out of my home on the east side of Iowa City. Its an old farm house that we've been living in for the past year and a half. Its a great home in a nice location that has lent itself well to doubling as a work space.
The Good Bones House. I created the decorative fence piece in front of the parking pad out of recycled wood pallets.
I hand-painted my sign with the help of a projector.
There are a lot of blues and browns in the house which I reflected when re-painting the inside of the porch earlier this fall. The floor looks a little wavy, but its really quite sturdy, I promise.
The studio consists of two rooms - a show room and a work room. This is one side of the show room where I have my current finished pieces for sale. This space moonlights as a dining room outside of regular work hours.
The other side of the show room where I have fabric samples. I have about 30 books at the moment with samples from Greenhouse Fabrics and Charlotte Fabrics. The sandwich board holding my fabric books is now in its third life - it has been used in the past as a direction sign for various events.
A panorama shot of my work room. A small space, but mighty.
The corner where I keep the majority of my upholstery recovering and wood work supplies. These are some of the basic necessities that I have built up over the past few months.
This is my industrial Singer sewing machine. Its a walking foot machine which can easily sew through multiple layers of thick or tough fabric. This was my first big purchase for the business which I was very excited to find through craigslist.
I put a cast-off dining table to work by raising it up on blocks to create a more comfortable height, as well as to increase storage space underneath. A few nails in the sides hold frequently needed supplies.
My pancake air compressor and its friends, the staple gun and earmuffs. A pneumatic staple gun is a must for professional upholstery and this portable air compressor works well for my needs. I wear earmuffs when I use it though, because it can get quite loud in my small work room.
At the end of the day, everything gets packed back up and put away into its place.