Setting up an in-home studio
Found in: Studio Setup
Sherrie A., California
I just moved and am building my studio from nothing again. For those who do an in-home studio, how do you set it up in your house? What kind of chairs do you use?
Joy O., Alabama
I got folding chairs at Office Depot on the after Thanksgiving sale. I have ten of them. We have a formal living room and a family den. The studio is in my formal living room.
When I have several lessons close together, I leave the chairs up. Mostly I set up and take down each time. Some groups tend to help me, and other groups are oblivious to the idea of putting their own chairs away.
Megan F., Nebraska
I got padded folding chairs. My studio is right inside the front door in what would be a formal living room, so I do put the chairs in the entryway closet when I’m not teaching (unless I’m teaching the next day and don’t want to bother). I arrange them in a single semi-circle. There’s really only room for ten chairs, and that’s a tight fit, so I don’t have very large groups. Also, I didn’t like the look of a dry erase board hanging on my wall in such a prominent spot in my home, so I prop it up on a little table and it leans against the wall.
