My workbench

[HerbyF]

I use an old mug with a chip in it for my paint water. I have a couple more to hold my paint brushes. I drink bottled water when painting to keep from making that mistake. Also I have water on hand if I need to thin a paint bottle or ad to my paint water.

[Mr. Peabody]

Love my cup-warmer. It is an essential piece of workbench equipment!
Keeps the old moloko-chai nice and warm while I'm lost in the details. 

[Wirelizard]

I've recently established a spot on the shelf just to the left of my workbench that can hold a pint glass (homebrewing beer means having to work real hard to run out of beer...) or a coffee mug. It's out of elbow range and (importantly!) on the far side of the bench from the container of painting water!

Should post a pic of my current bench soon, it's been a while and I've moved since putting up the last pic earlier on this thread.

[punga]

Hi - I am so envious of some of these work benches, even the one under the stairs.

I thought I would post a pic of mine for the last 4 years during the majority of the summer.

This is in the South of France with the rain pouring down 

*pictures snipped*

Take Care

Actually, I'm a little jealous. You didn't choose between travel and painting. Good for you! 

[scrivs]

Since moving from the UK to Wisconsin I've lost my studio space, but have re-imagined the closet in our spare bedroom / den.

I can just close the doors on it and walk away and nobody is the wiser for my mess

[Argonor]

A walk-in hobby room 

Very cool - I actually feel myself a bit jealous of your ability to hide away your stuff like that. I do, of course, have my work stations in our study/office/hobby room, which can also be closed off, but I have to share that with the rest of the family, and my stuff is not protected from dust the same way.

[Calimero]

I can just close the doors on it and walk away and nobody is the wiser for my mess

Cool

[supervike]

That's very similar to what my daughter did in her room for a desk/study area. 

Very nice.

[Argonor]

Not exactly my workspace, but I gave my daughters these as an extra present for Christmas, and hope they will be used for painting the odd mini in between other hobby projects  



I have a couple of extra pot-holders WIP in the workshop in the garage (short pieces of lath with a 30mm hole drilled with a paddle drill) - I just need to finish sanding them to a smooth finish.

I wrote a bit about the paint stations on my blog, if anybody should have interest...

[Papa Spanky]

This is my "Frankendesk" painting station I made last summer. Its about 90% recycled/scrap wood. The darn varnish has yellowed since these pictures were taken, but its still serving me well.

[Argonor]

Nice build!

[horridperson]

That Frankendesk looks pretty sweet!  There are times when I wish I could amp the aesthetic of my work table but there is either a project on the go, a rat's nest, or both in progress  .  Somewhere in the bowels is an old metal hope chest I intend to work over and re-purpose into an upright cabinet but there are too many distractions to make the commitment. 

[Papa Spanky]

I forced myself to shelf projects to build it. I took away my old painting table before I finished it too, that way I had to finish it or I couldn't paint.

[Dr.J.Ph.D.]

 Greetings!

This is my first-ever post here, so not sure if it will post properly.

Perhaps my best project ever.  After this photo was taken, I proclaimed to the project, "LIVE"!  Suddenly, it woke, stood, stretched, and trotted away! 

Oh, and that's my workbench.

[von Lucky]

Welcome, what a nicely organised set up.

Can we have one after the beast awoke?