Dave, an excellent woodworker as you can see, made this storage unit after Joy, his wife, designed it. My husband added his input also and everyone kept it secret from me for weeks!
This unit is so perfect for storing my papers although I need to finish the shelves to block any wood acids from affecting my papers (Dave ran out of time plus no one was sure if I would want the unit painted or stained). The top shelf is plenty big enough for even large sheets of matboard and the shelves on the viewer's right are perfect for large sheets of watercolor paper, PastelMat or other large sheets and the shelves on the viewer's left are perfect for pads and odd sheets that I use.
The drawers are deep enough so that I can store aerosol cans of fixative or other tall items. I'm even going to try to put up a rack or holder of some sort inside a drawer to be able to store brushes point down away from any dust. I don't know if it will work but it seems like a good idea anyway!
Anyway, I'm absolutely thrilled with this very generous gift. It's taken me over three years but I'm finally getting a handle on what I need and want as far as storage and workspace here in the studio goes. It will take a while longer to get it all done but, if anyone is interested, I'll post the finished result here.
Now, I'm off to figure out what I need to finish the shelves and drawers and to get to work finishing them!
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