The Artist's Studio - the first dry fit and layout

I've wanted to make an artist studio since I began making miniatures in 2009 since I've been an artist all my life. I learned to paint with oils when I was very young, which is probably why I think of them as "finger paints" now. My grandma used to take me to art classes in the city when I would stay with her. I then moved to pastels and later in college learned to work with watercolors and acrylics. In between, I discovered a love of sewing and photography, so I've always had creative outlets in my life.

There are two great miniature art studios from which I drew my inspiration. The first is the Rooftop Artist's Studio by The Thomases, and the second is Nell Corkin's Summer Studio, created in tiny 1:144 scale.

I did a quick layout with minis I had on hand, some of which will stay and others are just placeholders. There will be a bathroom, a living area and a painting area. I will be altering the front opening to be a slanted wall of windows, so there will be added floor space in the front where the furniture seems to be hanging off the edge. I'll also be making the building much shorter - a single story.

Why did I not build it this year to enter the HBS contest? Mostly time. I chose to build The Aero Squadron Lounge for the Greenleaf Spring Fling contest and had the Heritage still to finish. I'm also delaying The Brownstone to build the studio, because The Brownstone will require a lot of bashing like the Heritage. After the lengthy Heritage build, I need a relatively smaller build in between.