I have two of those large but low Alex drawer units and I love them so much. They are the perfect height for art supplies of all kind. I crafted some dividers (or reused some packaging boxed ) and store my watercolours, my palettes, my inks, my pencils , my crafting supplies (box cutter, Xacto knife, glue gun etc), my rulers, my tapes etc. I don't personally uses them for my papers because I prefer to organise my paper vertically rather than horizontally for easiness of reach, and so use some cubes of my kallax for those . I have a 4x4 cubes kallax that stores a lot of art supplies too. The papers pads and blocks, sketchbook, binders and similar stuff I organise vertically in the naked cubes (like you would books on bookshelves). For other stuffs I bought the fabric drawer insert to have the convenience of drawers without loosing storage space. I don't have any wall mounted stuff because I am renting.
Hello Irit, I am so glad I found your youtube channel. I have been trying to figure out how to set up an artist/office space in a very small little part of my bedroom. (i think in the original plan it was meant to be a nursery room but the wall wasn't put in so it expands the bedroom.) Essentially 167.64 cm x 247 cm. Your mentioning of the Kallax which can be open cubes or with the inserts seems to fit what I need in my space. Thank you for that idea. Also about the large Alex for all the Paper madness that us watercolourists have. :) You have interesting ideas for exercises & practice for loosening up with watercolours, I am excited to delve into your video's so see more of what you are creating. To me your english sounds very Canadian... at least doesn't have any noticeable American or British accent so I wondered if you learned english abroad in Canada?
Hi! So glad you're here 😊 I am considering a studio revamp so just FYI I may change stuff in my own space but I definitely still think Kallax plus those Samla boxes are the best flexible, easy to get and assemble budget friendly option. I am considering switching some areas in my studio (for example I have a 20 year old Billy bookcase that's really an eyesore) to the IVAR system. That series is unprimed pinewood and very paint friendly it seems. Maybe it would also work for you (it has a more open storage room look than the Kallax). As for my English, I owe it all to TV and music, never studied abroad (only in German speaking lands) , but I'm glad I have a mysterious accent 😉 Anyway, welcome and happy you're here!
I find with the raskog cart, I've been storing my duplicates of adhesives etc in the 2nd shelf, and rolls of contact paper on the 3rd, as well as boxes of plastic bags. I find that putting things that I can grab while I'm sitting at my desk that I don't have to bend down to, works well. Also having the cutting board that can fit on the top is great because it gives an extra work space temporarily.
I also have the Alex drawers (amongst other things), but I didn’t like the wheels and thought it was to low so I bought some bed legs and screwed on. I really like how it turned out. I just have some staining left to do. I have my art corner in my living room and are a bit picky about how things look😅
Hello, I am also based in Austria. I prefer Ikea Alex Drawers for (some of) my art materials. There are two types of Ikea Alex drawers which go under the desk (Alex/Lagkapten) and one of them is ok for pigments and A3 paper. am using one of the desks as my digital workstation. Although I am struggling with finding something suitable for my A2 and A1 sized papers and canvases (over 70 cm). I have a tiny place, and a rather tight budget.
I have a lot of Tim Holtz products and the smallest Pansartax cubes (~15 cm or 6 in cube) is the solution I didn't know I was looking for. I have an aversion to tapered bins, so also got the medium and large sizes of Pansartax. I love them but they are able to flex a bit still, but otherwise they're perfect. :)
I love IKEA for storage options. I also really like your pink top in this video. It looks luscious! Did you purchase it recently? If so do you know if it is available?
Thanks Pamela! I got it a few years ago, it's a great brand called ragwear, they have tons of similar items in this style 😀 the men in my family especially like the zippered hoodies
So true! I call it the IKEA effect. Starts wonderful and then at some point one can't take it anymore and lose the will to live 😂 I have resorted to either ordering online with shipping or click and collect!
@@iritlandgraf hahaha. I did an order online last week…. 1. IKEA a long drive away and 2. I knew I’d spend more if I went in store! PS. I just signed up for Wendy Brightbill’s class Crazy Floral Bouquet! You’re right, she should charge more. I hope she has lots of students to build up the $$$
I signed up as well! Super excited about it as her florals are my absolute favorites, I've been painting my own versions these past weeks and loving it!
Hi Irit, thanks for the video, was wondering which size pads of paper fit in the Alex? would A2 fit (420 x 594mm) doing some studio renovations and so was thinking of buying these
That is a great question. It should fit. The measurements of the inside space of the drawers are 42.5x 60 cm. I have a paper pad that is 42x56cm and it fits with a bit of space on the longer side. Hope that helps!
Thank you for this video. Be careful about the weight of things you put in Alex. The drawers of mine get stucked many times. I have some watercolor palettes or paint tubes in it and I bother with this many times. I think I should put papers in them instead.
How come you didn't get to the large painting storage? I was really interested in that because I have pads and art that is way too big to store in those drawers
Yeah I thought you had mentioned something at the beginning of the video but then I noticed right after I commented that you were talking about the big white storage bins at the end
J¨st wondering Irit...if you by chance turned up the volume of this recording....or is it just me???I had to turn it way way down...hurting my ears...maybe you got a very good new mic???😀
I have two of those large but low Alex drawer units and I love them so much. They are the perfect height for art supplies of all kind. I crafted some dividers (or reused some packaging boxed ) and store my watercolours, my palettes, my inks, my pencils , my crafting supplies (box cutter, Xacto knife, glue gun etc), my rulers, my tapes etc.
I don't personally uses them for my papers because I prefer to organise my paper vertically rather than horizontally for easiness of reach, and so use some cubes of my kallax for those .
I have a 4x4 cubes kallax that stores a lot of art supplies too. The papers pads and blocks, sketchbook, binders and similar stuff I organise vertically in the naked cubes (like you would books on bookshelves). For other stuffs I bought the fabric drawer insert to have the convenience of drawers without loosing storage space.
I don't have any wall mounted stuff because I am renting.
Thanks for sharing!
Hello Irit, I am so glad I found your youtube channel. I have been trying to figure out how to set up an artist/office space in a very small little part of my bedroom. (i think in the original plan it was meant to be a nursery room but the wall wasn't put in so it expands the bedroom.) Essentially 167.64 cm x 247 cm.
Your mentioning of the Kallax which can be open cubes or with the inserts seems to fit what I need in my space. Thank you for that idea. Also about the large Alex for all the Paper madness that us watercolourists have. :)
You have interesting ideas for exercises & practice for loosening up with watercolours, I am excited to delve into your video's so see more of what you are creating.
To me your english sounds very Canadian... at least doesn't have any noticeable American or British accent so I wondered if you learned english abroad in Canada?
Hi! So glad you're here 😊
I am considering a studio revamp so just FYI I may change stuff in my own space but I definitely still think Kallax plus those Samla boxes are the best flexible, easy to get and assemble budget friendly option.
I am considering switching some areas in my studio (for example I have a 20 year old Billy bookcase that's really an eyesore) to the IVAR system. That series is unprimed pinewood and very paint friendly it seems. Maybe it would also work for you (it has a more open storage room look than the Kallax).
As for my English, I owe it all to TV and music, never studied abroad (only in German speaking lands) , but I'm glad I have a mysterious accent 😉
Anyway, welcome and happy you're here!
Just subscribed. I did because you are very honest about what you don’t like and why. Very important for credibility and trust. Thank yiu
Welcome! Glad to have you here❤️❤️
I find with the raskog cart, I've been storing my duplicates of adhesives etc in the 2nd shelf, and rolls of contact paper on the 3rd, as well as boxes of plastic bags. I find that putting things that I can grab while I'm sitting at my desk that I don't have to bend down to, works well. Also having the cutting board that can fit on the top is great because it gives an extra work space temporarily.
Thanks for sharing!
I have a nine drawer unit from Ikea which works well for me.
IKEA is named after the initials of founder Ingvar Kamprad, Elmtaryd, the farm on which he grew up, and Agunnaryd, the nearby village.
We are moving soon and I will need to set up my little studio from scratch so this was very helpful!!
Glad it was helpful!
Thanks Irit!
Will you do a studio tour when you are all set up with Ikea?
I hope so 😀
I also have the Alex drawers (amongst other things), but I didn’t like the wheels and thought it was to low so I bought some bed legs and screwed on.
I really like how it turned out. I just have some staining left to do. I have my art corner in my living room and are a bit picky about how things look😅
Sounds great, thanks for sharing Rebecca!
So, you designed your own solutions but you have a problem with every one of them! You are a true artist 😍😂 Thanks for sharing 😊
Wouldn’t say buying from ikea is designing but ok
I would switch the orientation of the Kallax paper divider you showed and store all that paper flat.
Hello, I am also based in Austria. I prefer Ikea Alex Drawers for (some of) my art materials. There are two types of Ikea Alex drawers which go under the desk (Alex/Lagkapten) and one of them is ok for pigments and A3 paper. am using one of the desks as my digital workstation. Although I am struggling with finding something suitable for my A2 and A1 sized papers and canvases (over 70 cm). I have a tiny place, and a rather tight budget.
Hi Neighbour! Same problem here, no good solution yet for large canvases and papers...
I have a lot of Tim Holtz products and the smallest Pansartax cubes (~15 cm or 6 in cube) is the solution I didn't know I was looking for. I have an aversion to tapered bins, so also got the medium and large sizes of Pansartax. I love them but they are able to flex a bit still, but otherwise they're perfect. :)
Thanks for sharing!
Great tips, thanks!
Glad it was helpful!
I love IKEA for storage options. I also really like your pink top in this video. It looks luscious! Did you purchase it recently? If so do you know if it is available?
Thanks Pamela! I got it a few years ago, it's a great brand called ragwear, they have tons of similar items in this style 😀 the men in my family especially like the zippered hoodies
@@iritlandgraf Awesome! I will check it out. I recently purchased your book and love your art! Keep up the great work!
Thanks so much Pamela!
Your top is a gorgeous color on you… just perfect!
Thank you Irit… IKEA have the best storage solutions…. I just wish it didn’t take me forever to make my way around the store! 🤣🤣🤣
So true! I call it the IKEA effect. Starts wonderful and then at some point one can't take it anymore and lose the will to live 😂 I have resorted to either ordering online with shipping or click and collect!
@@iritlandgraf hahaha. I did an order online last week…. 1. IKEA a long drive away and 2. I knew I’d spend more if I went in store! PS. I just signed up for Wendy Brightbill’s class Crazy Floral Bouquet! You’re right, she should charge more. I hope she has lots of students to build up the $$$
I signed up as well! Super excited about it as her florals are my absolute favorites, I've been painting my own versions these past weeks and loving it!
@@iritlandgraf well it’s thanks to your inspiration that I signed up…. I’ve always loved your florals!
Hi Irit, thanks for the video, was wondering which size pads of paper fit in the Alex? would A2 fit (420 x 594mm) doing some studio renovations and so was thinking of buying these
That is a great question. It should fit. The measurements of the inside space of the drawers are 42.5x 60 cm. I have a paper pad that is 42x56cm and it fits with a bit of space on the longer side. Hope that helps!
i've thought about getting one of those RÅSKOG trolleys, but i just it wuld just become a junk collector lol
Haha very possible 😊
Thank you for this video. Be careful about the weight of things you put in Alex. The drawers of mine get stucked many times. I have some watercolor palettes or paint tubes in it and I bother with this many times. I think I should put papers in them instead.
Thanks for the tip!
Wonderful video. But who's painting is that behind you?!?!
That's mine! I even have a video showing the process 😀
@@iritlandgraf OMG I must have missed that, I'm so excited to see your work in your living? room!
Thank you Jenn!
How come you didn't get to the large painting storage? I was really interested in that because I have pads and art that is way too big to store in those drawers
Still don't have a good solution for those sadly ...
Yeah I thought you had mentioned something at the beginning of the video but then I noticed right after I commented that you were talking about the big white storage bins at the end
Hello from, Montreal Canada ...an Ikea worker😄...is Ikea ( European way,not US..because the name actually is
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Thanks for watching and commenting 😀
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IKEA =Ingvar Kamprad Elmtaryd Agunnaryd
J¨st wondering Irit...if you by chance turned up the volume of this recording....or is it just me???I had to turn it way way down...hurting my ears...maybe you got a very good new mic???😀
Nope, no new mic, same camera as always