Found some time to tidy up and give the studio a new look

alex-rourke in #hive-168869 • last year

gm everybody! I hope you're having a beautiful Monday

I wasn't able to submit this post in time for the weekend engagement invitation, but I still wanted to share what I did over the weekend because I thought it was quite productive.

As is the case with many, Monday through Friday is usually packed with planning, administrative tasks, phone calls, sales meetings, and sessions with clients. This week was no different.
Clients don't usually book the studio on Friday, so I try to go home early whenever I can. It gives me time to unwind and prepare for the #weekend

I started my weekend activities nice and early. Went to the Crossfit gym in my neighborhood for a 1 hour workout with @pamarias. Right after that we headed to the hardware store to get some supplies because we had planned to to some painting in the studio. The hardware store has a home decorating section, so of course we used the trip to get a lazy Susan and a spice rack.

The Mrs. took everything out of the spice cupboard...

wiped it down a little bit

and voilà!

Next order of business was the podcast room in our recording studio. As you can see it was looking a little plain.

The idea is to make it look alive!

This is one of the areas we rent out to podcasters and content creators to record in.

We were inspired by Dot Lung's Instagram Strategy for Business Growth Domestika course set which you can see here. Lots of bright colors and props.

This is what we're going for.

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So we got suited up and got to work

Painting blue compressed.gif

We got the first coat on Saturday and second coat on Sunday.

This is what it looks like this morning.

We might have to do some very small detail work and I still have to decorate the set a bit more, but it's definitely looking nicer :)

I did a light and color test to see if I'm satisfied with the progress we made and I think I'm feeling good about it.

All I have to do now is get some more props and fine tune the decor.

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Oh yes, I was planning on organizing the equipment closet, but I'm afraid that's going to be for some other weekend 😄

I wasn't able to find the energy for this one.

Image credits:

All images are my own except Dot Lung. I got that from her website: dotlung.com

#weekend-engagement #weekend #chores #teamwork #couple #partners #diy

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outwars last year

Wow, that is a very productive weekend. I really like the color blue for the room. The contrast with the plant and pot makes the color pop even more. I think you already did a lot, the closet can wait another time.

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alex-rourke last year

Thanks! yeah, I had a feeling the bright blue color would look cool.

With the closet I did buy some organization drawers at the hardware store, but I think I need more things to get it organized the way I want :). I'll let you know when I do; getting the studio organized is something we'll always need to work on.

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outwars last year

Yeah, that would be nice. I really like seeing transformations like this. I have a tools closet that really needs a lot of organizing as well.

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thatkidsblack last year

Stories of hustling are a perfect way to start my week, deadlines or not. Interesting use of the GIF too, a great visual hook.

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alex-rourke last year

Yeah! I felt really productive this weekend. By 9:00am I was already done with my workout and full of energy. Going to have to make it a thing I reckon.

With the GIF: it's a little workaround I figured out. We still don't have a feature to upload multiple videos to a post. This gets the job done. GIFs are very compressed too, so it doesn't take up tons of space.

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anna-newkey last year

Looking great! 👍
Don't blame you for losing the will on one of your tasks.. 😄
It's for another weekend experience.. 😉

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alex-rourke last year

Haha for sure!

Didn't want to overdo it. There's plenty of other weekends in the year, I think I did pretty good with this one.

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buttcoins last year

Man your place looks amazing.
What zone are you in?

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alex-rourke last year

Hey man! Our apartment is in zone 4, Cuatro Grados Norte, in the city. The studio is two blocks from where we live. It's in an old house built in the 1940's, one of the few that still remain in the city, so it was quite a find for a recording studio. You're welcome any time, to record Kaldera 🤘or just to hang out.

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buttcoins last year

Thats so cool. I know zone 4 pretty well. I’ve stayed over a lot at my friend Javi del Cid. Ive come to enjoy some of the street art events he has thrown in zone 4.
Lately my son is playing competitive table tennis. So we come to the Federacion Nacional mesa de tennis to train, which is right next door to zone 4.
I would really like to come see your studio! Next time im in the city i will reach out!
and KALDERA is on hiatus until October because our drummer is out of the country, but yeah, would be sweet to do recording!…. Lol, my home amateur recording set up only goes so far. 🤣

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alex-rourke last year

I know Javi! Small world!

Yeah, whenever you're down here, let me know, it would be awesome to meet up with a fellow Hivean.

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