This summer we renovated our studio to create space for a new treatment room. With Wayne Knerr scheduled to locate his Acupuncture/Oriental Medicine practice at our studio this fall, we had work to do!
Back room before August 2010 renovation
I always loved the warm, inviting feel of our back room. But the room never had a clear purpose, and was quickly becoming just a large storage room. I knew it could be so much more, but just wasn’t sure how to make it happen.
Enter Jason Johns of Old City Millwork. Jason and his wife Mandy live in the neighborhood and have practice yoga at EYC since we opened.
Jason and I always enjoy talking design — especially creative ways to re-imagine rooms and re-purpose items we already have. Over the course of a few conversations, we got clear about our needs:
- a treatment room suitable for Wayne’s practice
- access to shared restrooms
- plenty of room for our yoga library
- privacy
After a few drawings, together we came up with the perfect plan that called for Jason’s custom cabinets — complete with re-claimed oak countertop.
Custom cabinets by Jason Johns; Painting by Martha Kelly
The best part is that I felt so at ease with Jason’s plans and the carpenter he brought to our project (the very talented Perry Sponseller_, that I gave them a key & left town for 2 weeks while they did all the hard work.
As you can see, the cabinets form a perfect backdrop to the painting by Martha Kelly (who lives in our ‘hood!). I couldn’t have asked for a more perfect space for us.