I know lots of soapers, IRL and from soap forums. Everyone calls their ‘spot’ something different. You know, the place you go to create whatever it is you create. Mine is actually 2 rooms, upstairs is a home office, it’s also my sewing room. It’s filled with books, folders, fabric, yarn and all my other crafty things.
But soap needs it’s own home. Fresh air, good lighting, emergency exits and lots of running water.
This is my ‘spot’.
Love the stainless steel counter. Makes clean up so easy.
It’s got tons of storage, and easy access to my supplies, oils and molds. My tools are at arms reach, and my safety equipment is front and center. Everything, ready to go.
Pretty colors, like rows of flowers. My indoor garden.
Supplies like micas, clays, herbs, botanicals, oxides and ultramarines are organized by type and are kept labeled in clear containers, making it easy to see when I’m running low and need to add to my ever growing shopping list. A microwave just for soap makes melting oils and waxes fast and easy.
Fragrances and Oils
I culled my fragrance and essential oils down to the ‘essentials’, and housed them in these acrylic boxes my dear husband fastened to the wall. All my current oils and butters are stored in buckets, along with lye, waxes and acids. Unopened bags, boxes and buckets are stored in the garage until I need them.
Drying rack and market boxes.
Once the soap is made, unmolded and cut it needs to dry for several weeks. HDPE lunch trays on these Ikea shelves hold tons of soap. Cardboard baseball card boxes keep cured soap and make transport to the Farmers Market simple.
All in all it’s a great place to make soap, the laundry room is just through the doorway, along with a huge laundry sink and a floor drain. I can work in peace, keeping the turmoil contained to a single room. Close it off from little hands and furry paws. Crank up the music and make soap!
So now that you’ve had the 5¢ tour, what would you call it?
Soap Studio? Soap Kitchen? Soap Room?
It's a Lather Laboratory!
very cool
The Oh So Super Soap Spot! Say that five times fast! Teeheehee I love it and I love your soaps! Mom shares w/me… She's so nice…
It's a Lather Laboratory!
I am soooo choked with jealousy that I cain't even types me nice words. LOL Absolutely beautiful. Please come over and straighten mine out.
I am soooo choked with jealousy that I cain't even types me nice words. LOL Absolutely beautiful. Please come over and straighten mine out.
I am soooo choked with jealousy that I cain't even types me nice words. LOL Absolutely beautiful. Please come over and straighten mine out.
WOW! My studio is all split up. I have an office for paperwork and jewelry photography, the kitchen table for jewelry design (and that’s where my armoire with all the beads are), and then a shed for lampworking. It would be cool to have it all in one nice, large space like yours!
Wow! you are too organized and tidy! lol
It's as tidy and organized as I'd imagined your soap room to be. I have those same wooden shelves in my pantry and in my wine nook.
P, I'm thinking about taking my pantry out and putting those same shelves in my kitchen. I love them.
Beyond jealous… I did get those same clear containers for additives and labeled them just like yours. That's the ONLY thing that's even half as good as your awesome kitchen/studio/room!
Mom, these pics are so cute! Your soap kitchen (I guess that’s what I call it) is really coming together. A long way from making it with bowls in the kitchen and having your supplies all over the house. You sure married a winner, Dad is always so willing to help you out in whatever way he can… don’t forget to tell your friends who gave you that boombox! I guess now that you have an iPod you’ll need a new music system huh? Love you! Send soap!
yeah ditto…. i call mine my evil lair mUAHAHHAHA
Wow! Now that’s a soap studio!
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