Tips for Creating a Small In-Home Makerspace

In this video, you learn 4 simple yet super important tips for forming a makerspace or creative area inside your home with just a little space. There are many fine details and strategies to optimizing your space and making a creative atmosphere but this video gives you a general overview that will help you get started fabricating your makerspace or help you maintain one that you already have. Time Stamps: 00:00 - Intro 00:28 - Tip 1 (Good lighting) 01:36 - Tip 2 (Effective organization) 03:48 - Intermission 04:06 - Tip 3 (Keep your area clean) 04:53 - Tip 4 (Set up in a Suitable location and multi-implement already existing furnishings) 07:27 - Question of the Day and Conclusion 💡Question of the Day💡 "What is one suggestion you have for creating a productive makerspace?" - The best place to put your answer is in the comments below! #1) Good Lighting You need more than just one light in order to eliminate as many shadows as possible. If you would like you can use a desk lamp but beware of the harsh shadows they tend to make. Cheap lights can often be found a thrift store and are an important investment. #2) Effective Organization My suggestion for your makerspace organization is that you need "quick access" storage for commonly used tools and small projects that are actively being worked on. For less-used tools and finished or waiting projects you have a secondary storage area as well as a space for you supplies. You also want to pay attention to your cable management to avoid getting tangled and cluttered in a mess of cords. #3) Keep it clean! "Clutter kills creativity" You need to take a little bit of time when you are leaving your creative area to clean up and ensure that when you come back you can get right to work. If you have a creative idea but are greeted with a messy workbench it is easy to lose that passion to make something. #4) Set Up In a Suitable Location Make sure you are in a somewhat pleasant area and multi-implement items that are already taking up space. In other words, combine furnishings that are already in your home into your makerspace. This could be shelves, a dresser, tables, chairs, windows, or school desk. Anything that can be implemented into your creative area without resulting in gathering more clutter (like a kitchen table). Thanks for watching! Sincerely, - Eli Tennant