In the process of fitting out my newly built studio and trying to determine what was going to be the best use of the available space, I felt that my A frame easel was actually taking up more space than its fair share.
Due to its design, it needed a reasonable amount of space behind it for the supporting leg and the there was a limit to how high I could position the central mast as it would hit the ceiling which is raked (and therefore lowest where it meets the wall).
Looking around for alternatives, I came across a great design for a space saving wall easel by Paper Bird Studio and Design and I decided to make my own version based on this design.
The whole construction is built from Tasmanian Oak and finished off with a couple of coats of Danish Oil.
I built 3 separate masts that can be positioned anywhere along the 2 wall mounted support rails. I also built an adjustable bracket to mount a VESA bracket for a monitor and an adjustable shelf to stow all the accompanying cables, media players, remotes etc.
With the multiple masts available, its possible to have either a number of paintings on the go, or they can be used to support a very wide canvas spanning across a couple masts if the need arose.
Pretty happy how this turned out and has opened up the room fantastically.
Very low cost and efficient solution to my space problem.
Click here to access plans to build your own version of this easel.
