Please help me make my home music-studio feel and look more lively and inspiring to work from
Hi all.
I'm a professional musician/music producer. For most of my work, I work out of my home-studio that I designed and got made inside my rented apartment. It's been over a year since I moved in. I now have some time and headspace to think about making this space warmer and more inspiring to be in. This is also a place where musicians come in every now and then, when we're not renting out a professional studio in the city.
Sharing 3 photos from different corners of the room.
My challenge is that it's a rental, so no (more) drilling into walls, no painting, no permanent changes. Everything has to be moveable or removable.
What I'm thinking about:
- Floor/table lamps with warm light to replace the harsh tubelight (it's quite distracting, especially for my ADHD brain. And I'd rather have my eyes drawn to the workstation)
- LED strips - behind/underneath the desk, or elsewhere?
- A soft pendant lamp hanging from the acoustic ceiling panels (they're on chains, and there's a ceiling fan connection up there) - though I'm not fully sure about this yet
- Fake plants? I travel too much to keep real ones alive.
- I'd love art on the walls, there's no empty wall space.
I do have a couple of smart bulbs and a smart LED strip lying around unused. I'll likely get an electrician in too, since the switchboards are inconveniently placed.
I'm not very fond of the neon/man-cave look. I'd like the room warm, slightly moody, creative. Like a place that makes you *want* to make something the moment you walk in.
Any ideas? Light placement suggestions? Budget is around ₹10k or so.
Thanks a lot in advance :)