Building a Fly Tying Room from Scratch: What would you do?

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Here’s a photo of the room in question.

When we first toured what was to become my first home, purchased only a few months ago, I was skeptical. We weren’t married. I had a brand new job. And so on. But then, things changed.

During our tour, we came to a little room on the second floor with windows on three sides. Upon looking at it, the first thing my girlfriend said was, “Oh! This could be your fly tying room!”

SOLD.

And so here I am, jotting down schematics for how I’m going to build the room in between writing checks for the mortgage. The question is: what to do with it?

I’d like to pose that question to you, just as I posed to to the members of the SpeyClave forum tonight. If you were building a fly tying room from scratch, what would you do?

The room is about 7′ x 7.5′. With exterior windows on three sides, it has good natural light. But I’m thinking I need to do a few things:

  • Paint it a new color,
  • Hang some shelves, and
  • Install a better light fixture, including one for tying.

 
Beyond that, I’d love any and all suggestions. What would you do? Share your ideas in the comments below.

Thanks in advance!

4 thoughts on “Building a Fly Tying Room from Scratch: What would you do?”

  2. Tough to tell from the photo, however if there is a wall wide enough along the left inside of the door opening, I might consider moving my tying table there and mount some good track lighting up above it. The wall where the tying table presently is located could be a book shelf with your framed picture sitting above it. An area rug would be nice and I would also consider some curtains and a space heater. That room has a lot of glass for a small space and for tying during winter could get pretty darn chilly!
    Keep us posted on your final layout.
    Jack

    • Jack: You’re quite right that it’s a bit cool in there. Already got a space heather. And I agree re. moving it so as to accommodate a bookshelf, but haven’t measured it out to see what’s possible. For lights — any thoughts on LED v. CFL for tying purposes? Best, Ben

      • Ben,
        I actually use a flexible LED light that is mounted to my vise. Works great. I have a 12 x 12 home office and my tying desk is set up in there as well. It has 3 large glass windows, so I know how cold these rooms can get in winter. Curtains help keep the heat in a lot. The space heater helps early mornings and late evenings when I am tying and do not want to use the baseboard and heat the entire left side of my house.
        Jack

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