Prefab Writers Studio
When Kristen Hall-Geisler used to work from her home’s spare bedroom turned home office, she found herself wasting a lot of time. It got her thinking about a prefab writers studio.
“I would think, ‘I should be working. I should be writing this article,’” recalls Kristen, a freelance automotive writer and book editor. “Instead, I’d putter around and read and go downstairs and then realize I hadn’t gotten any work done.”
Kristen began doing Internet research on how to have a separate work space — the idea seemed to be gaining traction, as more people gravitate toward having a home office separate from their home, she said.
In most of the articles she read, Modern-Shed kept popping up.
“I went to Modern-Shed’s website and downloaded the catalog and kept going back to it,” Kristen said. “By the end of February of this year, I made the decision to call.”
Kristen hasn’t looked back since — she purchased a 10’ by 12’ Modern-Shed Prefab Writers Studio, which she personalized with green panels indoors (inspired by the leaves of a wild iris she saw on a hike) and inspirational quotes.
“It’s made a difference already,” said Kristen, who has a book coming out this fall (Takes a Wheel: A Woman’s Guide to Buying a Car Her Own Damn Self). “I just needed that mental break. My Modern-Shed Prefab Writers Studio is still in the backyard, so I can see my house from here. But it makes a difference to have to go out the back door, cross the yard and go into a separate space.”
Now, when Kristen’s at home, in her 100-year-old house, she spends time with her husband, three cats and her dog.
And when’s she’s at her Modern-Shed writer’s studio, she’s writing.
“When I’m out here, there’s really nothing else to do,” said Kristen, whose dog curls up with her in the studio. “It’s really become such a dedicated space already. When I know I’m going to work, I stay out here. If I know I’m not going to work, I stay inside.”