Jo Rioux

Clutter-free grandeur How the artist changed her untidy ways to create a stately studio workspace

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I admit, I'm a reformed clutterbug. As a child - and later into my adulthood than I like to admit - I'd leave a trail of disorder in my wake. While I slowly improved over the years, I still thought that my messiness was tied to my creativity, so I was reluctant to part with it completely.

My husband and I both work from home in an old Victorian house. The first room I tried for my studio was far too small, and the second far too dark. When I moved into this one six years ago, I fell in love with the atmosphere; a cosy but tidy Victoriana.