The second floor studio, a place to showcase creative talents, is a main feature of the house. Here, the room is used for textiles and fashion design. Simple, practical shelves hold jars and baskets that organize tools and materials for easy access. A reclaimed bin from a nearby textile mill once again holds bolts of fabric. The sturdy trestle work table is actually a reproduction farm table originally intended for dining.

Hangar doors made from Spanish cedar open to a balcony above the first floor. They slide on barn rollers attached to an unfinished pine beam, a bold design feature in sync with the region's farming heritage. The second floor ceiling is stained pine, which imparts warmth to the space below.

The crafts studio offers an inspiring getaway space that overlooks the great room below, as well as the wooded area to the rear of the house.

Farm table: Thomasville Furniture--Urban Retreat; Side chair: Thomasville--Cinnamon Hill; Leather chair: Thomasville--Bistro; Flooring: Bruce Hardwood Floors--Fawn; Encaustic painting: (left of window) Valerie Dumas; Mannequin: The Vintage-Flea--Julie McKinney; Accessories/Art: The Vintage-Flea; Paint: Sherwin-Williams--Mindful Gray; Trim and ceiling paint: Sherwin-Williams--Repose Gray; HVAC: Lennox Industries, Inc.