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Step away from the noise. Make room to create.
Welcome to Canalside Studios, a woman-owned creative studio and shop in Waterloo, New York. We bring together hands-on making, reclaimed furniture, and a love of history in the historic James Russell Webster House.
A place for a fresh start
We believe the pieces you already own can become the pieces you love most. With Iron Orchid Designs, Paint Couture, and Debi's DIY Paints as our creative tools, we help you imagine a new life for tired furniture and home décor. A little color and a personal touch can turn something overlooked into something uniquely yours.
Make room for creativity
Our classes offer a chance to slow down, learn new techniques, and enjoy making something with your own hands. Our retreat studio also welcomes artists and their students for day and weekend classes in an inspiring historic setting.
History you can wear
Our women's rights apparel celebrates voices that continue to inspire us. Tees, tee dresses, denim jackets, canvas totes, and posters connect creativity with the stories of Amelia Bloomer, Harriet Tubman, Frida Kahlo, Alice Paul, and the women's suffrage movement.
Meet Ana Beth
For owner Ana Beth Koval, Canalside Studios is the next chapter in a business built on preservation, craftsmanship, and creative possibility.
Ana founded Canal Cargo Market in a sprawling 6,500-square-foot warehouse along the historic I&M Canal. Inspired by industrial salvage and the “cargo” of the past, she brought together antiques and vintage finds with history, grit, and soul. More than a place to shop, the market celebrated the lasting value of well-made things.
As the business grew, Ana saw that customers wanted more than beautiful, storied pieces. They wanted to learn how to reimagine them. The tools of the trade became as sought after as the vintage finds themselves. That natural shift from finding to making inspired Canalside Studios.
Today, Ana, along with her husband, John Rowe, is restoring the James Russell Webster House in Waterloo as a sanctuary for creativity, carrying that same entrepreneurial spirit into hands-on classes, furniture reclamation, and heritage-inspired apparel. Her guiding belief remains the same: every object has a story worth saving, and every person has a maker within them.
Come visit
Canalside Studios
115 East Main Street
Waterloo, NY 13165
Call (315) 670-1323 or email rainshadowflx@gmail.com. We'd love to hear what you're dreaming of making.