7.13.2010

My Craft Room

Just off our kitchen is a little room with double-doors.
Most people would surely use this as an office.
Luckily, I have a husband who fully supports my crafty pursuits
and I get an entire room dedicated to my hobby!
(Minus one lower cabinet for files and other office-y necessities.)


I wish I had a before photo of these cabinets!
They are metal units, around 40-50 years old,
and came from a hospital undergoing renovations.
I don't want to think about all the gunk they had
on them when we came into possession of them!

Originally a very bright yellow, my husband
spent many hours sanding and painting them.

I love the vintage feel of the sliding glass upper units.


It is amazing how easy it is to keep it
organized now that everything has a place.

I use this side of the workspace as my cutting area.
The countertops are actually MDF that my husband cut to fit,
and then covered with a high-gloss paint.


The area under our stairs was put to good
use as a spot for my sewing and fabric storage.
In a small space every square inch counts!


Now that the space is organized,
I would like to focus on bringing in art and decor.

(While clean and organized, it is a little boring!)

My style is typically pretty subdued,
but I feel like I can have a little more fun here.

I love the idea of creating an inspiration/
display board on the wall opposite the cabinets.

Etsy has quite a few things that would look great in a creative space.
Below are some of my favorites:







I'll keep you posted on this work in progress.
Thanks for touring my crafty space with me!

8 comments:

Katherine said...

i'm only a LITTLE jealous of your gorgeous craft room!!

Desiree said...

The room is very cute, clean and organized! I love the prints you chose too. Can't wait to see it all decorated.

-Desiree

Jessie said...

I just spent the last 40 minutes going through all your old posts and thoroughly enjoying myself! I got to your blog via your "lacy shirt" tutorial :-)

I'm really impressed by how clean and uncluttered your craft room is. I feel like mine is so full of *stuff* there's no room for decoration! I can't wait to see more.

Unknown said...

It's VERY nice! It looks like space that inspires creativity!!!

Bella @ Lil Daisies said...

oh, I LOVE it! I am currently creating a craft space...It is so nice to have an area where we can create!

I really like you Wall Art! I may have to steal the idea!


Blessings,
Bella

kelly said...

wow! LOVED your featured Handmade Holiday featured sewing project! With a craft room like this i can only imagine the amazing new projects you'll be turning out! beautiful1

Annie said...

Oooh, I love it, come over and see mine.

The Young's said...

I LOVE the white cabinets with the turquoise back board! I've been telling my husband that's so cute and he hasn't seen a picture so he just doesn't get it yet. lol =)