My Craft Room {A.K.A. "crafting behind the couch"}
Wednesday, January 29, 2014
Crafting behind the couch
I am slightly obsessed with organizing. Even if something seems completely organized, I will tear it apart and start over if I am bored. Here are some pictures of how I have turned my small house into a big home. With just 3 bedrooms and 2 kids, here is how I gave myself a craft space and my kids a playroom and art space, and how I put everything in its place and find every place something to put in it!
My Craft Room {A.K.A. "crafting behind the couch"}
The 10 foot wall where the couch could go, has become my craft space, making the livingroom space slighly smaller by pushing the couch towards the TV.
My Craft Room {A.K.A. "crafting behind the couch"}
Two IKEA table tops are connected, with IKEA shelving to the ceiling, a desk under the window for my laptop, and a mixture of bins, shelves, cubbies and more offer enough space for me to contain my crafts and my paperwork.
This is how I store my Project Life cards on my desk top for quick and easy scrapping.
I love Thickers alpha! I hung a $1 Target grey basket on my wall and put all my alpha, including my Thickers, in this basket so I can quickly find and use the alpha I need. Each alpha is in a 6"x12" zip baggie (found on eBay).
I keep all the rest of my embellishments, paper, stickers, stamps, etc under my computer desk in these 2 storage things, which I bought from JoAnnes.
I store my wood stamps and stamp pads in 2 drawers. My clear stamps are in a stamp storage binder on my desktop.
I use $1 plastic bins and recycle the mini kit PL boxes (cut off the lids) to separate all the little things I love to use to embellish in the drawers that do not already have dividers. The next photos show how I use the divided drawers.
I like to add fun, inspirational pretty elements to make my space really feel "mine."
I actually LOVE having my craft space in the living area because I can be around my kids all day and craft in between cooking and cleaning and being with the kids. I can jump up mid-scrap and toss food in the oven and go back to scrapping while the food cooks. I can jump up and dance with my toddler for her favorie song in the playroom (our livingroom on the other side of the couch) mid-stamping and come right back. It works out perfect for me.
Here's a quick picture of the rest of the living area. In another post I show how my dining room is also the children's crafty space HERE.
It's a small but cozy home and it works for us!
You pack a lot of storage into your little space! What a fantastic space to get creative in!
ReplyDeleteWhat a pretty, usable space! I congratulate you on your organization. I can organize things initially, but maintaining it is another thing entirely!! I love the colors and how playful and creative your space seems. Enjoy it!
ReplyDeleteOMG... I LOVE the whole layout of your living/dining/kitchen space. Love how you set up your crafting space. Great inspiration!
ReplyDeletelooks amazing!!! I need you to help me in my house :)
ReplyDeleteWow!! you've got a lot going on there. Great solution.
ReplyDeleteGreat space...love what you've done here!
ReplyDeletecan u come do mine LOL NICEEE!!! make this as ur side job . BEAUTIFUL!!!!
ReplyDeleteThis house is beautiful and so SPOTLESS!!!
ReplyDeleteloving your shallow drawers for embellishments! well, and everything else! your space is amazing!
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