Craft Room Makeover!

I am so happy to be back in my craft room and I could not wait to share my journey with you!

My craft room is 10 feet x 10 feet so my goal was to make use of every square inch and to try to make it look larger than it is. I still have work to do, but it is almost finished . I also plan to do a video in the near future. Scroll down to see the after photos!

Now for the before photos!

The room started out as a small work area and and grew to a small work area with lots of stuff in it! Most of the furnishings came from craft stores and Staples.

Notice all the dark wood, mauve carpet and the vintage TV. I am pleased to say they are gone!

This is what was behind those dark doors.

This my second closet. It was a controlled mess before my husband added shelves.

Here are a few in-progress photos

Before I show you the after photos, I want to thank my husband for doing a lot of the work. We had the cabinets and carpet installed, but he did the rest! And a special thanks to all of you for your patience with all my late posts and reruns! I so missed crafting!

After painting the room twice, we finally found the perfect shade of gray. I love the gray and white and decided to do teal as my accent color. The cabinet on the bottom right is where I store all my Anna Griffin supplies. Be sure to click on the photos to enlarge them.

We replaced the closet doors and I was lucky to find the perfect gray carpet. Bill painted the entire room including all the trim and doors. With all the white trim and doors, the room looks larger than 10 feet x 10 feet!

I love how this closet looks now! I purchased lots of plastic boxes and labeled them all. This photo does not show the rest of the closet, but I will make a video in the near future.

I had room for a stand-alone cupboard and just had to add it. This is my Cricut and Cuttlebug cabinet.

This is my main work area! I love the picture. I have ordered teal mini blinds, but they have not arrived yet. Door knobs for the closets were lost in the shuffle, but will be purchased and installed soon.

This shows the new shelves in my second closet.

Thanks again for all your support during the remodel. I am planning on doing a video in the near future!

And a special thanks to my husband Bill for all his amazing efforts! Have a wonderful day!

Simply Organized Sunday …the Tuesday edition!

My craft room remodel continues to teach me patience. We finally got the cabinet problem solved and are now waiting for the carpet. I still have craft supplies in three different rooms but hopefully I will be in my room soon.

A special thanks to my husband who has put in long hours to finish this project. And I am so grateful to the expert cabinet installer who finally came up with a workable solution. Needless to say, we have learned many lessons along the way.

I love this idea of using a tension rod to store tape and ribbons and I am off to the store to give this a try.

To date, I have tried three different label makers and love the Brother PT-1880 one from Costco. In fact, I love it so much that I am going to make a video as soon as I am back in my craft room.

The price is $27.99 and comes with the following:

• 1 - 0.47" (12mm) x 26.2' (8m) Black on White laminated "TZ" tape
• 1 - 0.70" (18mm) x 26.2' (8m) Black on White laminated "TZ" tape
• 6 - AA batteries, user's manual

I have made over 210 labels and love this machine! It even comes with batteries. And even after 210 labels the batteries are still working!

Thank you so much for your continued patience and I hope to be able to get back to crafting soon! I can’t wait to share the after photos with all of you.

Have a wonderful Tuesday!

Welcome to My Craft Room!

I thought it would be fun to do a tour of my craft room. I still have a work to do, but wanted to share my progress. The room measures 10 feet x 10 feet and I try to use every inch for my craft supplies. In the video, I mistakenly said my room was 12 feet by 12 feet. Oops! I could use the extra two feet since I share my space with our cats, Izzy and Jackson, who chose not to make an appearance. Hopefully, I can get them to perform in a future video.