My Craft Room Make-Over: The Reveal
It started as a repository for stuff, mostly of the craft variety. The walls were colorless and storage was slim.
After a month or so of consideration and work, my new craft room is orderly, calm and colorful.
All in all, the entire room cost–in new materials–107 bucks. This included the fabric, paint, wood, fabric drawers for the desk, an Ikea Espressivo desk lamp and decorative doo-dads. What it didn’t include was the chair, rug, desktop, baskets, antique spools and chest of drawers, which I had on hand. The last of these, MWT made several years ago. The two-inch deep upper drawers of the chest were meant to hold rubber stamps, and are probably the best way to store such things.
To top off, my assistant has abandoned the drawer and taken to her comfy seat.
(Originally posted on Curbly.)
I came across your site looking for make over ideas. Love your room. Question – where did you get your table with the little canvas bins? It looks great!
Thanks Cristina! Mr. Maven and I made it out of MDF. The blue bins came from Target. I bought those first and then we designed the table around them. I finished it with a good quality primer and then a couple coats of white semi-gloss.
so inspiring, love your work!!!
Thanks Jenny!!!!!
I forgot to mention that you have a very cute assistant!
Well done! It looks fabulous. (my comment got posted under the tin can instructions???)
Thanks! It’s been awhile since we finished the room, and I’m very happy to say that it looks nearly as tidy as in these pictures!