My craft room

Now, be honest.

Doesn't this little concrete 5'x18' room inspire you to create?

Really? Cause when I first saw it, I thought "Craftroom!"

Okay...maybe with a little work and a few improvements.

This room was labeled on the floorplan as a laundry room. We couldn't figure out

why they didn't use it as such. The prior owners have the washer and dryer in the garage. Then we discovered that the dryer is gas, so now it all makes sense. Since I wasn't able

to claim the cute little cottage out back as a craft retreat, this was my only other option.

The only thing in the room when we moved in was a set of homemade shelves.

I can work with that!

I painted one wall dark blue and the other three pale yellow.

SO glad the painting is done!

It took one coat of primer, two coats of yellow and three of blue.

Emma's a painter. She LOVES to paint.
Both of the kids helped a bit with the walls, and Emma helped with the shelves.
Those we painted a lighter blue.

This became a family affair! Ryan experienced a miter box for the first time as they
cut some moulding for me. They all agree...next time, we borrow the electric one from Max, who in turned borrowed it from Dad!

I knew that I wanted a place for me to sew, another for scrapping/card making and a spot for Emma. When I'm crafting, she loves to join in. I looked at counter tops. The narrowest I could find were four feet, and the room is only five feet wide. Wasn't gonna work! Then the kids and I took a trip to our neighborhood Habitat for Humanity. We found doors that were between 2' and 2.5' feet deep. For the cost of one too-wide counter top, I was able to get three doors, 4"x4"s for the legs, 2"x4"s to run along the wall for the back edge to rest on and all of the fasterners and screws needed. And it worked!

We put it to use before the room was even done! Homework!

Being that it's mostly concrete, it's a bit chilly in here. I got a carpet at Freddies, and I'm on the lookout for another matching carpet. That'll cover the whole floor. A small space heater might be on the list, too.

After I chose the paint colors, my friend AmyB handed down some IKEA fabric that she wasn't going to use. The blues and yellows matched perfectly for curtains. I love the sunshine that comes in, but I can't stand working in the dark with an open window! Too much imagination!

And I should have enough left to cover a bulletin board for me and one for Emma.

My handman putting the shelves back up.

Thanks, Bob!

Shelves are up (and a few things moved in).

My little corner.

Once I finish Emma's corner, I'll post some pics of it.

Off to fill it up!