I have always loved the craft office rooms that Pottery Barn catalog shows so I set out to copy it as best as I could…cheaply of course.
I found these desk tops and shelves at IKEA and after we built the shelves we attached the desk tops with screws.
I did not put doors on them and opted for baskets.
You can see a lower countertop in the middle and that is where I house my serger and over to the left is my sewing machine. I put it on a higher countertop so I could stand and sew. (A total back saver)
A few of my favorite things in this room is the shelf above, the wrapping center on the left that holds wrapping paper and the white shelves with mason jars hanging from them. My cute hubby made these for me!!
He really did such a great job!
I love to see all the colors of thread…it motivates me to be creative.
Here is a close up of the shelves with the mason jars in them. They are awesome to store scissors, pens, wire cutters, rulers and tape measure….how many times do you have to go look for your tap measure..this keeps everything in one place.
Another IKEA find …this shelving unit can be used standing up or on its side like I am using it. I love the large openings and the big box containers that fit into the openings. I keep current projects (haha I say that and yet I haven’t finished a project in quite some time) in these boxes as well as gift wrapping stuff in others.
There you have it…my craft room!
Karins KottageWelcome to Karins Kottage! There is always something fun going on! You would think after becoming an empty nester couple that our nest would be very quiet and empty but our Kottage nest is usually more full than what we started out with!
You might find me hosting a birthday party or graduation party and a baby shower on the same weekend or a big outdoor get together with 25 of our friends and family in the backyard or maybe I might be in the kitchen trying out a new recipe for my hubby and I to grill on the BBQ for a quiet night for the two of us. I am passionate about entertaining and setting a beautiful table! I may or may not have an addiction to cloth napkins and fun salad plates oh and goblets too!
I think I will always have a home decorating DIY project in the works as long as my hubby is on board with me haha. We have painted A LOT in the 6 homes we have owned in the 35 years that we have been married as well as re-done multiple pieces of furniture, added wall and ceiling treatments, replaced lights, bathroom fixtures and even tiled floors! I have sewn what seems like a million window treatments for our home as well as for family, made slipcovers, and duvets and even a formal dress or two!
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ikea has so many options that are great and functional. thanks for sharing this.
love your room, great ideas, ikea is great isn't it. Thank you for sharing. God bless...
What a fabulous craft room! I would love one exactly like it! I haven't tried sewing standing up, though -- interesting idea! I especially love the wrapping center -- and your hubby built it? He's a keeper!
Oh I can't believe how neatly organized and cute this is. What a great place you have to work.
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