Our House: Craft Room

      At long last, it is my pleasure to say that I have "finished" my craft room.  I am sure there will be tweaking and adding along the way as I use it and figure out what works best, as well as find fun inspiration to add to it.  But, I feel like it is decorated, and I really like the way that it turned out.  (I should, since it has taken what seems like forever to complete, and I got to pick out everything.)  Some of the before pictures are in this post.  You can see how I painted the room in this post, and you can see all about the plaid wall in this post.  Oh, and the pillows on the bed are in this post.  I really have been trying to finish this for months, so it feels good to be able to say that I am done.  Here it is!






After seeing a craft room on this blog, I knew I needed peg board.  I cut the peg board with a jigsaw (as glimpsed in this post) and painted it the same blue as the plaid on the walls.  I did shapes that mimicked the pattern of the curtains.  It was so fun to organize all the random things that normally float around onto the handy peg-board - John now has peg board envy.  After having two girls, I realized that I have a lot of ribbon, and now it is delightfully organized.  I used an extra pillow case that matches the sheets on the bed to make a cover for my sewing machine and sewed a ribbon around it and added a little bling.  It took about 20 minutes and was so simple!



I spray painted some black shelves that I already had and lined them with my ever-growing tulle collection.  Never know when you might need to make a tutu.  Above is my 6 miles of Baker's Twine.  That is right - I said 6 miles.  If you live in the Little Rock area, please ask me for some - I will never go through this much.



I saw this pin cushion idea on that same blog referenced above and had an extra frame and extra fabric - perfect!  I also love that there is room to hang the ironing board and craft apron tucked away behind the door.



I recovered a lamp shade with the rest of the pillowcase and used grosgrain ribbon to disguise the lines, and I got a cheap cream sham on clearance and sewed lavender fleece ruffles onto it to give it a little more life.  Since none of our family lives in town and seems to always come in packs, it is nice to have an extra bed.



I had a craft closet at our old house, and most of the stuff in the closet is directly from what I did there.  I am glad it still is quite functional.




Here is the reality of that closet when you turn the corner.  You never know when you might need a Peep costume (John and I were Peeps for Halloween), and it also houses all of the picture frames that have yet to find a home in our new home.  It is a little crazy back there.



I love the view to the backyard, and the curtains (from Bed Bath and Beyond) were actually the first thing I bought for the room.  I am not sure how I decided that lavender should go with them or that there should be a plaid wall, but that is what I went with.



I felt like I needed a chalk board and a bulletin board of some sort, and John was kind enough to trim them out in, what else, trim.  I love the stuff.  The pictures above the bed are from our day at Wye Mountain, shown in this post.



While it is a bit unusual (I feel like I say that a lot about how I decorate), I really like it.  It suits me, and I am so excited about the projects that I will do here.  And if you live near me, you should come over and we can craft together!