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Craft Room Reveal

September 10, 2012 By Michelle Barneck 13 Comments

I can’t believe it’s finally time! I have been working on my craft room/office for an embarrassing amount of time and I’m thrilled that it is finally finished and ready to share! Today I’ll give you the grand overall tour and then break things down with how-to’s for many of the different pieces. Let’s get right to it!
My space is small (8.5′ x 8′) in a basement with crazy low ceilings (just short of 7 ft) and next to no natural light because a bay window blocks all but about an 8 inch gap above the window well. Exciting right?! But really, I am lucky to be able to have this space all for myself.
When you walk in and turn around this is your view. Imagine a door next to that file cabinet that leads to the playroom. I love that my craft room is right next to my kiddos.
I updated an existing file cabinet which makes the perfect place for our printer. Being that I have a small space I really needed to maximize storage. I measured and shopped and shopped and mapped out the room and finally got all the puzzle pieces to work with some great Ikea items. Those are the 5×5 Expedit cubbies. Lucky for me, the Target dollar spot used the exact colors I wanted in my office so I got all those pink/turquoise/gray fabric bins for $2.50 each! I die. They are usually at least $7. The other stuff was upcycled, thrifted, or on hand for the most part. I will go in to more detail in a later post.
Above is the view from the door. You can see I literally have storage to the ceiling. I am not a space waster. These shelves hold most of my craft supplies as well as office items in the bottom right. The bins on top of the shelves are also from Target for $2.50. I’m telling you, their dorm organization supplies were my best friend. People thought I was nuts walking out with stacks of them.
Continuing around, you can see my little wrapping paper peeking out in the corner. Then, comes my L-shaped desk made with Ikea items (mixture of Galant tops with Vika Alex drawer and storage units). I love that there is storage everywhere!
You also get a peek at my light here as well. I would have loved to have one of those pretty chandeliers you see everywhere, but with 81 inch ceilings even at 5’6″ I would bonk my head on it. I opted for fluorescent lighting to mimic natural light. It has a huge round diffuser (like 2 ft) and makes me feel like I am in a casino because I can never tell what time it is. It always seems like the middle of the day. I usually have the blinds open to let what little natural light there is in, but opted to shut them for pics because really who needs a view of the window well?


I love having my cutting machine out and accessible at all times. I have literally used it more in the time I set it there than in the whole time I owned it previous. I just plug and go. I did all the labels with it. I just noticed that in some of the pics some of the labels are missing and then they magically appear in another. Ha, go figure.

You can see in this desk pic that I even snuck some storage and a laser printer (thus the random cord) under the desk. There was so much room under that corner how could I not? My boys love hiding in the very back corner. 
On the wall I have cork boards for inspiration pics, a whiteboard to keep track of accounting. I also included some quotes that I love and a clipboard for my son’s latest artwork.

In this last pic, you get a glimpse of my little closet nook. It is fairly deep and I decided it was the perfect place to store non-seasonal home decor not currently in use. It was hidden away in about five different places and I had forgotten about most of it. I upcycled two existing bookcases to have it out in the open where I could easily see what I have to swap out on occasion.

And that takes us to the door where we end our tour. I almost feel like this is just a sneak peek at what is to come. It really doesn’t do it justice because I saved the close ups, tips and how-to’s for posts to come. But, don’t worry they are on their way down the pipeline.

Craft room tutorials:
DIY Bookshelf
Clipboard Art Frame
File Cabinet Makeover
Creative Picture Frames
Updating Office Accessories with Paint
Giving Your Office a Little Personality

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  1. Heather @thedomesticdiva says

    September 10, 2012 at 7:26 am

    Love it! It looks not only functional but very cute!!!!

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  2. Mandy @ Sugar Bee Crafts says

    September 10, 2012 at 7:37 am

    what a great space!

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  3. Summer says

    September 10, 2012 at 8:49 am

    I love it! It looks great! I’m jealous. 🙂

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  4. Mrs. Lawler says

    September 10, 2012 at 8:52 am

    So jealous! It is perfect!

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  5. Megan says

    September 10, 2012 at 8:59 am

    Amazing! This is almost exactly what my dream finished room is for my basement craft space! Thank you for putting some reality to my vision, and giving me some much needed inspiration!

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  6. Jenny Lynn says

    September 11, 2012 at 6:56 am

    It looks great! I like how you made great use of a little space.

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  7. Leanne says

    September 11, 2012 at 8:50 am

    What a great room. I love all the fun colors. It will be so fun crafting in there. So happy you have it finished.

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  8. Amanda Jones says

    September 12, 2012 at 2:50 pm

    What a fun room! I love the colors you picked and how clean and fresh it looks! I need to come over and see it in real life!!

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  9. Stacy Risenmay says

    September 15, 2012 at 11:41 am

    It is so colorful! And all that storage makes me drool. I am jealous of all your desk counter space. Think of all the project you can do all at the same time…. 🙂

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  10. Mel the Crafty Scientist says

    September 16, 2012 at 11:02 am

    I LOOOOOVE it! Love all the Ikea and Target stuff (that regular people like me could possibly get) and the big desk with so much space… gorgeous and so fun! LOOVE it and can’t wait to see the “close ups” and other tutorials! : )

    -Mel the Crafty Scientist

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  11. Ginger says

    September 17, 2012 at 12:28 pm

    LOVE all the storage! 🙂

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  12. Jo-Ann says

    September 19, 2012 at 6:33 am

    You did a GREAT!!! job, I really like what you did. Wish mine was cleaned. A project to do in the near future. Blessings,Jo-Ann

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  13. c.w.frosting says

    November 1, 2012 at 12:48 am

    So organized! Hope you’re enjoying your new work area. Definitely wish I had a space like this. xo caroline

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