Like many other areas of my home. My crafting area was in need of some serious organization after the holidays (probably before too!).
My area was set up to be a scrapbook area but since I’m doing more scrapbooking digitally and more crafting manually, I wanted to make my area practical for today. I moved all my scrapbooks to the hope chest and am storing them neatly there.
That opened up quite a bit of space on my shelves for other crafting supplies. I’m gonna need it!
The boxes below my counter were all filled with stuff…
And so the purging began…I cleaned out every last box, organized it and labeled it.
You get the idea right?? What’s labeled on the outside is actually what is on the inside…pretty cool, huh!?
Now there is a home for everything and everything is labeled and in it’s place.
My crafting area is so much more user friendly now. Hopefully my productivity will be better and you’ll all see the results!!
Wow! Looks great! I just recently did this to my scraprooom. Of course I don’t have half the space or stuff you have! I am impressed and I am sure now that everything is labeled and has it’s own spot you will totally keep it that way!
Your crafting area is gorgeous! I would LOVE to have my area that organized. Your set-up is quite clever and I really love the labels.
Well done! Thanks for sharing!
Great organization and what a big workspace! I’m so jealous 🙂
WOW! That looks fantastic. I’m sure it will be much easier to craft now that you know where everything is.
It looks AMAZING, and so much storage!
This looks great, want to do my craft room? LOL!
WOW, it looks amazing! Have fun!
I am a teensy bit jealous of your crafting space 😉 It looks just beautiful and definitely an area that you will be able to just create in. I’d love for you to share with my readers if you get a chance: http://www.momontimeout.com/2012/01/taking-timeout-thursday-no-13.html Have a great weekend!
awesome craft room space – I’m soooo jealous – great job getting it all spiffed up & organized!
c’mon over & visit & join in on the fun at our linky party going on now!
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Wow! Great job…now it’s all ready to mess up again! Just kidding! With your organization and labeling I don’t see that happening.
That is quite the transformation! I would be afraid to work in it after that for fear of messing it up again. It looks wonderful!
WOW, Carrie, that is one awesome transformation! I’ve got a space for you if you want to repeat your makeover magic, lol.
Love it! Can you come organize my craft room next? 🙂
Christine @ Projectsaroundthehouse.blogspot.com
this looks great and you even have room to grow. Not sure if that is good or bad…lol. I love all of the labeling.
I would love to know how you built your counter?? I just love it! My room needs a revamp as well!!!
The counter was built with MDF and we used leftover laminate flooring to cover it. It has held up nicely over the years.
Looks great! There is enough stuff in that room to pay off my mortgage. WOW!! Would love to craft, but the prices of supplies…..YIKES!!!
I’ve been collecting supplies since I went to my first scrapbooking party about 20 years ago. It has been a process but if you know me at all, you know I haven’t paid much for what I have. I’m a thrifty gal!!
Thanks for commenting!
LOVE it! I’ve been redoing my craftroom too, it’s a never ending project I’ve decided. Thanks for your post with all the great ideas!
Buffie
http://papercuts4u.blogspot.com
Wow! Amazing! Great job! Thank you for sharing!
Melody
ChattyChics.com
PS Please come show off at my place on Wednesday! You could win a $5 Starbucks card!
Stopping over from Funky Junk. You certainly did get yourself organized. Purging and labeling makes a world of difference. Your counter is amazing with all that storage. also love your ribbon holder the hubs made for you. You really do have a really nice craft room. My fingers are crossed that you will share this your craft room at Sunday’s Best party tonight, sharing is a good thing!
So envious of an organized craft room! Great job! Oh, and I love your name by the way. 😉
What a great area! I’m jealous, even of the before photos! Lol! What a good feeling it is to be organized, isn’t it? Thanks for sharing 🙂
I really like how you have the bins. I am going to have to keep that in mind for my future room. Visiting from Motivate Me Monday.
~Kimberlee, The Spunky Diva
So jealous! What a great storage area you have! I love to organize. It makes me feel like I’ve accomplished something huge (which I totally have…and so have you!) Great job.
This is awesome! I hope you will share this at my new weekly party, Inspire Me Monday, as you have totally inspired me to spruce up my craft room!
Ramona
http://create-with-joy.com
Wow! I love it! You can’t help being productive in such a user friendly area! So glad you shared it!
2 words, I’m jealous!! It looks fab.
2 words, I’m jealous!! Looks fab. Bet you find it easy to be creative in there.
Beautiful!
Smiles,
The Joyful Thrifter
This is awesome! I need to do this in many areas of my house, ha! Looks wonderful!
<3 Michelle
nestlovedesigns.blogspot.com
I have lots of areas that need a makeover like this too. I started with the worst and am going to make some progress this year…I’m convinced!
Carrie – It looks great! And I love how you repurposed the coffee cans!
Great job! I’m working on organizing my (tiny) space right now…it’s quite a chore.
Oh my! I am incredibly envious of your amazing space. You are one lucky artist.
Best,
Jenn from http://www.justaddwatersilly.com, hopping from GingerSnaps
(happily your newest follower!)
That is a great craft room! Found you thru Coastal Charm & am now following you. I’m also a homeschooling mom~can’t wait to read more thru your blog.
Wow! Your craft space is awesome! And so organized! I love the coffee cans turned craft organizers!
Fantastic job! Enjoying your progress!
The little labeled bins really help keep everything organized! It looks great!
Love your bins and space~Thanks for sharing at Feathered Nest Friday!
Love your work room!! Very organized. I would love it if you would share your post by linking it up to my Show It Off Thursdays party at:
http://ornamentplace.com/?p=1752
Thanks, Linda
Love these tips! This is motivating me to get more organized!! I love it! Thanks for sharing I found you over at Handy Man, Crafty Woman.. I’m your newest follower!
xoxo,
Lilli
Onestopbabygifts.blogspot.com
Thanks for linking this up to my Pity Party! I’ll be featuring it tomorrow. xo, mique
Carrie … I love your blog and your creativity. Amazing how you recyled so well and made it so organized. I am completly in awe of you. I too have heaps, piles, baskets, bins, cartons, shelves, drawers and a huge room full of craft tools, and projects. Every now and then, just to have me super motivated, I’ll clear it up and organize the stuff, but the difficulty is in “keeping it organized”.
You rock honey !
http://doodlebuddies.wordpress.com/my-craft-room-design-studio-craft-studio/
Best regards
I was wondering where you got your hanging wall shelving- i am looking for something like it. Thanks
I got the shelving unit at Home Depot. It was a closet kit and we just installed it how we wanted instead of the way the instructions gave for the closet set-up. It was cheaper to buy the kit than to buy the pieces separately.
Your crafting area is truly WONDERFUL!!!!! Great job! (I’m just a TAD jealous! ;0 )
Your craft room looks great – so clean and organized! I find it so much more inspiring to work in an organized room, that it forces me to keep it neat and tidy. Great job!
I’ll be featuring you tonight at the start of my {wow me} wednesday party. 🙂 You were one of the top viewed links from last week’s party. Thank you so much for sharing. Hope to see you tonight, too. 🙂
Ginger @ gingersnapcrafts.com
Love it! How very inspiring for us all …
Would you be willing to share at our multi-blog “Imagine the Impossibilities” link party? We’re live until midnight CST on Friday.
Here’s the link: http://www.itallstartedwithpaint.com/
Thanks!
Linda
itallstartedwithpaint@gmail.com
Hi! I am a new GFC follower. GREAT craft room. I now have craft room envy. My husband wants to turn the spare bedroom into an office. I say craftroom. We will see where we can meet.
We are all about multifunctional spaces. Our house is pretty "small" so we make the most of any "extra" space!
I would love to build that unit along the wall! It's so perfect!!! Then, maybe I'd find what I'm looking for;-)
Hi Carrie,
I love how you have your under counter space. Is it a system or just shelves. I really need something like that
Thanks
Kathi
kathi@northwestmemories.com
I would also like info on the bottom unit..is that hand made or store bought, I like the length of the bins and the fact that they can be taken out easily, I have a counter top installed but nothing underneath it yet,this would be perfect.
Wow! I’m a little jealous your craft room looks great!!! Everything has it’s place, and it’s labelled, and clean. Oh how I want my space to look like that…
Just curious how you attached the labels to the sterilite bins with holes?