My New Creative Space

I am a person who loves to create

and

as most people who create - I need a special space to do this in.

I had a very lovely space for just this until 

we had to move things around for our ever changing family needs.

So, I had to come up with an alternative solution 

to fit my needs.

As every corner of this house is pretty much taken, I chiseled out some space

in our master bedroom.

I tried to make sure it blended in well with the decor of the room 

and

was not really obvious that it was a creative space 

versus a small office area.

I have tried to disguise and/or hidden most of my supplies in pieces

that are as unobtrusive as possible.

I didn't want an "in your face" craft/office area.

I think I have been able to keep with the ambiance of the room.

This is my new creative space.

Almost everything in this little corner is thrifted, recycled and/or repurposed.

I really don't like a traditional desk - they are so big and cumbersome

so,

I bought this farmer's table at a thrift shop for $25.

It only needed a good cleaning and was ready to use.

I love it because it has so much room to work on - unlike a lot of desks I have seen.

The chair was purchased at a thrift store for $5.

I told about her makeover here.

Above the desk is a bulletin board I purchased at Good Will

and repurposed.

I will be writing the tutorial on that soon.

My desk has several repurposed items on it  that I use daily.

The twine wrapped lamp, the tin can pen and pencil holders, the book page note holder,

and 

the recycled jar organization that I will be posting soon.

That's a lot of trash that got recycled at our house!

(everyone here knows to ask before they throw anything away)

This small cabinet is great for hiding all that stuff you don't want visible

and

creates a tremendous amount of storage for it,

while blending into the decor of the room.

The cubby holes also create a lot of open storage for 

 items that are more decorative.

We bought these pieces new and unfinished several years ago.

I had painted them white then 

but, 

have since added the blue panels in the cabinet.

You really can't see it but the backs of the cubby shelves are also painted blue.

The cubbies hold more decorative storage boxes, books

and

albums.

On top of this unit is an old cell phone charger unit I recycled

into a notecard holder.

This cubby unit has my ribbon storage unit I made

from a recycled canister set.

It also has a pretty little basket that holds 

all of my small pads of scrapbook paper.

This area is very peaceful and I really enjoy working here

being surrounded by things that inspire me,

colors that are peaceful, and lots of bright light from our big window.

This is one more area of our bedroom that is now done.

You can check out some of the other posts that tell about this makeover....

the vintage nightstands,  the new bed linens,

and

the much needed decorative storage.

I am getting close to being done -  just a few more projects 

and

this very long process will be completed 

and

I will be one very. happy. camper!

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Do you have a dedicated creative space?

I would love to hear about it in the comments below.

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Until next time,

create something you enjoy....

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