Craft Room Redo

WOW!! What a weekend this has been!!!

After posting all that I wish, dream and want for my craft space, I decided it was time to make some of it reality!!!

Off to Home Depot we went....on the ride over, the first thing hubby says "no orange and no yellow"

WHAT!!!

did he read my posts on facebook or here?

Well, I wasn't giving up that easy lol!!

We picked the paint---finally---and home I go to start some prepping!!

I forgot to take a pic of the "true" before so this is the sort of before. the layout was pretty much what you see here with one exception---the table actually faced the wall. I turned it to see if I would like how it looked. The piles are what I moved out of the way so I could get ready for painting hehehe.

When I was standing back looking at this mess---i thought first "i have too much crap" and second "what have I started?" lol

I cleared the area and started painting---read for the color hehehehe

Citrus Punch---a combination of Orange and Yellow!! heheheheheheehe

This picture doesnt do enough justice for the color!!

Hours later and after two full coats it was time for a break!

Off to Goodwill, Dollar Tree, Big Lots, and the grocery store lol. I wanted to find a new lamp base and paint storage solution.

I found a simple lamp shade, a spice rack, sheer pink curtains, and a memo board.

Here is what I did to the spice rack:

After priming and painting, I hung it on the wall and organized my paints. This bad boy holds 66 bottles of 2 oz paint!!!

Time to put things back into place:

I ended up making a craft corner. I love it!! It is not the glamour fabulous that was in the inspiration rooms but considering I spent almost no money---it is super fabulous for me.

My computer desk is in perfect proximity to the craft area. I have a few more projects to do before it is completely finished but this is what I have done so far!!

Let's Break it Down:

Paint (citrus punch)---$26.22

Lamp base----$5.99

Lamp Shade----$2.99

Memo board----$1.99

Spice Rack----$3.99

Spray paint (watermelon)----$3.22

Primer----$free already had

Sheer Curtains---returned they were not right for my room lol

Total----$44.40!!!!

My budget is $150 bucks so I still have plenty to spend to make this space a little more functional. I am really loving this space. I still need to buy a curtain for the closet, a new trash can that is more stylish, need to redo the lamp base and get rid of that copper, and I am not liking what I did with the lamp shade so probably going to change that too. I am glad I tackled this space this weekend and I feel so much better working in this room!!!

Dreaming a little dream about my crafty space

I love reading blogs and one of my favorites is http://www.lovestitched.com/. Brittany over at Love Stitched is having a linky party about what you Wish you could have, Want to have, and Dream about having. 

I have been wishing for a new craft space for months. I have a great space that is all mine but it is sooooooooooo messy and disorganized.

Creativity is messy and I am VERY creative but enough is enough!!!

I found this aweome design idea for a craft room over at a Whole Lotta Lovely

Isn't this FABULOUS?!!

I love everything Ikea and this whole room was done on an Ikea budget!! I wish I would have bought those legs on that table!!! They are awesome! This room is totally staged and not actually used but it would be so incredibly cool to have!!!

Thou shalt not covet one's craft room---but I sure do!!! Paisley Passion has it going on and you can read about her transformation here!

This is a REAL room!!! She is sooooooooooo Lucky!!! I love how she made the window seat with storage underneath it and I want this in my space!!! I have a window about this same length and could easily do something like this!!!

OMG!! bold, bold, and more bold!!

The use of color here is AMAZING!!! I can only dream of being so bold!! I just told hubby today that I wanted to paint my space orange and he did not like that idea too much. I guess we shall see!!

I am sitting here at my desk now with mounds stacks of neat piles waiting to have a new home. I am redoing this room darnit and I will do it CHEAPLY!!! I dont want to spend more than $150 and I want to use everything that is already existing in the room. I have high hopes  know....stay tuned.