When I say "beginnings" - that is the absolute truth! Of course, when you see the "before" pictures you will better be able to appreciate that beginning is better than nothing. Here is the mess I started with:
I know, it's pretty awful! I've just been collecting things and stashing them randomly and it got really out of hand really fast, lol. I have been crushing on all the beautiful craft rooms on
Pinterest (you can visit my board to see all of the lovely spaces). I know that having an unfinished basement will make it difficult and expensive to have spaces as wonderful as some of those, BUT I think I can at least improve on what I have - which wouldn't be too hard given the mess I started with, lol.
So, I started with a curbside find of this cottage shabby hutch top and knew that I wanted to use it to organize my craft supplies. There is a smaller hutch too which I am going to use in the play room - more on that in another post. I put it up on top of a couple of small shelves and then put a shabby white slatted board on top to be the base (which was another curbside find). Then I dug through all my containers and started filling it up.
SO much better. I still want to put some labels on things and further organize this space, but you have to start somewhere, right? Here is the space to the right -
Above this space is a large mirror which I am using as kind of a room divider between this space and the rest of the basement.
Above the space is a rusty plant hanger with pink prisms hanging from it for some shabby bling!
It still has a long way to go before I call it "done", but I feel much more inspired to continue to organize it. Plus it has prompted some organization in other parts in the basement as well. I will share more as things as they get done! Do you have a designated crafting area? Where did you get your inspiration? Any good storage ideas?
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