Trying to Manage: I have an Office/Craft room/desk

Saturday, June 27, 2009

I have an Office/Craft room/desk

Kelly's Corner hosts a new room every Friday. I have admired all the craft rooms and I will admire I have longed for one for a long time. With 2 teenagers and a 5 year old son there is no room for a craft area. I have been saving magazine articles, pictures, and storage containers hopping one day I would have a craft room as cool as the bloggers in blogland! WELL...I was inspired to figure out a way and work with what I have. I found a desk for $20. This isn't the actual desk but I forgot to take a before pic! Lovely....huh?????

Remember my bedroom before? It has been in this spot for 3 years!! Hubby wasn't thrilled with changing it. (Furniture was HeAvY!!!) WEll....I needed an area for my new office/craft room/desk so I rearranged. (As I sit on the heating pad!!!)

Here's our bedroom after....

As you can see, I now have room for a desk and the room still feels roomy!!!

I painted the desk black and then destressed it! Meg at ,whatever, has the black tiered basket full of ribbon and since I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE her blog I have been on the lookout for one! (Forgive the Star Wars toy and chapstick....Zak was helping!) The containers were on clearance at Walmart for $5. I have glue and markers in 2 of them and the third is empty (for now). I need to label them but haven't decided how. I found the lamp shade at a garage sale for $.50 and already had the white compartment thingy.

Notice the chair???? I know...stealing from a child. BUT I needed a chair!!!! I will find another one!!! I am so excited!!! I can pay bills, make crafts, or just play!!! I am adding a quote to the top of the desk but I will have to show that another day (It isn't finished.)

To the bloggers that I have mentioned...I give you full credit but I have no idea how to put your link in the text! So sorry!!! You are welcome to tell me how.... :-$

14 comments:

Patricia said...: WOW
What I would do for a craft/party desk!!!
Very nice and I love the black and white!!!; June 28, 2009 at 6:13 PM
Kammy said...: Very nice and looks great in your bedroom ! I adore the little baskets holding ribbon ~
Hugs ~ Kammy; June 28, 2009 at 6:46 PM
imjacobsmom said...: Your desk turned out beautifully! Now I am inspired by you to paint something black. ~ Robyn; June 28, 2009 at 7:53 PM
Traci@ Beneath My Heart said...: Your desk area looks great! I am glad you were able to make room for it. I know you are going to enjoy it so much. It looks great painted black and I like your accessories!
Great job!
Traci
p.s. I am having my first giveaway, come check it out if you would like!; June 28, 2009 at 8:11 PM
Anonymous said...: Very nice! Love how your bedroom looks!
Be a sweetie,
Shelia :); June 28, 2009 at 8:13 PM
Fifi Flowers said...: Everything looks lovely!; June 28, 2009 at 10:57 PM
Unknown said...: That's such a cute post! And your craft area is just perfect... I just love how I get inspired by my fellow bloggers! Stop by my blog for my 100th post giveaway if you get a chance!
Have a great week!
~Really Rainey~; June 29, 2009 at 12:39 AM
susan said...: Your bedroom redo looks great and I love the new desk and the accessories on top! So glad you have your own space now!; June 29, 2009 at 6:53 AM
Anita@Theycallmejammi said...: I'm glad you have a place you can enjoy now. Creativity can be found anywhere...but it's easier when it can be found in the same place much of the time. Enjoyed your blog. Please feel free to visit with me and register for my giveaway this week celebrating my first 6 months in blogland.; June 29, 2009 at 7:58 AM
Marty@A Stroll Thru Life said...: Love the desk painted black. What a great job. It looks super. Hugs, Marty; June 29, 2009 at 9:18 AM
Brenda Pruitt said...: Word to the wise: husbands never like ANYTHING moved someplace else. It's somehow in their genetic makeup. Just as it's in ours to want to move things! It looks wonderful and the bedroom so inviting. I love the end of the bed. Maybe you could use a labeler to label your things? Just a thought. Very nice job!
Brenda; June 29, 2009 at 9:45 AM
Anonymous said...: What a great remix! Good job.; June 29, 2009 at 11:51 AM
Terri said...: I love your craft corner. May I suggest a chair? I recently put together a craft room and bought a black leather slipper chair at TJ Maxx for under a hundred dollars. It is SO COMFY cause the seat is padded under the leather. I love my chair as I spend lots of hours scrapbooking in it! Check out my blog if you'd like to see it....; June 29, 2009 at 6:47 PM
Signing Out said...: It looks fabulous! I love the black desk and the photo collage above it!

Jane; July 2, 2009 at 2:26 PM

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