January 18th, 2008

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Creating A “Craft Room”

Friday, January 18th, 2008

Here’s more about creating an art center or “craft room” in your home.  It doesn’t have to be fancy.  It’s all about a focused place to work, with a nice countertop or table space and all art supplies within arm’s reach.  For me, it’s in my living room — my special room!

 
The work space nearly covers a wall, so it’s pretty adequate for me and my daughter.


Her work space is lower and she has a little oak chair to sit in.  (It was husband’s when he was little!)


The larger desk is the one that already held my Singer and was where I worked on crafts alone.


Right next to where I sit is my large shelf — found of course at a thrift store for… are you sitting down?  Twenty dollars.  It’s heavy as lead and my dear husband came dashing over with his work van to haul it home for me.  He added the shelves for me.  It has a drawer in the bottom that houses my scrapbook supplies.  My CD player/radio is right there to play classical music for us while we work.  (Either that or I’m listening to Clark Howard.) 


My crafting magazines are within easy reach.


As well as many cool craft books.


And of course my many months of Mary Engelbreit’s Home Companion.

This room is basically my room and I love to be in it.  It’s small and can feel cluttered, but I just try and keep things put away and enjoy it.  It’s got the most comfy loveseat in the world!

So that’s the new art center!

Lynn

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