19 January 2010

Once dubbed "craft room", now "design room" revealed, part 2

In light of my hatred for the word craft, this room will be referred to from now on as my design room.  Much better.  And thank you Lisa for your help with that. ;)

So today I've got pictures of my armoire.  I love this piece of furniture.  If you don't have a Hobby Lobby near you, I am so sad for you.  I got this baby there for about $600.  It's HUGE.  Like 8 ft. tall.  And solid as a rock.  And gorgeous!  I love black distressed furniture.  Anyway, it once housed my china, because this room used to be my dining room.  Now it houses my computer and is where I do all my photo editing.




Eventually I will have a shelf built in above the Mac, but for now - on one side I've got a mini bulletin board housing some cool business cards of friends and fellow photographers...



I also have on either side these galvanized bins a la IKEA that keep some of my supplies organized.



Pssst, see?  I am not very organized.  The drawers on bottom of the armoire hold more creative stuff - paint brushes, ribbon, various types of glue (lol), and some wrapping supplies.




And a cute little hook for my scissors - out of reach and always where I can find them.



Next up?  All the decorative details.  I left nary a knook unturned.  But first, you gotta see what I did with this cool candle holder.



Do you love it?  Yeah, so do I!  And so does my cat, unfortunately.  She eats every plant I bring into this house!



Today I am linking up...



14 comments:

Char @ Crap I've Made said...

Love it!

Lee said...

Awesome!! I want to just come sit in it.

Christy said...

Seriously this room is to die for!!! I'm just in awe of your talent. Oh- and I am totally stealing your candle holder idea! BRILLIANT!! xoxo

Melissa said...

Oh my goodness I LOVE your room! The scissor hook genius! You can never find them when you need them! Also I love the table deco. Beautiful.

Swimmingmom said...

I'll just live vicariously through you, I can only dream....

Live, Love, Craft said...

AHHH! I have a candle holder JUST like that! What a GREAT GREAT GREAT idea! I love it! I can't wait for spring so I can put do it!

Michelle Gautreaux said...

great idea! love the room, so jealous! i'm actually teaching an organizing class next week.

Kim -today's creative blog said...

I love your "craft" room. :)

Miss Mustard Seed said...

That is a very cool candle holder! My cats eat all of my plants (and flowers and moss and twig wreaths...) as well. The armoire looks like it offers some great storage and style as well.

Expressions by Heather said...

Oh my goodness, so organized! I have small space, and since the Christmas rush, I haven't had the time or energy to re-organize it. I need to!

Please feel free to link them up at Talented Tuesday on My Frugal Family!

http://theherberfamily.blogspot.com/2010/01/talented-tuesday-links-january-19th.html

Sabra at Sew a Straight Line said...

Love that room so much. It's amazing! And I just want to touch everything. Love all the texture and colors.

utmommy said...

Great idea with the candle holder. I love it!

Yvonne said...

What a great room. I love the armoire.

Jen @ Just for Rachel said...

I am so jealous of your craft room! I love that color, it is so perfect. Your computer hutch is amazing too, I want that in my front room. Great job, I am definately a fan of your style!