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...

the new craft room revealed, part 1

It's taken me too long to get this up!  Truth be told, I am always adding something here and something there in my house.  But for now this room has reached completion.  It will take me a few posts to show all the fun details.

Today I am focusing on my 2 most motivational words, which I've hung on the wall: inspire and create.

I may or may not have used hot glue to get these letters to stick to the wall.  Ok, I did.  This after trying small nails, sticky tack and even glue dots.  And yes, I used chalk to draw the scrolly pattern around it.  The letters came plain, and I painted and distressed them myself.

                                       

I really love how "inspire" turned out.  I love to mix and match patterns and textures.  Love.  And instead of hanging them, I decided to sit them on top of the mirror and lean them against the wall.  A lot of you have made the mod podge letters, I am sure.  But if not, here is a quick tutorial:

materials you'll need:

scrapbook paper

scissors

pencil

mod podge

wall letters

brayer

First, trace your letters onto the FRONT of some scrapbook paper (so you don't end up with backwards letters - don't worry you can erase the pencil lines later).  Cut the letters out.  Apply a coat of mod podge onto the wooden letters, working quickly, and smoothing evenly.  Lay your scrapbook letter over the top.  Using your brayer, smooth out any air bubbles trapped under the scrapbook paper.  Let dry for 10 minutes or so.  Erase any stray markings.  Then apply a final coat of mod pdge over the top of your letters to give them a finished look.  Let dry a LONG time before handling/hanging.

Voila!  You're done.

Next up, my armoire turned desk!

Linking up with Blue Cricket and Today's Creative Blog!