EDITED TO ADD: I recently blogged about all the details HERE
The basement. The ugly, scary, unfinished basement with gray concrete walls, concrete floors, exposed beams on the ceiling, and almost no natural light was my only option. {click here to see BEFORE pictures} Ugh. Sure, we eventually plan to finish the basement, but certainly not right now. With virtually NO money in the budget to spend on fixing the basement up, I really had to use what we already had and definitely use my imagination.
So, for under $300, I now have a craft room/sewing studio that I actually {somewhat} enjoy being in! I will be back another day to explain where I got everything and how I put everything together! In the meantime, I am going to just relax in my new room!
Hayley - It looks PHENOMENAL!!! I'd come and play for the day if it weren't so far from Tokyo. You did an awesome job. Enjoy!!!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great space! I especially want to hear about how you 'hung' everything on the pegboard. Especially where you purchased those items!(shelves?!) I have a small sewing area in my bedroom :( but want to hang a pegboard to take advantage of the vertical space but keep it nice looking still.
ReplyDeleteI really like your cutting table. Are those IKEA cubbies? The storage inside is great, but I also love that it serves as decor hehe. I am a big fan of fabric lined up nice and pretty.
ReplyDeleteI LOVe it. I would come and play too. ;)
ReplyDeleteLooks great!!! I'm not a sew-er (that's not a gift of mine at all - ask my mother...) but I do some scrapbooking and I am struggling to find a space for it in our place since we down-sized a year ago. I'm only a little bit jealous that you even have a basement to use. Way to go, though! It's a great space and so economical. I can't wait to hear about all the little details.
ReplyDeleteGreat job!!! Love your new space! Stopping by from Skip to My Lou linky party and your newest follower.
ReplyDeleteHere is what I shared this week: http://craftybrooklynarmywife.blogspot.com/2012/01/hollys-first-coat.html
It looks great! I LOVE all the storage! You would never know that was a basement. Hopefully looking at your beautifully finished room will help me get in gear and finish redoing mine.;)
ReplyDeletethis entire room is just awesome! it is just as perfect as perfect can be!!!! thanks for sharing and thanks for hopping over to my blog! so great to meet you and i will be watching!!!
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Everything is so colorful. I love your paper organizer.
ReplyDeleteIt's a dream come true!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great room! I love the all over pegboard and the organized cubbies for your fabric!
ReplyDeleteI LOVE LOVE LOVE your craft room. All the beautiful fabrics!!
ReplyDeleteThis is a remarkable transformation for $300. You ROCK!
ReplyDeleteI think it turned out really nice and bright! It's very organized. Makes me want to make mine a bit neater.
ReplyDelete~Judy~
This looks really great. Do the curtains on your sewing table bother you or get in your way when you are sewing or using your serger?
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful space you have created! I'm right in the middle of trying to make a craft room in our (unfinished, concrete clad, poorly lit, old) basement as well. Thank you so much for showing us so many wonderful, colorful ideas!
ReplyDeleteWhat kind of sewing machine do you have?
ReplyDeleteYou did a gorgeous job! I'm working on my basement craft space, and this gives me lots of inspiration!
ReplyDeleteLooks great and what a great space, good for you ! Great post
ReplyDeleteAwesome work!just like your dream come true...I wish i too work my studio like this
ReplyDeleteWow, you did a fantastic job! What a great place to create!
ReplyDeleteWould love for you to post your project or any of your projects at my website www.ohmy-creative.com
Susan,
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I love that room. It looks spectacular and not like a basement at all. I would love to do that to my basement. How did you get the pegboard up on the concrete walls.
ReplyDeleteRuth
Thank you so much for all the lovely comments! I have been sick and unable to blog much, but I promise to have a post up soon giving details and answering everyones questions
ReplyDeleteI can't thank everyone enough for being so kind!
Your room is Out-of-This-world beautiful! I wish you could come and help me organize mine.
ReplyDeleteI love to sew and also make cards with rubber stamps so I'm always struggling with how to store/organize everything. I have my own little studio in a separate house but it needs some organizing. If you have time, please drop by my blog to see what I need to do different.
Take care and thanks so much for sharing! What an inspiration!
Debbie
amazing job!
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elyse
What a lovely space to create in! Love the pegboard walls!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for joining our Impossibilities challenge!
Linda
itallstartedwithpaint@gmail.com
I love it - I don't know if you saw my challenge which was organizing my basement. It is unfinished and ugly but at least now it's clean (got rid of tons of stuff). Would love something like this as my next step! Thanks so much for joining our Impossibilities Challenge! New follower here.
ReplyDeleteKelly
I had to come back for another look. I thought I had left a comment before, but maybe not. I just love this space, I bet it is so inspirational to create in!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for linking up to the challenge!
Karah
Your fabulous craft room is being featured at the Imagine the Impossibilities Challenge!
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Kelly
Seriously....this is nothing short of spectacular! I love the bright colors and pegboard. Congrats on the feature from Kelly.
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karianne
Looks great! How did you hang the pegboard on the walls? I am looking to do a cheap basement fix, and am wondering what to do with the walls.
ReplyDeleteLOVE this! I am struggling to create a craft space in our basement (much smaller area) on a very tight budget as well. Great Job!
ReplyDeleteP.S. I have the same sewing machine and serger...great minds. :)
www.craftybiggers.com
What a great craft room! Thanks for the ideas, I'm in the process of organizing mine, oh so cute!
ReplyDeleteMarti
Awesome! I have never seen a sewing room this organized. Mine is definitely topsy-turvy! I really adore those thread holders especially that all my threads are tangled up! That linen storage is also very useful. I certainly need to do some cleaning and reorganization of my own sewing room. Thank you for this inspiration!
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