Come take a tour of my happy and colorful craft room!
Hi, my name is Jennifer and I’m a craft addict. I love sewing, knitting, crochet, DIY home decor, paper crafts and painting and I love to buy collect craft supplies even more. My craft room is my happy place and it’s packed full of colorful, creative storage ideas and inspiration.
Lately I’ve been having a really hard time keeping my craft room clean (which you’ve seen if you watch my Instastories), which tells me that I’m in need of some new storage solutions. I have some really fun ideas in the works, so before I change everything around, I thought I’d document the way it is now.
My craft room is a small 10’x13′ bedroom with one window and a closet. We completely gutted it down to the studs when we first moved into this house and it has evolved a lot since then. At first I first decorated it in black, white, pink and gold, but soon realized that I’m a color loving girl, and once the rainbow paper flowers went up, it felt so much more “me.”
I bought two black desks and put them end to end to create a giant work area. Honestly, it’s usually so covered in projects that I end up crafting on the floor. This is one of the things I need to address as I make changes to this space.
I am obsessed with all the cute decorative knobs at Hobby Lobby, so I bought all different kinds and replaced the metal knobs the desks came with. It’s one of my favorite little details.
I recently rearranged a few things in here and redid this bookcase with rainbow stripes.
I replaced my fabric armoire with a weathered wood cubby shelf from Walmart as I realized that the armoire just didn’t hold enough stuff and I needed more storage. That was a sad day because I loved that armoire. Don’t worry… I still have it. It’s in the family room and holds extra pillows and blankets now.
The closet has a center tower with two built-in shelves above and I added inexpensive bookcases to each side of the tower to maximize storage space. I have a hodge podge of different storage boxes, but I tried to unify them by labeling all of them with chalkboard tags. I think it works. Plus it makes it so easy to change the labels if I need to change what I put inside.
So what changes are coming?
I’ll definitely be keeping the same color palette. I love the colorful + black and white vibe way to much to give it up. But here are the problems I need to address:
- Maximize every square inch. If I’m going to fit all of my supplies in this one little room, I’ve got to use the space more efficiently. That’s partly why it’s always messy. I just don’t have places to put everything! I’m researching storage options and have some fun ideas up my sleeve.
- Create a “queue” area for new purchases and items needed for upcoming projects. I just need a temporary holding bin for stuff that’s waiting in line to be used.
- Create a permanent photo staging area with a place for backdrops. I also need a better way to store the big, bulky umbrella lights I use for video.
- Build narrow shelves to hold all of my craft paint.
- De-junk as much as I’m willing. What can I say? I like my junk!
Comments & Reviews
where di you find the thread holders with the sewing machine Thanks for this site
I found mine at a thrift store (huge score!) and they used to sell similar ones on Amazon, but it looks like they are out of stock. I did find this site that sells them, but I've never bought from them before: https://www.fishpond.com/Arts_Crafts/Ackfeld-Wire-Spool-Rack-Sewing-Machine/0760214042370?utm_source=googleps&utm_medium=ps&utm_campaign=US&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIp5LgtabU2QIVCIN-Ch04VwFREAYYASABEgKyhvD_BwE
I just saw that they have them at Hobby Lobby.
I love your colorful room, and if you take a peek at my craft room, you will understand why! I am definitely a color lover and also a very visual person. My room may be just a tad smaller than yours, but I have all of my supplies in it. I always say it's a good thing this room is just steps away from the kitchen, or my hubby might never get fed…what can I say? I think your paper flowers are so much fun, and I hope to incorporate some into my space. Thanks so much for sharing!
Carol
Thank you so much Carol! I just went to your blog to find your craft room… LOVE IT! So colorful and fun. We are definitely kindred spirits. I am currently doing a major overhaul of my craft room and I'm pretty excited about the changes. I think it's going to be way more functional for me. Thanks for stopping by!
Could you try to hang the bulky, big umbrella lights from the ceiling? Maybe using hooks so they lay parallel to the ceiling…..can't wait to see your renovations!
That idea has definitely got me thinking. Thanks for the suggestion!
Where did you buy the holders for the yarn?
Do you mean the thread holders? Or the bucket that small yarn balls are in?
Did you make the cactus?
No… but someone else made it and gave it to me.
I love your creative space! Thanks for sharing. I received tons of inspiration!
P.s. where did you get that personalized Heidi swapp print??
Thanks Krystal! I got the art from an event I went to where I met Heidi.
This is absolutely gorgeous and so inspirational and it is so super tidy everything looks in it’s place. I’ve been crafting for years, but I have never had my own “craft space” before. I am just starting to get my craft room/bedroom all unpacked 😊 I am lucky to have a partner that is willing to let me have most of the bedroom to have a designated craft room/station 😊I am just trying to get ideas of how to store my supplies and be able to have it to hand and know where everything is straight away 😊I had a bad heart attack recently and respiratory failure so my health isn’t great, but my other half is amazing and so supportive so I am going to do my card making more and I am looking forward to it.
love your craft room we lost our home, barn and my she shed last year in a fire we had no insurance slowly but surely I’m building my craft supply back up but I only have a small space in my bedroom right now making room for things has been hard but you definitely gave me some ideas thank you for sharing.
Sooo much color! In the 1st picture, the hue of the yarn and the small paint box lower left are pretty much my pallet.
Picture 2 – OMG the pink train case which looks brand new. And I want one.
Lastly, on the top row of the rainbow shelf, are those mini gumball machines? Very fun.
Off to make some flowers for myself.
The pink train case was one I found at a thrift store and guess what? I spray painted the outside! It makes me smile every day. And good eye… those are indeed mini gumball machines. I now use them to store all my buttons.