We are 75% through the actual construction phase of our home. It has been crazy, fun, heart-breaking, humbling, amazing, awesome, tedious, treacherous, and tons of fun. By far the largest point of stress and time has gone into my craft room. From the dreaming phase, to the planning phase, and then to the building phase - my craft room has remained a high priority and at the forefront of a lot of planning, thoughts, decision, and budget. Can anyone say HUSBAND OF THE YEAR!!!??
The cabinets are officially in!!
But before I jump right to it, I thought I would take a couple of posts to show you what went in to this room. I hope that the long and tedious hours I spent might somehow or someway help even one person in their journey to craft room heaven.
It all began with a dream . . . my very own craft room. It would be this amazing 250 sqft space of high ceilings, bright lights, and more storage than you could shake a stick at.
I mean . . . who wouldn't want a room like this. It has custom cabinets, a large island, amazing work space, lots of light - both natural and artificial.
Or how about this one . . .
This room takes my breath away. So beautiful. So clean. So pristine. In the end, it became my capstone of inspiration. I kept coming back to this picture somehow. In a dreamers world, the sky is the limit. So why not dream BIG!
Then . . .
. . . reality hit . . .
What could or would I actually appropriate to such a space? How much square footage did I really want to ear mark in my home for my craft area? How much was I willing to spend? How much could I spend? What is wisdom on how much this room should eat into my planning time, budget, and mental capacity? How important is a craft room, really?
So, I stopped thinking. I went to the Pin Boards and started my dreaming journey back up. I only pinned things that inspired me. Things I could see myself doing. Things I enjoyed. Even if it was clever or beautiful, if it didn't fit me . . . it didn't get a pin. I didn't worry about budget, space, or reality. What was it that I truly loved in a craft space?
I loved the separate work spaces here. I really like the idea of having my computer work station right in my craft room.
Or how about these amazing drawer units. Such great space!
I will not put all my pins in this post. (I can hear the thank you and hallelujahs now.) If you want to see my Craft Room Inspiration Board, please have a look. You can see it here: http://pinterest.com/leannjolliff/craft-room-ideas/
After pinning for several months, it became clearer to me what I tended to gravitate towards. I learned that I love to keep things compartmentalized. I like having everything orderly, in its place, and behind some sort of storage (rather it is a bin, box, drawer, cabinet - but not showing). I learned that I couldn't do an overly cluttered space where my buttons, embellishments, ribbons, etc. hung out for all to see. I learned that just about every craft room on Pinterest is done in white. And that was ok because I LOVED the white. I learned that I didn't mind wall to wall furniture . . . as long as I couldn't "see" the stuff. -- Do you see a major trend here? -- I learned that I was blessed to even have a "problem" such as what kind of craft space do I really want.
So . . . I could begin to see it . . . my craft space . . . an orderly space . . . a white space . . . a space where I could relax . . . a space that inspires . . . a space that allows me a retreat . . . a space for a passion . . . a space to read my bible . . . a space to call my own . . . a space that made me feel good . . .
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