Creative Spaces for Crafty Creations

By Jill B. ~ Ivory Homeowner

When we first built our “dream home,” we only had one child, but knew we’d expand our family and live in this house for a long time. We have four bedrooms upstairs, and with two children currently, I have the luxury of my own crafting space in the unused bedroom. However, I know that one day, this will become another child’s room, so I have had to create temporary storage and creative ways to organize my supplies. I suggest finding fun pieces at thrift stores and paint them to match your space. These ladders are a fun way to display my latest scrapbook pages, inspiration I find from magazines, etc. I try to utilize as much vertical space as possible without hanging shelves or other major fixtures in the room. I utilize every inch of the closet. The greatest thing is if it gets a little “unorganized,” I can shut the closet doors and ignore the mess for a bit! Hanging drawers are a great way to utilize closet space – they simply latch on to the closet rod and can be moved from side to side. I also use rolling carts, paper racks and photo storage boxes to give all my supplies a home.