You know how you see those amazingly lucky people online with their own studio, a separate building behind their main house with their own bathroom and sink, or those crafters who have taken over the attic or basement for their crafting space, or even those with a specially kitted out room with huge tables and room for display?
Well sadly for me I don't have that, though I do dream of taking over one of my spare bedrooms, when my visiting family is older perhaps! For now I create in a walkway, the main walkway into my bedroom - I have a nook on either side - one side has my table and the other 3 bookshelves. I may not have the largest creative space - but I've used every bit of room I have!
So without further ado ..... welcome to my art studio, I've been collecting for over 14 years now so have had time to acquire a bit of stuff!
Take a tour of my creative space
Interested in how Kate's Desk is organised, then take a seat and have a look around!
Now for those who don't have time or who are unable to watch videos, here are a few photos of the best bits of my craft room. Believe me - the photos make it look MUCH bigger than it really is lol!
There is no natural light, so it's a little dark - but heaps of desk lights help with that :O).
This is the left side of the walkway.
My desk is the main space I use and I 'try' to keep it clean and organised, when possible. I only have the things I use most often on my desk and everything has a place.
On the right side. I have all of my unmounted stamps stored in ring binders on plastic coated storage panels, all my mounted stamps are in the green drawers . I store all my loose paper flowers in the green/purple/clear slide out Art Bin super satchels that are in the storage cubes from Art Bin. My paper collection lives in 12 x 12 and A4 ring binders and all my little embellishments are in either the drawers or the purple craft mates embellishment organisers.
I think the 5 most useful ideas you can take away are:
1. Make use of every inch you have - behind doors, up walls and right down to the floor.
2. Spinners are great for annoying tight corners, they allow easy access and you can stack a heap of stuff onto them.
3. Label everything so you don't have to waste time searching for things.
4. Drawers and boxes (square or rectangular) can be packed to use your space more efficiently than circular or oval shaped baskets or tubs.
5. Only store the things you use all the time on your desk.
and don't forget - try to make sure you put your 'stuff' away after you finish each project (or 2) to ensure you don't end up with 'piles' all over your room - piles breed more piles (speaking from experience here)!
I hope you have enjoyed this look at my studio, come craft room, aka nook or walkway, and may your day sparkle!
