Saturday, 25 May 2013
Now every crafter knows one of the most important things to have is a work shop (Or at least a designated craft space). For the longest time, I was just working at my computer desk and boy did things get cluttered and messy.
So once I was 100% serious about pursuing more in craft, I gave myself a designated craft area. I will admit, this area has changed location in my house numerous times.
But I'm going to do a rundown of what I think are the most important things for a work shop.
1. A quiet space - this can be a spare room, a corner in the living room, or even an office. As long as you have space to think, relax and enjoy whatever you are working on with no distractions, you are good.
2. A comfortable chair - You don't want to be wriggling all of the time trying to get comfy. You want to be able to relax, get comfortable and you can't do that in a hard chair.
3. Storage - Trust me. If you're anything like me, you're going to need all the storage space you can get. Bookcases, cabinets, shelves, chests of drawers, cupboards, plastic storage drawers/boxes, anything you have can be converted into storage.
Then you need something to hold all of your supplies. Jars, baskets, tins, containers, you name it.
As you can see, I used little red plastic baskets to hold my bigger supplies and little containers with compartments to store the smaller ones.
4. A work desk - Probably one of the more important things (thought I know people who craft from bed or their lounge chair). A work desk can provide you space to assemble work, set pieces aside for drying or even as additional storage space.
So this is my current work desk. It doubles as my storage/display space. My finished work goes on top, while my supplies live in the shelving at the bottom.
It's just the perfect size for me. The "bench" is split into 3, with the centre being my main work space.
The only downside to it's placement (being under the stairs), is that my kitten loves to use the stairs as an access point to my finished stuff. He likes to sit on top and watch as I craft away.
I like to recycle old furniture and things if I can.
E.g. The "shelves" on the top are CD racks with the shelves taken out and laid on their sides. The shelving gets used as little plates I guess, so I can move things while they dry without ruining the glue/paint.
My little shelves here are made from old CD cases that I've glued into little cubes. They're the perfect size to hold all of my tools and are surprisingly strong! You would use them as shelves or you could put little drawers in them (like the black ones on the bottom) and make a mini cabinet.
Thanks for reading lovely crafters! Keep calm and keep crafting!
Love Hannah xoxo
