Reader Space: A Crafty and Colorful Closet!

Is there ever too much of a good thing?  Like too much cake?  Or too much love?

I don't think so.

That's why when I saw another closet office that is totally incredible, I just had to share it!  But wait for it... she did it all on a budget of $50!!

Christy wrote:

Hi Jen,

I just posted yesterday on my blog about how I have always wanted a room of my own to be inspired and create.  We don't have an extra room in our home for me to do that, however, I just finished turning a small closet in our master bedroom into an art/craft/sewing workspace and storage area.  I spray painted a few mismatched containers to save on some money and to make them more pleasing to the eye.  I also shopped my house for many other storage solutions.  There were some fun {Pinterest/blog inspired} projects along the way as well: a pendent light made from an old lamp shade, a shower caddy used for additional storage and a glass painting.  

I have a few hobbies that I like to do often: sewing, photography, and crafting with the kids.  But I also have those hobbies that I do occasionally {doll making, soap making, painting} and I am not willing to "purge" all of my supplies.  Although, I did purge a great deal of those supplies before moving recently.  I really needed a space to keep it organized in way that made things easily assessable to me.  My space was limited, but I feel like it functions well.  I was able to utilize the space to its fullest, use many things we already had, and complete the project for just a little over $50.  

I keep going back into our room, pulling back the curtain, and smiling. 

You can read the entire post on my blog here.

Thanks!

Christy

Here is the closet Christy started with:

With creativity, resourcefulness and motivation, she now has this fabulous space to craft!

"We found the wall color in the “oops” section at Lowes for $5 and it is a perfect match!  How awesome it that?!  We purchased the wood to make the work surface and an additional shelf {$30}, then painted them with white paint we already had.  The top shelf holds my fabric.  The stacking containers {which I stole from my kitchen} hold smaller pieces of fabric.

I did purchase the wire bin {$2.50} for this project from the Target $1 bins.  All the other containers I already had.  I had 2 mismatched photo boxes and a large shoe box that I spray painted green {$4 for the spray paint}.  Painting mismatched items the same color created cohesiveness and saved me some money.  The containers needed some sort of label, so I used some pink round stickers that I had in my stash.

The green painted containers store art supplies.

Using a shower caddy to hold more items is genius!  I found the idea on Pinterest.  Here is the original source: Better Homes and Gardens.  The white acrylic cups are from Target {$1.49 each}.

There is enough room for my sewing machine and serger.  To protect the surface, I used non adhesive contact sheets {$5} in opaque, with a slight texture from Walmart.

That giant button was the idea of my {secretly} creative husband.  The girls had this stool from Ikea, but the legs kept coming off of it.  So, we gave it a new life as a cute giant button by drilling holes through it and “threading” with ribbon.

I actually bought this chair before we moved into our house at Target for $29.  It adjusts up and down, which in nice for a shortie like me.

There was not a light inside this closet and I needed some task lighting.  When we were organizing the garage, we found the hardware for a hanging light within our extension cords.  Perfect!  I then covered a lamp shade with some fabric and ribbon.  Fun and free lighting.

 A canvas ITSO bin organizes the little things:

I had so much fun creating this space and I cannot wait to use it.  Well, I have already sewn on a few patches, but that does not really count.  One more before and after?"

I have a perma grin after reading this.  And looking at that oh so fun space!!

• She essentially created a whole extra "room" in her home for $50.  That is why these closet makeovers are forever genius!  
• She used spray paint to unify storage containers!
• She used many things that she already had on hand.  She was extremely resourceful when creating this space!
• The purple paint!  I can't get enough of a great pop of color!
• Shower caddy storage at a workspace?  Goes to show that you should never look at an item and settle to use it for it's original intent!
• The canvas bin acts as a storage drawer, that she put organizers inside of to hold all of the little things.  I love that solution, as her new workspace didn't come with built in storage.
• I can't stop looking at the fun light fixture.  It's beyond words fantastic!
• Her husband was a helping hand, and offered the most creative solution to that old broken stool.  Seriously, a button?  Amazingly smart.  
• She now has the coolest craft closet around.  A place to escape and sew.  A place to bring a smile to her face!  

So many thanks to Christy for writing and sharing her incredible space with us!  I am definitely feeling inspired to continue working on our studio after seeing this, she really got my wheels spinning with some of her fresh ideas!

What's your favorite part?  Who is running to grab some paint?  Anyone else turn an office into a workspace and LOVE it?!

ATTENTION!!  Want to be featured in a Reader Space edition?  Have an awesome organizing story to share?  I am looking for projects that have made a positive impact to your life.  Please send your story and photos to iheartorganizing@gmail.com and I would heart to feature them right here, on the blog!!  Photos should be high resolution and unedited.  Please include a description of the project, including any costs, inspiration, and how it has changed your life and routine for the better!  Oh, and no worries my friends, we will NEVER judge "before" pictures because that just wouldn't be nice!  Only love goes on at this blog!  More info HERE.