While I love our current apartment, I can’t help thinking ahead to that day in the (very) distant future when Mr. Martini and I can purchase a house of our own. Somewhere we can paint the walls, plant a garden, and pound nails in the walls without fear of a lost security deposit.
OK, maybe not the garden part. Unless dandelions count as floral landscaping.
Anyway.
I was doing some daydreaming about this imaginary house, and realized that if we’re/I’m lucky, I’d have a room of my very own - a craft room/office/library type of space. I think I’d call it a “studio” to better incorporate all of the ways I would use it into one all-emcompassing word. Not that I’m thinking too much about this.
OK, I totally am.
Of course, I hit Flickr for some decorating ideas. I have to say, there are some AMAZING craft rooms out there in Flickr land. These are just 4 that stood out to me:
1. Craft Room Transformation 1, 2. Notice all my baskets, 3. Stash corner, 4. indie vintage craft room
See what I mean? Gorgeous! Love the fresh yet calm colors. Love the storage ideas (especially the glass front shelves, to keep the cats out of my yarn). Love the incorporation of sewing tables with the iron close by. Love the iron at the same height as the sewing machine. Love, love, love.
Sigh.
Someday.
July 17th, 2008 at 4:20 pm
They all share the same element of cubbies, too. Cubbies must be good.
On the subject of one’s own space, my husband and I have needed separate rooms from the beginning, for the benefit of the relationship and basically all living creatures within a 3-mile radius. Even though we’re moving to a much smaller place soon, we’re still going to have space that is Ours — it really, really helps.
August 8th, 2008 at 9:06 pm
Love these ideas for the craft room- I finally have a sewing room and it has only a computer and small TV in it- I have been dreaming about having the room for so long that I don’t know how I want to set it up! These pics have inspired me! It seems that even one wall dedicated to the shelving would be a start.