Workroom Before....

Hi there.  It's Sunday morning and I'm ready to tackle my messy workroom reorg.  My goal for today is to install a storage bar and organize the metal boards behind my work table to take advantage of the vertical space.   Here are some pics I did this morning of the mess.  xD

Containers from IKEA from the kitchen dept.  I'm using them for bead, findings and jewelry organization.   

Cluttered mess on what could be usable worktop space.   

Ummm... Why do I have 3 bottles of pain relievers on this table?   LOL!  I really don't hurt that much!  Anyway, this will be cleaned soon. 

Empty white magnetic boards about to be loaded UP.  (Polka pics will stay!) 

So there you have it.  Stay tuned for the "After" reveal!  Hee hee! 

Workroom Reorg

Welcome to my workroom!

About a year ago, I redid this room in our home as an area to call my own to create beautiful things.  It's been about a decade since I worked in the interior design world, so it was a blast designing my little area.  A comfortable and stylish work environment is really important for me, so the space had to be functional, but also beautiful.

Now that I've been in my workroom for a little under a year, I feel a reorg of space is needed.  Not anything huge, but some tweaks here and there would make some big time savers for me.  Here are some pics of my space:  The Good, The Bad and The Messy.  :D

Clean and freshly designed workroom from June 2012.  I painted, assembled, installed and repurposed  a "bonus room" in our home.  

The gorgeous paint color is Benjamin Moore Jamaican Aqua.  That white strip along the wall are a series of metallic bulletin boards from IKEA.  My goal for this week is to organize my small findings and beads in magnetic metal containers and use this for vertical storage.   Underneath the white boards, I plan to install a storage bar.  This can house beads, necklaces, buckets of tools, etc. 

Wall storage repurposed from old CD/DVD shelves.  Mason jars, recycled glass jars for bead and finding storage and lots of natural light.   Vinyl signage with important message.  xD

It was a happy accident to have these shelves ready to go for bead storage.  They housed hundreds of CDs that we never use any more after digitally storing our music. I love these shallow shelves; they prevent stuff getting shoved in the back and hidden from sight.   This is another pic from May 2012.  Those jars are packed with goodies now.     

So let's get real.  Those pristine pics above were when the workspace was new.  This is what it looks like when I'm working on something or lately, if I want to work on something, but don't have the time.

 The work table, which is made up of two of these and a custom-built laminated top w/tray base made by my fabulous father-in-law and it's been fantastic.  The cubbies below have both open and basket storage.   And no, the table doesn't stay constantly cluttered.  I have to declutter after each project or I would go mental. 

I usually have an episode of The Thick of It playing on the laptop as I'm designing.  Some people like Mozart, these days for some reason it's calming for Malcolm Tucker to be swearing a blue streak in the background as I'm working.  I'm odd.  

Closed storage of all the stuff I don't want to see.  :) 

Sooooo... the next blog post will be the results of my reorganization.   I gave myself a deadline of Sunday noon.   I'll try to take some detailed pics, too.  I love seeing photo/video tours of other people's work spaces to get ideas, so it's payback time.   See you then!

Bits and Bobs

Hi all!  I decided I needed to try one of those over-the-top numbers that I have admired on Pinterest for so long.   This whopper includes broken costume jewelry, blue stone beads, resin and brass cameos and who knows what else... I'm about mid-point in assembly, (you see those holes!) and hope to have a completed piece in a few days.