The Great Room Cleaup

Back in January, I decided I'd had enough of my craft room being a mess. It had just gotten out of hand. I had boxes and buckets that had not been gone through in the entire time I'd been married (3.5 years). At first it had been because we lived in a one-bedroom apartment, and then because I had a son. So I said enough was enough (I also wanted to clear space to have a design wall. Pictured to the left is what I was starting with. I worked for a solid 2 days to complete it (ok, there were several short breaks worked in).

By the end of the 2 days I deemed it done enough. I still had a few boxes of papers and such from the period of time since we moved in hidden under my tables, but I had design wall space, and a much more organized room. I felt really good about myself.

Then in the middle of March, I decided that I needed to be fully finished, and that I wanted to be able to get into my whole closet. The left side was blocked by a table holding my sewing machine. I put in another 2 days of cleaning, though Nate was not as cooperative about being a happy calm little boy.

The final picture shows it in all it's organized glory. The fabric on the floor was being auditioned for borders for my Faux Hexagon Table Runner. But now I've created a much better atmosphere for my crafting. The boxes have all been emptied and I can use the underneath of my table for organized space instead of stuffing space.

Only thing left to do at this point is to set up my solid design wall. I'm so happy with it. Ok, I wish I had more table space for cutting, but for now this is what I've got and it works great for me.