The Craft Room continues...

I'm still a newbie on the blogger scene and yes, I changed the background. 

Continuing where I left off from my last blog, here's another view of the dedicated Cricut section of the room.  Excuse the empty shelves, just as a reminder I am still bringing out my supplies from storage.  From this view, you are peeking at the craft table located in the middle of the room.  This beautiful table was built by husband.  It was originally a door.  He framed it with a white painted piece all the way around it to tie in with the other furniture in the room.  He sanded the living daylights out of the surface and polyurethane the naked wood.  It will be protected by a custom beveled edge glass.   With the glass, it will create a workable surface when we paint and when we use polymer clay. 

Here's a few more views of the work craft table.


The base are actually bookcases, but it's a bit plain in the front and my husband has a plan for that.  I can't wait to see how it will turn out.  I love our new craft table and can't wait to use it.

The back has a section where we can store two artist benches and a garbage can.

As you can see towards the back, there is a dresser.  After all, this is a guest room, too.  The dresser is used for more storage.  The deep drawers allow for multiple organizer accessories.  It also matches the two desks.  Because the room only has two windows in the corner, I opted to leave the mirror in the room to reflect the natural light during the day.

The drop down lights above the table have not been installed.

Another view...Side view.  So excited three sides of storage.

Can you tell how excited I am with this room?


Back across the room behind the door, is where I chose to hang a paint bottle shelf.  With the door closed, you will not see it, but you will know it's there.  I hate to sound like a broken record, but my husband built this shelf because my paints outnumbered the slots on my paint caddies.

I had two caddies which I just recently gave away to good homes through www.freecycle.org, a great way to help others that need something you no longer can use or need. 





This is a collection of acrylic paints I have had for years.

Believe it or not, I used every single one of them.  Americana paints are my favorite to use.  Some of these paints I have had for years and if you keep them properly, they last a very long time.  I know several people say they go bad, but it's the way to store them.

This shelf also houses several other paints.  My daughter uses puff paints as icing for her crafts.  The shelves are also great for the bottles of pigment ink, glitter, flock, dimensional magic, varnishes, glue, etc.

For now, that's it until I figure out what my plan is for the empty wall on the left of the paint shelf.  My next blog will include some of my "creative crafts."

Marinelle

P.S.  A special thanks to www.craftdonkey.blogspot.com, who asked her bloggers to throw me some love, as a newbie.  Also thanks to my husband for his ability to construct alot of my craft room pieces!