I think it is a necessity for every woman to have a place that she can call her own. Some may claim the kitchen table, some are in a closet. I am fortunate to have an entire room that I call my very own. Welcome to my craft room.
This is something that I have been working on for a VERY long time. I am talking two and a half years. This isn’t something that just happened overnight. Bit by bit and piece by piece I have made this a place that I love to use to create and inspire.
I think the most common misconception about decorating is that it has to be expensive. It doesn’t have to be. Let me show you where I saved my money.
I found all of these things at my local thrift store (the DI) and for very affordable prices as you can see. The table was my splurge, but at $40, I felt that it was a great find. The table is counter height and is about 4 1/2 feet square. It is my main creating surface. I already told you about my bookcase, but in case you need a refresher, you can click over and take a look at it again. The chair, I love it. I do a lot of up and down while doing projects, and it is nice to have something that is pretty much the perfect height for me to lean on or sit on whichever I decide to do. The vintage patterns were something that I knew I wanted, but didn’t have any idea where I would get them. One day while I was at the thrift store, I happened to see a very large pile of them. I went through and chose my favorites, and at .25 a piece, I knew I couldn’t lose. I really love the way they look displayed on my peg board.
Do you want to see where I started? This is what the room looked like when the previous owners lived here. (Yes, I was the crazy lady that went through and took pictures of every single room when we were walking through because I wanted to show everyone the house we were looking at.) I am only showing you Craft Area “a” and will save the other half of the room for another day.
Big difference, huh. Just you wait until you see the rest of the room. 
Just so that you can assimilate yourself, the door would be to the right of this photo. The table is the first thing that you see when you walk into the room.
There are a ton of little details that I love, but let’s start with my jars from IKEA. I love the way my loose ribbons look folded up inside of the jars. It is a great way to keep them organized and still be able to see what I have.
I have a love of bakers twine. I bought mine from Pick Your Plum when they had it as the deal for the day. If they ever have it for sale, buy it from them because it really is the best value for your money. The pink basket is one that I got from Target in the dollar section a while ago. It holds all of my washi tape (I told you I love it.) and some assorted pretty spools of thread.
I have to laugh because I recognize some of those patterns as ones I donated to the DI.
They are at least very similar. My mother-in-law gave me a bunch of them and the ones I was never going to use ended up being donated. LOL. The room is amazing Jonie. I wish mine were half as organized. I really need to get rid of some of my stuff. 
xoxo
Love it! I’m dying to get my craft room done/organized. I’m hoping to have it somewhat done by Thanksgiving. Thanks for the ideas.
Very fun room, thank you for sharing all your great design and hard work!
Have a good day, Nancy
Those colors are so perfect! I’m pinning this for sure!
I love, love, love your craft room and can’t wait to see the rest of it. i just want to come over and craft with you now. Too bad I don’t live closer. I really love the colors you chose and you found some great deals.
Jonie, your craft room looks amazing!!! I love it!! So jealous
Gorgeous space, Jonie! I love that stool (seriously drooling over here
Great use of color, especially the yellow peg board. Can’t wait to see the rest of the room!
I literally gasped when I saw the first photo of this room. It is AMAZING!! Love it so much. pinned!
I LOVE your space. The colors are perfect and I LOVE your shelf! I think I need one too!!! I’ll come craft with you anytime.
LOVE IT!! Just the inspiration I needed to get organized!
Wow…how nice! Clean, simple and has just the right amount of crafting supplies with a nice vintage touch.
Thank you for sharing!
Love your yellow peg board =) Very pretty!
I LOVE these colors! It’s so warm and clean, just perfect!
Rock on!
love your craft room! my hubby brings me home chairs, tables, bookshelfs, and all kinds of great finds..he is such a dear. i just wish my craft / art room was as neat and clean as yours! right now i am building a dollhouse and funiture for my granddaughter. i also enjoy painting. i give my art away and never have tried to sell it..i just like making other people smile!
Love this room! What colour is the yellow you used for the peg board? I have been looking for a colour to spray paint my peg board and that would be prefect!
Hi Jonie, lovely craft room. I wanted to ask in the photo there is a piece of artwork with a hot air ballon. The writing says “life is a daring adventure …” would you be able to tell me where you got it from please? I was trying to make out the name and looked up a Helen Keller but couldn’t see it on her site.
Thanks and regards
Fran
Fran,
Thank you! I am so glad you like my craft room.
The printable was a gift that I got last year when I went to the SNAP conference for bloggers. I don’t know if it is available, but if it is, you will find it here http://rhonnadesigns.com/printables
Good luck and thanks for reading my blog!
So pretty! I dream of the day when I get a craft room! I love your decorating style and the colors that you have used. Can’t wait to see you at SNAP!
Just found this via Pinterest (did you know you’ve got 297 repins on one of these images now?!) and have fallen for that lovely box shelf you were lucky enough to find. I’ve popped it on our Facebook page (www.facebook.com/gingerandmay if you wanted to take a peek) with a link back as it’s a great storage idea for kids craft bits and bobs too. Would it also be alright to use it in a blog post? Thanks, Sue
Good evening!
I featured your craft makeover in my blog series, Get Your Color On: Yellows. My series highlights DIY projects from other bloggers, decorating tips, and decor picks.
I love the yellow painted pegboard! And the vintage patterns and other pastels in the room all complement each other so nicely. Great job!
Thanks for sharing your creativity and feel free to post a Get Your Color On! button!
Angela Conley
Creative Blossoming
http://creativeblossoming.com/2013/05/19/get-your-color-on-yellows/
This post is very inspiring! My craft area doubles as our office so I’m having an internal battle of how/where to put everything. You’ve given me some ideas: 1) I need better lighting over my craft area and the clip-on light isn’t enough so I want to string up a pendant like you did, 2) we have open shelving (they’re supposed to be bookshelves and for pretty stuff, but I have too many non-pretty things that need to be stored) so I think I’ll add hinged peg board as doors and store craft tools on the fronts (wonder how much weight it can bear – this might not work out after all), and 3) a stool for seating because my armed chair is kind of a pain to pull in/out when I need it.
Oh, and I’d totally come craft with you!!!