Workspace Wednesday

Hey SC friends! I'm here today to give you a little peek into my scraproom. My space is definitely a work in progress, but I'm slowly getting to a point where it works well for me. I've recently added a couple of fun new storage pieces - next on my list is painting the walls and hanging some things on the walls, as well as rearranging everything in the closet. It's always something, right?


I work in a small space - it's about 8ftx10ft, and was started life as the front porch of our 85 year old house. Previous owners enclosed it into a little room off the dining room, and it was a perfect space for me to take over. It also holds shelves with Sam's toys - he loves to hang out in here with me. The window over my desk overlooks our front yard, and I love that I can watch the boys ride their bikes or play outside while I work.


I like to have everything on use on a regular basis within reach while I work, and I use a set of colored flower pots to hold my favorite tools.  The drawers on my desk hold recent embellishment purchases, ink pads, and adhesive refills. I love having a large workspace to spread out on, but to be honest, by the time I finish a layout it's usually an epic mess.


When I receive my kits each month, I unpack them and keep them out on my desk. Paper goes into the tray, small embellishments into the bowl, and larger embellishments and alphabets go into a cd box. Having it all out on my desk keeps me using it all month long!


I recently came across this vintage orange box at a boutique sale. I thought about using it in one of the boys' rooms, but once I realized how well my kits fit into it, I had to keep it for myself. I use the small baskets in front of it to hold bits and pieces that I've collected for Project Life.


These built in shelves to the left of my desk are perfect for holding patterned paper and albums. The metal drawers are another recent purchase. I found them at an antique mall in Kansas City and knew they had to come home with me! I'm still working on filling them up, but they're great for washi, tags, small sheets of stickers, packs of brads - all those little bits and pieces that I love, but that get lost in a larger storage piece. The wire basket holds my alphabets and some of my favorite stamp sets.

I hope you've enjoyed stopping by my work space - if you have any questions about how I store things, please ask away!! 

Comments

[Jette Gad]

Love your workspace Lisa... So personal and with great storage... I can only imagine how awesome that window seat is... Thanks for sharing...

[lindam]

Thank you Lisa! I know what you mean about epic messes after a page is done! LOVE you orange box and metal drawers!!

[Tara Smith]

I love your space!! What antique mall did you find the metal drawers at?! I live just east of Kansas City!!

[lisa truesdell]

Tara - I found them at the River Market Antique Mall. They were in a booth on the second floor - in the right front corner of the store. There was a LOT of cool stuff in that booth!

[Barb in AK]

Love your space :-) Thanks for sharing it with us!

[Petra]

Totally love how you used vintage stuff in your workspace, I have to keep that in mind when I redo mine!

[So.Creative]

That's an awesome workspace Lisa!

[Tania]

love your space and all the neat storage. Where did you find a tray that big? It is a great idea to keep the kit out in the open, i may have to give it a try.

[Nadinejune]

I love how "REAL' it is....cleverly and lovingly created piece by piece!! Looks perfectly perfect!!

[lisa truesdell]

Tania - I got it at Target! They don't have the aqua anymore, but still had it in white the last time I went. It's with the kitchen stuff.

I have a couple other trays that hold other projects in progress - they're great for things like working on a December Daily, too!

[Noisette251]

I like your workspace .. lot of good ideas

[Ursula]

love the look of your room Lisa! I know what you mean about a work in progress. I think that is just the way of it.

[Vanessa VerStrat]

Hi Lisa,

I am new to your blog, lead here by my good friend who is a SC subscriber. I was curious if you find any problems occurring from the sun that comes in your window? I often notice color fading on my solids quickly when light is involved. Do you have any tricks to prevent this, or do you just not notice it being a problem???
Thanks for all of the great inspiration!
Vanessa

[Jackie A xxx]

Great workspace - love how you have the month kit out on your desk - great idea to use you kit up before the next one comes along.

Thanks for sharing x

[lisa truesdell]

Hi Vanessa! I haven't noticed any problem with fading, but with my paper stored up on the shelves, it's not really in the direct sunlight. We also have a large tree right outside the window, so I think that helps a bit w/ shade during the summer when the sun is more direct.

[Lucy]

What a perfect workspace. I love the view and the layout of the space AND the color on the walls that you have now. It coordinates perfectly with the multi-colors of storage containers you have. I'd love to have a room like this...yes, I'm envious.

[Gracie]

Love your space-cozy, happy, full of goodies and sunshine :) Fresh coffee and banana bread and you're set. :):):)

[julie weis]

i love your creating space lisa! thans so much for sharing it with us!!

[Tracy-Ann Ralphs]

I was so inspired by your neat and tidy room, I chucked all my stuff into the passage, moved furniture around and re-packed. It looks great for now, but that's because I haven't done a project since the repack (which was only yesterday.) My challenge is to keep it looking neat and tidy - I get so engrossed in my projects by the time I'm finished my room looks like a paper forest exploded, and then its time to cook dinner - so I usually just shut the door. I hope to be continually inspired by the tidiness of your lovely room.
Tracy-Ann - South Africa.

[Tonya S.]

Love your workspace, especially the metal baskets and drawers!!! Is your table 2 kitchen islands??

[Bernice J]

Lisa, I feel sad that I can't find metal file boxes here in Canada anywhere and they are very expensive to ship from the US.:(
But I love your space and am wondering the work surface size of your table(s). Thanks!

[Peggy Brooks]

I was curious about the work tables also. Can you elaborate please? Thanks and the room is really nice.

[Paula Carden]

Awesome space! Love all of your boutique finds. Those are the best and your little bowls and dishes!
Perfect space to be creative as it is so bright and cheery!

[birkin bag]

Nice workspace. I love this one. i wish i could have one.