This month's guest designer, Lexi Bridges, is letting us take a peek into her scrap space :
Until 1.5 months ago I was scrapping on a
concrete floor in the world's messiest scrap/storage room. "Hoarders"
would not be proud. Or maybe they would. Anyway, it wasn't pretty. We
turned our john deere room (an extra room in your basement to drive in
your lawnmower for anyone not in the midwest) into a new space for me to
scrap and teach. (I homeschool part of the week.) The room
had concrete floors, part concrete walls/part unfinished walls, no light
to the outside world and an unfinished ceiling. Not pretty. I've only
been in this space about 6 weeks, but the remodel was well worth it.
The
desk is Ikea. That might be the theme of this room: Ikea. An orange
vintage Herman Miller chair might have been the best birthday surprise
ever.
This clear container came from Target, bathroom section. It has some current favorites and project life stuff. My much used selphy printer sits right beside.
I made a few simple shelves with just pine boards and Ikea brackets. They serve a decorating and practical purpose: a place to put books I never have time to read...
a spot for my instax camera so I remember to use it, gold dinosaurs (because every room needs a gold dino or two, right?)...
and my ever growing collection of wood veneers. Jars are from Hobby Lobby. Lego robot from my son :)
My
top two desk drawers might be my favorite. They hold my newest product.
I also have a drawer that has a secret candy/snack stash. Shhh... (It's
the fourth drawer on the left in case you ever come over.)
To
the right of my desk is my cameo and paper. Yep, the paper you see
there is seriously it. Shocked? I was purging paper into piles on my
floor, it rained, flooded my new room and all the paper was wet &
ruined. Hey--it's a quick way to decide what to get rid of.
To
the left of my desk is the cart of the moment. I use mine for stamping:
small stamps in the top, bigger ones in bins below, and ink at the
bottom. If I don't see my stuff I tend not to use it, especially stamps,
so having a station like this I can wheel it over and actually use
them. Thickers, small alpha and label stickers are in a wire basket that
I still need to hang.
Behind my desk is the ever popular expedit unit. Mine is filled with vintage wire baskets.
I think my favorite basket is B88.
At
the back of the room is one of my favorite pieces ever and it was free,
so that's a huge bonus. I was told it was an old mailer sorter. 208
cubbies to fill. Currently ribbon rolls and punches reside here.
But...let's be real. This is a serious illusion. My room is never, EVER this clean. Ever. On a good day it looks like this :
....and usually it looks much, much worse. And that's with the floor covered in junk, too. Just thought you should know ;)
Thanks for looking around my room today! If you have any questions I would be happy to answer them. -Lexi Bridges
lexi, this is gorgeous! i've been waiting to see the "reveal"! it really does look amazing. especially love the locker baskets in the expedit. and the gold dinosaurs are perfect!
Posted by: Kimber-Leigh | 03/20/2013 at 08:54 AM
That vintage mail sorter is to DIE FOR! LOVE this post- your room looks amazing- easy to work in and not to overly designed- those gold dynos are adorable. And I'll always appreciate a bit of realness with my fantasy- sorry your paper got dunked- that must have been awful- you recovered splendidly.
Posted by: Michelle | 03/20/2013 at 09:21 AM
I have that exact same mail sorting table minus the mail slots.
It came out of my grandmother's postoffice which opened in the early 50s. I will treasure this table for the rest of my life, wishing I had the cubbies, but they are long lost.
Posted by: Sarah | 03/20/2013 at 10:01 AM
Thank you for showing us your Studio! I love it! Especially the mail sorter how awesome! And your "real life" photo at the end is where everyone is at these days!
Hugs,
Carolyn
Posted by: Carolyn Carter | 03/20/2013 at 10:18 AM
LOVE IT!!!
Posted by: Andrea Kuenzel | 03/20/2013 at 10:29 AM
Love your space! Can't believe you scored that sorter for free!!!
Posted by: Cathy L. | 03/20/2013 at 10:40 AM
This is gorgeous! love the mail sorter & the bins.
Posted by: Nicol | 03/20/2013 at 11:37 AM
Your space is awesome. I, too, am a huge fan of Ikea, though I have to go to another country (Canada) to get there! I have that gray cart and love it. So glad you finally got a space to yourself:)
Posted by: Sheila | 03/20/2013 at 11:55 AM
Completely in love with your space but most with the mail sorter! Such a treasure!! Thanks for sharing :)
Posted by: SorayaMaes | 03/20/2013 at 11:58 AM
can you tell me the size of the buckets in the grey ikea rolling cart? I need to find those to fit in mine!!! Thanks so much!!!
love it all!!!
Posted by: cheryl | 03/20/2013 at 12:00 PM
Great crafting space!
Posted by: Valerie | 03/20/2013 at 12:33 PM
Beautiful room! Love the old mailer sorter!
Posted by: Rachel B. | 03/20/2013 at 12:49 PM
Are the cart and wire basket with your thickers both ikea? Love that idea
Posted by: Araceli Gutierrez | 03/20/2013 at 12:51 PM
Love it! Can you share more about your desk from IKEA? What's it called? Are the drawers from IKEA, too? Thanks!
Posted by: Lezlie H. | 03/20/2013 at 01:15 PM
I LOVE the fact that you showed what it looked like on a "real day"!! I was cleaning my room last night and even though I moved and threw some stuff, it still looks the same! I looked at the Ikea furniture, but ended up making my desk (one I saw on Pinterest) because I like to either stand when crafting or sit on a chair and have a table counter height. Love your other storage ideas. Thanks for a peek inside your crafty space!
Posted by: Julie H in MN | 03/20/2013 at 01:26 PM
Great space! I'm loving the mail sorter too, love that its free! Sorry to hear about the flood...but that means shopping right? :)
Posted by: Melinda T | 03/20/2013 at 01:27 PM
Lexi, your clean and craftily used space is AWESOME! Its so good to sort and toss(floods welcome), to get our supplies to a more reasonable level. It is so fun to use them! Thank you for sharing your space. ENJOY!
Posted by: Debbie | 03/20/2013 at 02:21 PM
I love workspace Wednesdays!!! Your crafts room is paradise!
Posted by: Sara L. | 03/20/2013 at 02:37 PM
I LOVE LOVE your room. I am currently in the process of redesigning my scraproom. This is truly inspirational!
Posted by: Megan Smith | 03/20/2013 at 02:40 PM
where did you find the old wire baskets? I love those and could use two or three..
Posted by: Sharon | 03/20/2013 at 03:22 PM
Yes I second the comment "the size of the buckets in the grey ikea rolling cart? I need to find those to fit in mine!!! Thanks so much!!!
love it all!!!" & Where did you get the buckets in the cart?
Thank you!
Posted by: Lara Read | 03/20/2013 at 03:27 PM
Love it especially the last photo.
Posted by: Lisa | 03/20/2013 at 03:38 PM
Awesome space! Love the furnishings! and the freshness! I to just did my new room. Concrete floors and all! http://youtu.be/fdp55_EnBbs. This is my space and love it! A place to call my own!
Posted by: Kathy | 03/20/2013 at 03:47 PM
Just loved this post! Great space & love your honest writing!!
Posted by: Helen Tilbury | 03/20/2013 at 03:55 PM
AMAZING SPACE!!!! LOVE, LOVE, LOVE the mail sorter piece....so gorgeous!
Posted by: clippergirl | 03/20/2013 at 05:05 PM