A while ago, I mentioned that I was planning to turn a little alcove in my bedroom, into a little crafting haven.
I have spent years, hunched over a craft stash, on floors, at tables, and anywhere else I could get my stash out. I have also had years of neck/back ache to show for it all.
All I wanted was a place to set my stuff up, and leave it there, for me to be able to come and go as I please. Not to mention, I had developed 'small craft space' envy, from my travels, trawling through Pinterest. I had been woo'ed by the vintage looking cubby holes, and small compact, but perfectly functional spaces...and I wanted my own.
Before starting, I hadn't expected a lot, and was just expecting to still have the red walls, and the two original shelves, that were already installed. I just expected a worktop, and a chair.
My hubby (who I love dearly...even more so, for letting me do this conversion) agreed, and helped me bring my dream into fruition.
So things started off here (see picture below). With a very useless bit of space, that got filled with crap, as storage. It was a horrid red colour (from back in the days that I was married to a moron, who botched everything he touched, and who thought it would be a GOOD idea, to paint this corner of the room the fore mentioned colour.
the task seemed mammoth...
(cove, before renovation)
I thought it would take forever to cover the rancid red paint, but it only actually took 2 coats, with Dulux, paintpod, Sand Stone
As per usual, cash was on the short side, but my brother in-law, had a spare piece of worktop, and I recycled an unused small shelving unit, and an IKEA wooden draw chest. I painted them to match the walls, and my 'star of a husband', set to installing them in place, for me.
(The cove, started to take shape, thanks to the sterling efforts of my hubby, and his power tools...Oh and my painting skills, or lack there of, lol)
I also had part of an old canvas wardrobe, collecting dust, so again, my hubby, cut it down for me, to fit under the worktop, to allow me to store papers and such.
(We fitted the cut down, shelves, under the worktop, and again, I painted to match the rest.)
And so I was finally ready, to start filling up the space with my lovely stash of goodies.
we finished it, in just over a day, and had enjoyed our little weekend project.
The Space was finally usable, and more importantly...
Mine!
For ten, long years, I had dreamed of having this space, and I had finally got it.
And the best part?
It didn't cost me a penny.
The paint was left over from decorating the rest of the bedroom, the worktop, from my BIL, the shelves were already here, and my BIL also gave me a very comfortable, leather, computer chair.
I couldn't be more pleased, with how it turned out.
I didn't get the mega expensive, perfectly fitted, showroom standard, compact office space, as seen on Pinterest. I got better, I got a functional, practical space, that I could spread my stash out, that looks pretty and perfectly me. And I'd created it.
I'm not posh, and don't pretend to be, so a pretentious 'daren't move anything' work area, just would not have cut the mustard, so to speak.
I'm very grateful, to my husband, for all of his hard work.
But more so, I'm proud of my self.
I could have done the minimum work, not bothered painting things, and taken short cuts, as I have tended to do in the past...anything for an easier life.
But I pushed myself, telling myself that the only way to get the look I was after, was to not cut corners on the painting, etc.
But the biggest thing for me, was to be patient.
To wait, and coat the paint properly, and take my time.
The result was so very worth it in the end.
(My finished craft space...My Lindsiloolabell's Crafty COVE. )
I finally feel worthy of being a blogger, to have 'that space' to blog and shoot tutorials, without the fear of embarrassment, at the pile of crafting stash, covering nothing more, than my dining table.
XOXO
