Do you need more room for supplies in your craft room? Here is how I solved the storage problem we all have when we have a ton of DIY and craft supplies — I repurposed this freebie into a craft room shelf.
Craft Room Shelf Ideas For Extra Storage
I have two fun finds to share with you this week. I haven’t really featured this freebie shelf before that Don brought home a year ago from a job site.
He’s not crazy about me schlepping more furniture into our little cottage, so it was sweet of him to bring it home for me.
I used it on our porch for a while and then moved it into my office for extra storage.
I’m currently redoing the office to be more of a craft room and finally updated the shelf by wiping it down with Restor-A-Finish and using a roll of removable wallpaper from Goodwill to update the back of it.
Easy solution — great impact, right?
I added the white crate to organize all my ribbons and those cute wire baskets for many of my paper items.
This is just the start of the office makeover, there is nothing on the walls yet, and I still need to fix the bottom of the shelf.
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Having all of my crafting supplies and little vintage treasures in one room, all organized, is going to be wonderful!
Update: in this post you can see how I decorated the walls with embroidery hops!
Now, you might not have an extra book shelf you can transform into something cute.
You might get lucky finding one at your local thrift store, or you can order an inexpensive one on Amazon.
Here are book shelves that are great for craft rooms:
If I didn’t already have a desk, I would love this craft room shelf solution!
In other news, here is my latest vintage find: a sweet coffee pot with roses from Germany. When I saw it at the Katonah Thrift Store, I thought: “That looks familiar!”
I knew why: I already had a little coffee cup with the same pattern that I made into a candle a while ago, and it was displayed on the shelf in our powder room.
The coffee pot was $10, and I just didn’t want to spring for that — but the next time I was in the thrift store, it was marked half off.
I figured that was a sign that it was supposed to go home with me ;)
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Cecilia MyThriftStoreAddiction says
Dagmar, I’m late to the party but what a pleasant surprise to see my mini wreaths featured! Thank you so much! Please drop by tomorrow and link up. I’m co-hosting Creating Christmas and my theme is A Very Thrifty Christmas–you can link up any thrifted treasure, project or decor related to Christmas! Blessings, Cecilia
Diana says
Your craft room is starting to look awesome, Dagmar–love what you did with the shelf. Your coffee/chocolate pot is really beautiful and it’s so neat that you already had a matching cup! Thanks for hosting :)
Dagmar Bleasdale says
Hi Diana, thank for coming by! Can’t wait to check out your latest finds. Can’t wait to have my craft room all done.
Dianne says
Hi Dagmar. Cecilia’s decorated jello molds are great! I have been repurposing some, too. Your coffee pot is so pretty and that shelf works in many ways. I like the wallpaper in the back. Hope you have a great week!
xo Dianne
Christine says
Thanks for hosting Dagmar!!! Super idea to move the shelf inside like that!
Rita C at Panoply says
Dagmar, I totally get your need to push the craft room aside to get holiday ready. We sisters went on a buying trip (sharing), and now I need to do the same as you. Serendipity on your pitcher, and total sweetness on Don’s part with the shelf. I just recently tried moving one piece (a Sept find) that Mr. P. finally agreed on, from the garage to house, and it wouldn’t work in any of 3 places – hate when that happens!
Thanks for hosting the vintage goodness, now to finish the decorating!
Rita
Dagmar Bleasdale says
Hi Rita, I can’t WAIT to be done decorating for Christmas and getting it all photographed. I still need our tree and went to three different lots today — all closed! Do people only shop for Christmas trees on the weekend? We’ve had a fake one for years, but not this year.