My New Craft Room (Before & After)
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Become a MemberHave you seen our new craft room yet? Ever since we did a live tour on Instagram, we’ve received a bunch of questions about it. Some of you want to know where we got our craft room furniture and storage from. Others want to know what we changed. And some of you just want more pictures! We love that you’re so inspired by our new craft room, especially since that’s the exact feeling we set out to create. Read on to find out where everything is from—and see our craft room before and after pictures.
Then & Now
Since our craft table is where we work, we wanted it to be the focal point of the room. Putting our craft table in the center of the room also makes it easier for multiple makers to work together. Right above our table is where we hung our DIY pegboard, which is really more like a piece of art. Plus, it keeps all of our Fiskars tools handy. Finally, we had to put our quote up on the wall near our workspace, and of course hang our wood bead backdrop in the window.
We created our craft table using sturdy sideboards and wood countertops from IKEA. All the drawer units near the table are also from IKEA. As you can see from the pictures, we created a matching side table as well. We love using the sideboards for our craft table because they create a nice height, which makes it easy to sit or stand while we work. And since our drafting chairs from Schoolhouse are adjustable, we also have the option of fine-tuning their height to our personal preference.
Next, we put a power strip in between the countertops. This makes it easy to connect our craft tools and keep them close to our working space. If you look closely in the picture above (or scroll down to the fifth picture), you can see our paper roller underneath the desk. We installed this horizontal paper cutter from Uline under our table so it would be easily accessible but out of our way. When we’re ready to work on something new, we just roll the paper over our table and cut it off when we’re done. This protects our table and keeps it clean.
Our storage options help too! All of our bins and baskets are from Storables. And, of course, we created storage labels for all of them. We also used Stamp-n-Storage to get organized and keep our new craft room clear of clutter. Plus, they make all of our paper, vinyl, and other materials look so beautiful! This is where we got all of our paper holders and our custom-made vinyl roll storage cabinet. If you want to see how having the right craft room storage can make a huge difference, make sure to check out all of our before and after photos below!
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51 Comments
Love your craft room especially the table. I’m wondering what the height of the table is?
Thanks!
It is 42 inches. Perfect for a bar stool.
I had commented before about your craft table and how to secure the power strips and you said you used brackets to hold the tops down and slid the power strip in but my question now is was your power strip as thick as the butcher block mine are not so trying to figure how to get the strip to be flush with the butcher block
The power strip was pretty close to the same size. You can use wood shims to bring it up a bit higher to be flush with the table.
Hello, I love your craft room thanks for sharing . I am wanting to also make your craft table . My question to you is how did you secure the power strip between the tables .
We used brackets to hold the two tops in place with space between for the power strip to easily slide in.
Love your craft table! I’m working on my craft room now with your inspiration. Can you tell me more about the sideboards. I could not find it on the IKEA site. Is it metal?
Hi Cindy,
Sadly IKEA does not sell this sideboard anymore, it is wood. If you can find something that is about 3 feet wide you can place the IKEA countertops on it as we did.
I love it! I am so jealous!! Thank you for sharing with us. I had some questions but were answered, others had asked same questions. Thank you 😊. I really have to get redecorating my craft room and will actually use some of your ideas, especially the craft table. I love it so much and size is perfect, love side work areas as well. Thank you
Enjoy your new space! I know my creativity flows best when I love my environment.
This is absolutely amazing! I was wondering what the dimensions of of your table are?
Hi Steph, our work table is about 4ft x 6ft!
Love love love the monsterea wreath. Is there a how to and where did you get all of the leaves? Thank you
Hi Vicki,
We cut all of the leaves from paper using the pattern provided in this wreath tutorial! 🙂 https://liagriffith.com/paper-monstera-leaf-wreath/
Your craft room is AMZING!!!! Can you tell me the size of your room and does it have a closet?
Thanks so much Sally
Hi Sally,
This craft room is about 12’x12′ and has a small closet
Is the tour available online anywhere? I looked on Instagram and couldn’t find it (but I am a bit “challenged” in seeking out this kind of stuff. It is absolutely beautiful. I am a huge fan. Thank you for all of your inspiration.
Hi Katie,
Sorry, we do not have another tour available.
Love the new craft room. Did the black metal shelf that supports the boards of the desk in the middle of the floor come from Ikea as well? If so please tell me the proper category to find it under. If not please tell me where it can be found.
Hi Millie,
I believe this item has been discontinued by Ikea, however here is something very similar! https://www.ikea.com/us/en/p/hemnes-console-table-dark-gray-gray-stained-50381733/
I love what you have created. I am trying to do something similar.
Have fun!!
Can you give me a link to the power strip on Amazon? I’m struggling to find one long enough!
The exact one we used isn’t available anymore but we used 2 to get the length needed 🙂
Hi. I love your crafting table, something like that would be great for the room I’m designing. Above you mentioned you secured the table tops together with the power strips? How did you do that? Also, I have young children, if I wanted to recreate your craft table, how do you suggesting attaching the table tops to the sideboards? Thank you!
Thanks, Maria! We picked up some metal brackets and wood screws from the hardware store (based on their suggestions), and we hired a handyman (via Task Rabbit) to secure it all together!
What size are the butcher block table tops? Thanks in advance!
We used 2 of the 74″ long table tops.
Those wood butcher blocks make all the difference in that before & after, it really pulls the room together with the hardwood floors. Nice work!
Thank you!
Thanks for the ideas. I’m a designer and am in the process of designing an Art Room for a client. Where did you find the under table mount for the huge roll of brown heavy weight paper? We need one of these!
Hi Julie! There’s a link in the post to the horizontal paper cutter from Uline that we installed: https://www.uline.com/BL_502/Paper-Cutters?keywords=roll+holder
Love your craft room. Your pegboard ??? is awesome. What is it and where did you find it? It looks so much better than a regular pegboard. Great taste.
Thanks, Brenda! There’s a link in the post to the DIY 🙂 https://liagriffith.com/diy-pegboard-for-craft-room-organization/
Very nice! Where did you find the extra long power strip?
Amazon!
I’m a jewelry artist and scrapbooker. I have recently discovered crepe paper flowers. I redesigned my craft room closet (walk-in type) to have 3 shelves available for all the supplies! I’m hooked!
That’s great!
I really love your new crafting table, and I also love Ikea! Can you please tell me how you attached your countertop to the sideboards?
We actually didn’t secure the table top to the sideboards – they’re heavy enough that they don’t slide around (and we don’t have any small children in the space that would be a concern!). We did secure them to each other with the power strip in the middle.
Thank you Lia!
I just love your studio makeover! I’ve been doing mine little by little and I see that you are a fan of Stamp N Storage also 😉
Thank you Carolyn! YES, Stamp N Storage has made our lives SO much easier!
What an inspiration! I’m currently putting my studio together so this helps!
So glad 🙂
I used these sideboards (the untreated wood versions) to anchor my big work desk too—they’re such workhorses! I’ve had them since I graduated college and have found about 900 ways to repurpose them. I love the black versions with the butcher block counter. Makes me want to go out and get a new set!
So glad to hear it! We’re so excited about the butcher block tops– makes so much more sense for us than a regular desktop.
Did I miss the tutorial fur the Pom Pom curtain??💕💕
We made it as backdrop for our tropical bridal shower! https://liagriffith.com/wood-bead-backdrop/
I’m so jealous… and that leaf wreathe is to die for! It’s so summery and cute, I might have to make one like it for a birthday gift. Now to find someone with a birthday coming up soon… lol!
Haha I find reasons to make gifts all the time 😉
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