For the first time ever - I own a house and I can do anything I want - I can paint, I can install shelves - I can even install a pegboard! The pic below shows my basement, which was my blank canvas for my craft room.
Here's where I'm at right now - it took a lot of work to get to this point! And I have a feeling this space will evolve a bit more before I feel like it's "done". But for now - I'm loving it! I'll take you through the steps of how I got to this point.
First, I got the two end cabinets from Habitat for Humanity ReStore - which was great - they're really well priced and my purchase helps their organization. And they're really nice quality cabinets - they have soft close drawers and the one that's closed has pullout shelves.
Then I obsessively searched for a "countertop" that would be the exact right length between those two walls. After considering all options, I found a "prefinished shelf" at Menards (I think this is what I ended up with). Once I got it home and placed on top of my two cabinets, I realized it was long/heavy enough that it needed a center support. The cabinet in this pic, topped with books was a temporary solution.
Then I started installing shelves. Then I uninstalled them after realizing I needed wall anchors to support the weight and then I reinstalled them.
Then I installed the two pegboards. When you buy a pegboard, you also need a "pegboard mounting kit" because when you think about it - the pegboard can't be right up against the wall, you need some space, so the peg hooks will fit in.
I bought a thread rack like this:
And it was SO FUN to put it on my pegboard and put my thread up there.
Everything I added to the pegboard was really fun - I definitely recommend getting one! Also I paid $6.99 for each one and it has a huge visual impact.
I searched online for a any type of cabinet that had the same height as my two end cabinets and found only a few and they were all at least $200.00, so I went back to ReStore a few more times and found one for the center. It's not exact, but pretty close.
Then I bought (expensive) "one step" chalk paint, because that sounded easier than sanding, priming and painting. I hadn't used chalk paint before but I understood the concept.
The first coat on the first cabinet...I was not happy. Terrible brush strokes and terrible coverage.
But I kept going.
After two coats and a round of touch-ups I'm finally ok with the paint coverage and it was nice not to worry about sanding or priming. At this point I was able to hook up my computer and sewing machine and start unpacking boxes. I wanted a bunch of unique storage containers on the shelves, so I got something from Menards (wire basket holding yarn), Homegoods (gray wicker basket holding ribbon), Target (gray plastic basket holding punches), Michaels (wooden pen organizer below pegboard AND I already had the black photo boxes) and Joanns (cute tool box holding spraypaint). I also got the little wire baskets holding paint on the pegboard from Hobby Lobby and I love them so much - they're on sale this week and they're only $2.50. #ItsTheLittleThings
Like I said - I'm VERY happy to be at this point and I think it's still a work in progress.
I think it'd be fun to store something in an oversized mason jar.
And I'm trying to figure out lighting.
What do you think?
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