Craft room Reveal!!

I am so excited to finally be able to show you this!

Remember this....

Yeah, kinda rough. It took all my time through November (thus the reason for no posts) but it was worth it.

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Yep! That is my finished guest/craft room. Ahhhh, it feels good. We worked so hard to finish this. My dear hubby endulges me enough to understand my need for a personal retreat. Not to mention somewhere to focus my creative juices. Now I can retreat to my corner of the world anytime I feel the need.

I was worried about the bright yellow but I have grown to love it. It is bright and cheery- perfect for a basement room. I pledged to have one room of my house that had no blue in it. I also wanted to coordinate with the bedspreads I already had. This is what I came up with.

Yellow, soft green and black and white.
I still need to do a few things, like paint the window trim, add decor to the walls and sew the curtains.
Right now they are just draped up there. I had to test them out. I am so visually oriented that it makes a difference for me to see something in place to picture the end result.

We were going to put a twin/full bunkbed in this room but it quickly filled up. We opted to switch the boys beds around and put one of the twin beds in here. This was we still have lots of room for visiting family and friends but I don't feel boxed in.

The queen bed set was a steal on KSL.com. It would probably look better in black with silver knobs but it is such a nice piece I can't bring myself to paint it- yet.

I used the bottom drawers of the dresser for my gift bags and tissue paper. Ahhh, storage. It's heavenly!

And this?! Well, THIS is my corner of the world. It is all mine, to craft, sew, ponder, create and refocus.

Come on over anytime. I have a chair waiting just for you! We can create and visit and have a dandy ol' time.

In the corner I have my "cutting corner". I still have some work to do here as well but it's a work in progress.

One of the things we planned for was to have enough closet space to put all my projects and supplies. I figured if it overflowed it was time to get something done or done-away-with.

I used a clear shoe organizer to put all my scissors in. I may put my stamps in it too....

On one side I have my fabric sorted by shades. This is mostly the sewing side of things.
Oh, and that middle row is full of projects to finish or start. All those plans I had but never got to before my room was finished. Now they are just waiting their turn.

The drawers were on sale at Michaels on Black Friday; 50% off plus another 25% off coupon. I grabbed a couple for myself then some for mom and mom-in-law Christmas gifts.

I organized all my stickers in mine.

The back wall holds misc craft supplies. Beads, jewerly making supplies, wood crafts, paint brushes, glue guns, balloons, gift wrapping, birthday party supplies... All sorts of fun stuff.

On the other side is my paper crafts. Ribbons, buttons, paper, punches, stamps, cutters...it's all there.

Above are boxes of pictures. Something yet to be organized.

I love everything about my room. We even managed to clean up the soon-to-be family room just outside my room so the boys can play Lego's and games while I craft. I can craft when I want and when I am done I just close the door. It will be nice too to hide things in when family comes to visit. No peaking!

Yep, just my little piece of heaven here on earth.

I LOVE IT!!!

Basement Progress: slowly but surely

We managed to get the wiring done and frame in the window.

Now we just need to do the doors then start sheetrocking.

It is coming together and I am itching to decorate.

We are running out of time.

Soon. Soon, I will be able to enjoy this space.

(The black is from painting another project ;-))

 It is taking time.

It gets frustrating.

Thankfully we have google for when we run into a problems.

But we are getting there.

And we are doing it together and growing together.

We have great talks and take advantage of teaching moments with our oldest.

Dad and Son working side by side.

Building more than just a room.

Making progess in the basement...

Once upon a time there was a city boy and country girl who bought a house with plans to finish the basement.

There plans were grand.

But their knowledge was not.

Thankfully they had a great father who had taught the girl when she was young.

Now it came to teaching the city boy how to build wall after wall after wall.

Now we have 2 finished rooms and have 3 left to do; the bathroom, family room and guest/craft room.

We started framing the guest/craft room last weekend.

This weekend we finished framing the walls.

Josh was such a big help! 

Maybe through it all we will pass on to our boys how to frame a basement....

....Maybe.....

We have to move supplies from one side to another as we work our way around but it is sooo nice to see the progress being made. This will be a big room for a couple of reasons. We wanted to include the window for egress access. This way when we plan to sell we can claim this as a bedroom rather than just a storage room. It will also have a bunk bed and queen size bed in it for when family come to visit. Not to mention serving as my craft room all the other days of the year. Just call it your do it all room......

We put in a 5x5 closet. I plan to have most of my supplies stashed here. It will be great to close things up and keep them out of site of family and friends. No spying eyes! Christmas is on the way!

Looking back into what will eventually be the family/game room.

The view from the closet.....

We put plastic up to help control the dust. This is the door into the bedroom.

We are also hoping to get moving on the bathroom. Mr. K is waiting for the bathroom to move into his room. He sleep walks at night so the bathroom needs to be close. 

Can you believe it will cost $1500 just to have the rough plumbing done?! We have to move the drains a matter of inches! The toilet drain has to go back 5 inches! Why can't the builders just cement them in the right place to begin with?! Apparently this is a common problem. ARGH! 

In the meantime we are framing the bathroom ceiling around the ducting.

I guess Mr K couldn't get into his room right now anyway.....

We had to store the beds somewhere!!!!

See the stack of tile in the by the door? SCORE on that! We found a nice basic tile for $0.51 sq foot! Yeah, I haven't seen any that low. We bought enough for our floor and extra. We can return what we don't need but will have enough to cover any mistakes. The next week the same tile was $0.68. Still a good price but not as good! I put a piece down to see how it would look in the bathroom area, yep! It's gonna be nice! Now we just need to get tile for the shower. The boys just wanted a shower rather than a tub. Works for me. They always use my shower anyway.

All this means that for now my crafting stuff is piled up..... 

Left in the sacks with all my inspiration.....

Sewing projects, patterns, fabric, skirts, blouses....all on hold for now.

Paper crafts, vinyl, cricut, etc all in a pile.....hmmm, wonder if I can find a spot to do my "Spooky" sign?

Each weekend we are doing a little more.

Wiring, ductwork, insulation, sheetrock, mudding......

Hopefully by the end of October we will have this room finished!

Just in time for family to visit for a special 12 yr old birthday and the holidays!

The Joys of Sheetrocking

I have been busy this past week finishing DS#2's room. We are having a family retreat next week so we wanted to finish this room and have it set up as a temporary guest room. DS#2 sleep walks so we can't move him downstairs until the bathroom is finished too. That is planned for next month. 

Anyway, I am way excited for this room to be finished. I share several of my ideas and now I just want to see it finished. Dear hubby is great with computers, not so much with construction. I have to say though, together we make one heck of a team. Walls up, insulation done, wiring in, sheetrock up and now the texturing. I actually finished the texture this morning. Now to let it dry overnight and prime tomorrow.
Ooohhh, we're getting so close! Of course the retreat is creeping closer and closer as well....

Keep watching. I will post pictures of more boys room decor ideas and our finished project. DIY in it's truest form!

Oh, and I am hoping to finish my sisters nightstand redo in between paint coats. Lots of happenings around here. Be patient and you will get to see them all!

Home style ideas....

We are working on finishing our basement so I thought I would start collecting ideas for style and decor down there. I want it to be a fun and cozy room for the boys. My craft room will be just off the family room so I want it to be inviting for adults too.
I loved several of the ideas from Decor Allure
simple signage

I like the trim. I am thinking of doing beadboard 2/3 way up with and nice picture ledge or trim...

And I love the off set 12x12 tiles!

Gonna keep adding to my wishlist, so by the time we are ready for finish work I will have a plan in place....

Browsin' for great Christmas ideas.....

Tile Coasters from Organize and Decorate...

I am seeing more and more of these headboards from old doors. I really like this red one from Our Northern Home. I have a guest room to decorate, well as soon as we finish it he he he.....

Craft idea for my activity day girls next month. Pinecone trees from the Wool Acorn

I am also starting to collect ideas for our playroom downstairs. I am wanting a fun room the boys can retreat to with their friends. One that will grow with them and be functional for our boys ages 11 to 2.

This playroom and Brown paper packages will work great for the little boys....

I like the border in this room I found at Design Dazzle. Once again for the little boys but couldn't I work this into a teens space too? hmmm, food for thought.

I remember coming across I am Momma's playroom last year. I would love to have this little peek a boo door for my little guy to peek at mom crafting....

Can't you just see the older boys doing this?

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I need a reading space and a gaming space...gonna have to keep watching and searching for more ideas. Maybe about the time I have my ideas together we will be ready for them.....

Maybe!!