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Scrapbooking Room

This client is a busy attorney and a prolific scrapbook artist. Her project room houses her scrapbooking supplies, a television, and a home office. She would like her project room to contain all of her scrapbooking work but because she does not have sufficient horizontal workspace, she often takes her work into the dining room. Her plans for the project room include adding a bunk bed for her visiting grandchildren and improvement of her home office so she can work at home more efficiently.

We created a plan that addressed all these elements and included a detailed floor plan with specifications for shelving and storage. Our client completed the work on her own. This is a great example of how important it is to have a plan!

The Process
Before	After

Because her workspace was so cluttered, our client ended up spreading out her scrapbooking projects in other rooms of the house. Her goal for the project was to contain all her scrapbooking in one room, with plenty of room to work and all her supplies visible and accessible. She also wanted to create a space for her grandchildren to sleep when they visit.	She removed the wallpaper and painted the room a warm, beautiful “camel” brown. She had track lighting installed, and built work stations and storage shelves on her own, as per our plan. The wall under the window is now a spacious home office space where she is able to work from home one day a week.

This corner of the room held the TV, printers, and two counter height work stations for doing scrapbooking projects and storing supplies.	Our client kept one counter height work table that she really loves. It stayed in the center of the room, and there is plenty of room underneath to store projects in progress.

This “alcove” held several cupboards for storing scrapbooking supplies. Our client had used some of the wall space to hang up some tools and supplies. She wanted to put bunk beds in this space for her grandchildren to use when they came to visit.	Instead of bunk beds, she found two futon chairs that both she and her grandchildren love. When they’re not being used as beds, they’re a comfortable and attractive addition to the room.

This wall of the room held a couch, and our client's beautiful antique camera collection on shelving on the wall.	We recommended that our client install as much shelving as possible to store her many craft supplies. She transformed this wall into a beautiful and functional work station, with a counter height work bench, storage underneath, adjustable shelving on the walls, and a cork board for hanging tools, accents, and even displaying a photo or two.

Our client had several pieces of furniture and shelving that she no longer wanted. After giving them to family members, she had room to create the storage that fit her needs.	This side of the room has a desk height work station and more adjustable shelving on the wall, with a magnetic board for hanging tools and supplies. The new gift wrap station fits neatly behind the door.

More beautiful, innovative, and very functional storage systems that our client installed!