Small Strokes Big Oaks

I told you a few days ago that I’d tell you all about my brand new craft nook, so here I am. My craft nook is seriously the coolest around. And the best part about it? It used to be a closet!

My office is in one of the bedrooms of our new house. I chose that location because I wanted to make the downstairs den into a library, and Tim had chosen the basement for his “man cave.” A bedroom seemed the perfect place for my office, and I definitely needed one because I do a lot of work from home, whether that’s grading papers or writing articles.

Recently, I’ve also started doing a lot of crafts. I like to have things to do, and I love making new things like jewelry, scarves, coasters, wreaths – you name it. If it’s a simple craft project, I’ll try it. (I don’t do things that are too difficult; I don’t have that kind of patience!)

My office already had a desk and a reading chair in it from when we furnished it this summer. The desk was moved from my bedroom at my mom’s house, and the chair was a birthday present from Tim. However, when I did my crafting, I either took over the entire kitchen island and the card tables in the basement to let things dry, or I had to move all of my writing stuff off of my desk to craft there.

Here’s the closet before:

So, I did what any crafter would do – I took the doors off the closet and put a cheap table from IKEA (seriously, it was $20) in there:

Then, I hung up some shelves and organized all of my craft materials in boxes and put them up on the shelves:

Then, I decorated and voila – a craft nook!

I absolutely love it. I have a space to craft that doesn’t require me to mess up other areas of the house, and if I make a mess, I can just close the curtain and pretend it’s not there. The card tables are also now set up in the unused bedroom next door instead of the basement, so I have drying space very close by.

Have you ever turned a closet into something more useful than simple storage? Tell me about it in the comments!