subject: A Place to Lay Crafts [print this page] A Place to Lay Crafts A Place to Lay Crafts
When you first start planning a wedding, one of the last things on your mind is the amount of crap you will accumulate and store in the 12 plus months before your wedding. The mister and I are notorious pack rats, and now, with the addition of our vintage wedding invitations, having enough storage and a clean work space to complete our DIY projects has become a huge issue.
Our current apartment is a whopping 600 square feet, with an awkward layout that leaves the 200 square feet that make up our kitchen and dining area unusable the majority of the time. We've had to get pretty creative with our space planning and have managed to carve out enough closet and storage space to store our wardrobe and all of our various knickknacks. This weekend we were finally able to create a space for me to store my laptop and the growing craft-supply collection that is currently occupying our living room and bedroom.
Motivated by the piles of craft supplies that we purchased this weekend in anticipation of the completion of our save the dates, we headed off to Lowes in search of a solution to our storage needs. Thirty minutes later and 60 dollars lighter, we had all the supplies we needed to create this.
Now don't be fooled by its tiny size. Contained within this little nook is my huge collection of bridal magazines, my ever-growing collection of craft and sewing books, our printer/scanner, the newly acquired Cricut, and every craft and sewing tool needed to complete our long list of DIY tasks. The amount of storage space we created by adding two shelves and a desktop may seem minuscule, but thanks to my new work space we have relieved the living room and bedroom of all of the clutter that was making it difficult to keep the house clean.
Have you created a dedicated work space and storage area for your wedding supplies?
