Last Summer, I tackled my sewing/quilting/computer room with a total makeover to make the room more functional and colorful since I love color! After taking a lot of my craft items out of the room that included sewing, quilting, and beading supplies, I cleaned the room and painted it with a gallon of Palace Rose from Behr and since the color was not vibrant enough for me, I purchased a much deeper rose color from Behr and mixed the 2 together and viola--I got a color that I really love! My husband built shelves from old interior doors given to us and he replaced the carpet with a pretty silvery grey, which I love. I purchased some new furniture to hold my supplies along with creating a peg board and I purchased a new computer desk that would accommodate my new flat screen monitor! I love black with pink along with the brilliant white I used in the room for the trim and closet doors. I decided to paint my shelves with black to again punch up the colors in the room. I spend most of my day in this room and it was very important to get it organized and of course, to add beautiful color. Since I suffer from Fibromyalgia and Osteo Arthritis, it took me 2 months to get everything done.

BEFORE (Furniture and carpet from the last home owners):

One of the first things I did to this room was to remove these ugly drapes (not my style)! The quilted panels on this window were made by me for my last house.

AFTER:

The first machine you see is my HQ Quilting Machine which makes it much easier to quilt quilts! Since this photo was taken, my hubby made the cabinet to the right of the quilting table the same height so that it is much easier to work here. He also mounted my thread racks that hold 120 spools of embroidery thread on the wall left of the window.

Close up of the quilted panels that cover this window. Each panel has an embroidered basket of flowers and they represent the 4 seasons!

This is my pegboard that holds a lot of notions and beading supplies. My hubby built the frame around the board and I painted it black. I shopped at the dollar store for my buckets and trays to save money! I spent a lot of time on You Tube getting ideas for my room.

My other window that has a kitty cot for my cats to sleep on (you see two of them on this cot). I purchased beautiful stained glass items that adorn the upper part of the window. Under the kitty cot are new units that hold cubes which hold a lot of items!

This is one of my clothes closet where I also store a lot of supplies and an embroidery machine on the floor of the closet! The storage units on top of the shelf are from QVC, which I love since they have clear windows so that I can see what fabrics I have stored in them (just a small portion of my fabric stash). The cabinet to the right holds spools of ribbons, jars of buttons, and hanging from the rod are my quilting rulers! That cabinet was purchased from a friend on Etsy and it was too ugly for words! I painted it black and spray painted the cabinet door handle with silver metallic paint, which I also used on the closet door handles. Over the window is a jewelry display bar that after my hubby built the bar and I painted it black, we added door knobs so that I could hang some of the necklaces that I made from the bar (an idea I got while I was on Etsy)! The rolling cart in front of the closet holds tons of beading supplies, which has now been moved to a storage room.

This is where I am at right now writing this post and adding photos. I wanted to share what I did with an approximately 11x12 bedroom to make it into the craft room I always wanted! It can be done with careful planning and adding shelves over windows and doors!