6 Inspirational and Creative Spaces

If you are an artist or crafter you need a great organized place where your creativity becomes artwork and  give you best results from your work.

Finding functional yet stylish solutions can be challenging. I have photo collection below of rooms that bring me inspiration, which I would like incorporate in a small office closet.

I love the Ikea file cabinets and the vintage laundry basket in this room.

 

There's a place for everything and everything in its place in this garage turned art studio.

Clever use of clothes drying rack.

I love the wall mounted cube shelving. This room is functional, yet has a bit of whimsy.

How about this re-purposed hutch?

This blueprint cabinet would be great for paper storage.

I am so enamored with these new and creative ideas for re- purposing furnishings.

Do you have a creative room or craft area?

Clever Storage for Art and School Work

Now that Twenty Fourteen is here, it's time to think about spring cleaning and decluttering paperwork.

If you are like me you have a house divided by paperwork - to save or toss? I save every piece of artwork that comes home. Each piece has a special meaning, some have made it into a frame and hung on the wall, a few have ended up on the refrigerator. Most however, have or will end up in a drawer somewhere. My husband on the other hand never saves a thing, he will look at it once and toss it in the recycling bin.

It does not have to be all or nothing, there are several options for storing paperwork, which are not only esthetically beautiful, but also practical and functional. Like this file box with dividers. Maybe a a box for each child and a file for each grade? 

File box with dividers

What  do you think about storing your child's artwork in these stylish personalized magazine files made to look like book spines?

Magazine file with faux book spine.

How about an archival document box, seems ideal for general document storage, and can be easily stacked away.

Archival document box.

Another idea is to scan or take photos of your child's artwork and create a custom photo book. I think I will do this and purchase double to give as gifts to relatives.

Custom photo book.

What do you do with your child's artwork? Do you display them, save them in a box, or toss them out?