I finally have my own craft room!!!

Great, I am jealous. My craft room is in my bonus room which is my den, plus office. I think those clear plastic containers are good that way you can see what is in the containers. Good lighting is a must for a craft room. I saw a craft room once where the lady use peg boards and hang scissors, embroidery hoops etc. When you finish, can you post a photo on Mylot?

I got to have a craft room briefly, when I was in between roommates at my old apartment. The biggest thing that I enjoyed having in there was a table that I tried to keep clear of supplies, that I could use as a cutting table. I actually managed to get a lot more sewing done when I had a good place to cut fabric! Unfortunately, since we moved, I only have a crafting hallway. The lighting there isn't great, so I have to sew in the morning when the natural light makes it a little bit better. I think I need to invest in some good lamps to improve it. That might be something else you will need for your craft room, depending on the natural light and any indoor lights you have already in the room.

I'm very envious! Exactly how you set it our will depend on the crafts you do, fo rexample silversmithing needs different set ups than sewing or beadmaking. However, storage needs to be your number one priority, its impossible to keepa workroom calm and tidy unless you have enough room to put away current projects and room for the 'stash' of supplies.

I keep a shelf by my machine to keep my fabric on and booksI also got an old chip rack that I hang my patterns and lace ribbon things like that I also put my yarn in coffee cans and put a hole in the top to thread it thru you can put 3 skiens in a can and put them on a shelf

I guess I would put a comfortable chair in there for when you're knitting and crochet. Some type of shelves to organize your yarn for easy access. Also, stack your finished items to show off your talents. Your friends and neighbor might even buy a few if they see them out on a shelf. Your sewing machine probably needs a table to sit on. And you need a place to lay out your fabric for cutting and measuring. I wish I have a craft room. With time, I am sure your room will be filled with your own ideas what it should be like.

wow!congratulations!that's one of my dreams...to have my own time and place doing my crafts.I plan to have these when I'l retire fro work (that will be 30 years from now, LOL!)

lol gl wid ur new craft room, i dont have any idea tho wat it is. but still gl, u seems to b happy. :P

I have my art room. I have put up shelfs all around the room. Then I got storage cabnets, and one large table in the middle of the room for cutting mats. Have fun, and enjoy.

We could sure use a room for each of us to craft,etc in around here,lol! It's kind of a dream.Just move in all the materials you use, find a good light source and have at it!! :)

My "craft room" is a third bedroom but it in not only for my crafting but my girlfriend has a lot of her crafting material in there too. I have about one and one half wall space to work with. I have a card table to work on and shelves to put bottles and bottles of beads and other crafts material on. It is big enough to put a swivel chair in but not much more. I also have a couple of aquariums along one of the walls (one stacked over the other on a hand built stand).I have some of those light that have fluorescent lights and can be bent to put light where I want them to be. It would be nice to have more room to work in but that is not to be while I am renting here, maybe when I move to Texas in a few years.

Strangely enough, I like recycling bins. Why? Because you can open them without having to stack and unstack all the time. You can label them, or they can be color-coded. The only problem is that for some crafts, they're too deep. So for larger items, the bins. Also for sorting large items that I use for recycling crafts like clothes into rugs or quilts. For smaller items, small drawers. For medium-sized items, medium-sized drawers. Work desks are nice, esp. ones that make the project you're working on available easily, and concealable if you need to start another project on top. Part of my bathroom is supposed to be my craft room, but due to inheriting lots of clothes plus buying a farmhouse with hardly any closet space. . .maybe someday. I really envy you. I keep dreaming about mine. Enjoy and yes, please let us know how it turns out.