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My Pink & Black Craft Room-Office: Room Tour Update!

My Pink & Black Craft Room-Office: Room Tour Update!

20 Jan

This post was most recently updated on September 22nd, 2019

Over the past few weeks, I’ve been organizing and finessing my  (pink and black) craft room / office.  Those of you who have been following along here for awhile might remember that last summer I was finally able to carve out some space of my own where I could work and craft.

Once we developed our basement space, we were able to move our playroom down there, and that left a decent-sized room on the main floor for moi!

Ever since last summer, this craft room  / office has been a big ol’ mess.  It never got fully organized, and soon became the dumping ground for ‘all things new school year’ and then ‘all things Dr. Seuss Tree’ and the ‘all things Christmas’.  It didn’t take long before the room felt like something out of a Hoarders episode.  OK, I exaggerate, but you get the picture.

In high school and university, I was one of those geeky Type As who couldn’t start to study for a big exam until my desk was sorted and sparkly.  I haven’t changed much because I still have trouble getting focused without order.

So one of my new years resolutions was to start 2012 (and, hopefully, end the year too) with an organized craft room / office.  And of course, it wouldn’t hurt if it was kinda pretty too, lol.

Oh, who I am kidding!  I wanted it to be totally pretty.   My 7 year old daughter likes spending time in here too – drawing, playing computer games and practicing her singing. When he’s not at the office, my husband prefers to works off his laptop in other areas of our home. So, I had the license to make it as girly as I wanted.

Last summer, when you first saw my craft room, I started out with lots of girly touches and pops of pink.  But I’ve amped that up even more! I mean, how many rooms in your home do you get to decorate with pink without any male interference at all?!?

I added some whimsy  on the walls with bright pops of pink against a palette of black and white.

On one of the walls, I used portraits of my daughter that we had taken back when she was just 3, playing with a pink boa. I found this fitting word art ,”Be your own kind of beautiful” at HomeSense.  Amazingly, we still had the feather boa from the photo shoot which was almost 5 years ago.  (It’s survived many a fashion show and concert around here!) But it was starting to lose its feathers, so I made a feather wreath out of it and hung it on my black and white gingham bulletin board (which I made from a shower curtain) right next to her photos.

The storage unit is the ever-popular Expedit from IKEA.  I love how it stores ALL of my craft stuff (no small task, lol).  (We also have the Expedit storage system in our downstairs playroom, and it’s been a life-saver at keeping things semi organized around here!)  The pink and black baskets and bins were collected over time.  Whenever I saw one that matched the room, I snatched it up.   I think I’ve finally traded out all of the old mismatched ones.

One of my faves is this cute burlap bin that is just the right height for storing wrapping paper.  I found it for $10.

Here’s how the room looks from the other side.

For whatever reason, since last summer I’ve gotten like a gazillion e-mails (OK, maybe more like 6, but still) about that “Keep Calm & Carry On” cork board.   I didn’t stencil or paint it myself; I purchased it late last summer, again at HomeSense (here in Canada).  I like it so much that I don’t even like to pin anything to it anymore, haha.  Oh well, so much for it being a useful bulletin board!

Here’s a closer look at some of the other art that you’ll find over on that wall.

I love the piece that says, “Love is the music of the soul” since my daughter practices her singing in this room.  Those awesome photos are of my daughter having fun with her cousins/BFFs.

I’ve been holding onto this little newspaper article from the Globe & Mail since 2008.  I finally put it in a frame and hung it for all to see!  Yah huh! Enough said!

I think most of you have seen my craft desk area. It’s usually covered in craft supplies, so maybe you haven’t, lol.  It’s also from IKEA and fits nicely in the corner.   Here’s a shot of that corner of the room…along with my easy peasey scrapbook paper art, which I’ve posted about a few times.

I am lucky to have a big floor to ceiling window in this room, but the only problem is that it offers little privacy.  My plan is to replace these roman shades with white shutters (installed on the bottom half on the window) so I can still get natural light, but my lovely neighbours won’t have to suffer through seeing me working in flannel PJs.

My daughter also uses the craft desk, so I added a little area on the wall to hang her masterpieces.  It was so simple.  I just attached thin ribbon to the wall with pretty tumb-tacks.  The little hooks that hang the art are from IKEA, but you could easily use hinged paper clips (bull clips).

My computer / work desk is on the wall across from my IKEA shelving unit.  That wall is a little less sexy.  I put a massive fabric covered bulletin board (again, covered with a shower curtain) above the desk which keeps all my important notes handy.  The little ledge above my desk is a great place to add some pops of pretty.

Now that it is both pretty and functional, my craft room / office is a space that I really love spending time in.  It’s feels bright and happy.  Being surrounded by so many of my favorite things is definitely inspiring.

I think pink is good for the mind and the soul, don’t you? 🙂

Hope you’ve enjoyed the tour!

Until next time,

Kerri

P.S.  I’m linking this room tour to the Craft Room showcase at Thrifty Decor Chick!

By Kerri, January 20, 2012, Filed Under: Room by Room: Renovations & Inspiration

About Kerri

Kerri Roche is the voice behind A Pop of Pretty, a Canadian-based home decorating blog, where she shares her love of modern cottage and coastal style, from the island of Newfoundland. Kerri is a lifelong interiors lover and an avid home enthusiast. She holds an MBA and Bachelor degree in Commerce (Marketing). Her blog is a creative outlet where she loves to inspire other style seeking home lovers with design and renovation ideas, DIY home decor tutorials, and shopping tips as she decorates her suburban family home and coastal cottage - all while juggling a busy young family, including a globe-trotting husband, 3 busy kids (including twins), and two energetic dogs named Finny and Winnie.

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  1. Lindsay says

    January 6, 2013 at 5:30 am

    I adore your craft room and all you’ve done with it!! It looks awesome! Just wondering if the Ikea Expedit shelving unit you used was the birch effect color. Thanks for you help! Your craft room is going to be the inspiration for mine.

    • Kerri says

      January 6, 2013 at 6:09 pm

      Hi Lindsay! Thanks for your nice comments about my craft room! Yes, the IKEA Expedit is in the birch. I also have the same shelf in the kids playroom, and its white. I think I would have preferred the white in the craft room too, but it was already in there when I changed the room into my craft room/office. Have fun! ~Kerri

  2. Lindal says

    June 24, 2012 at 12:32 am

    Hi Kerri,

    It’s nice to find another “pink and black” fan!! Googled for images for inspiration as trying to re-do my office (in pink and black!) and I have come to the right palce. Love your room. All the lovely personal touches make it really special. I never thought to frame those mag clippings I have been hording for ages! What a great idea. So nice to have a place of your own! All I need to do now is get my husband’s bikes back out to the shed so I can get started. Keep up your lovely work.

  3. Tracy says

    May 29, 2012 at 3:10 am

    Your website is beautiful and inspirational. I have hoarded crafting items and learned a lot about crafting for years now, and after 30 years married, I think I will actually have my own space to craft in in about a month. I love scrapbooking paper and you gave me some deloghtful ideas.

    • Kerri says

      May 29, 2012 at 11:55 pm

      Thanks so much Tracy; so sweet of you to leave me such a nice comment. Congrats on getting your very own craft room soon – I have to say, it REALLY is lovely to have a spot to call my own in this crazy house, lol. ~Kerri, A Pop of Pretty

  4. Katie says

    January 28, 2012 at 3:17 am

    Love all the pink! I’m just like you – if there is any clutter or mess I just can’t function! I love all your organization!

    • Kerri says

      January 28, 2012 at 2:02 pm

      Thanks for coming by Katie! ~Kerri, A Pop of Pretty

  5. [email protected] Smartie Pants says

    January 25, 2012 at 5:02 am

    Wow, I love your craft room! This is my first time here, can’t wait to look around, thanks for visiting my blog.

  6. Kerri says

    January 24, 2012 at 11:16 pm

    Thanks, Lynette. Even thought it’s always gonna be messy (the nature of a craft room, I think!), it actually does feel functional now, which is great. I do feel very lucky to have a space for my crafty projects now :-). Hope all is well with you. ~ Kerri

  7. Lynette says

    January 24, 2012 at 7:06 am

    It’s beautiful Kerri! You are so lucky to have such a beautiful space just for you! You have such great attention to detail, every little spot is organized with meaningful objects and functional. A great place to work in and be inspired.

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