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Organizing the HomeBefore & Afterbasement
msmarieh

Before-During-After Craft Area Transitions to Craft Room/Disaster Area

msmarieh
5 years ago

I have been kicking butt and taking names (and chewing bubble gum) this summer. I have gotten a ton of decluttering projects done. Last month, I converted hubby's old unused home office into my new craft room (and his study room as he has just gone back to school for his MBA). I previously had a couple shelving units in the basement. I have cleared those out and converted them into a disaster preparedness center.


With his old office, we purged like 75-80% of what was in there: garbage/recycle/electronics recycle/donations.


With my craft area, I purged some of the old stuff, but most of it was simply being reorganized in the new space.


With the disaster prep supplies, I brought them all together from different areas of the house to get them better organized including setting up "go bags" in case we needed to evacuate quickly. (Did you know September is National Preparedness Month?).


I'm so happy with how it has all come together and is all so much more usable space for hubby and I.


Craft area in basement - before


Craft area in basement - after


Craft area now converted to disaster preparedness supplies area


Left side of hubby's former home office - before


Left side of new craft room - after


Right side of hubby's former home office - before


Right side of new craft room - after



Hubby's former home office closet - before


Craft room closet - after


Panorama shot of craft room after



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  • sushipup1
    5 years ago

    Outstanding work! You sure put me to shame! Really, give me some hints on how to get off my duff and actually dig in and do it!

    Comments (6)

    • msmarieh
      Original Author
      5 years ago

      One step I took this year that helped a ton is that I put out the word on a local entrepreneurs group I belong to which encourages 1:1 meetings with people to ask if anyone would like to do a project swap 1:1 instead of the standard breakfast or lunch. I would be their minion for 2-3 hours on a project of their choice and then another day the same week, they would be my minion for 2-3 hours on a project of my choice. That was hugely helpful in getting some of these done. It's so much more fun (and effective) to work with someone who will just do what you say while you work (move that box, sort those things into piles, etc.)


    • Leelee Loo
      5 years ago
      Clean it up
    • PRO
      Stecki Construction
      5 years ago

      Wow! Big difference! You have done a great job organizing! Thanks for sharing!

    • bpath
      5 years ago

      Every time I see this thread title I smile. The basement went from one kind of "disaster area" to another lol, in a good way!

    • PRO
      All Square Contracting
      5 years ago

      Goals!

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