TV Cabinet Turned Craft Hutch Storage Unit {Before & After Pictures}

I've been wanting to share this TV cabinet turned craft hutch project with you lovelies for quite some time now. This is actually an undertaking my husband & I worked on before I was even blogging so thankfully I was smart enough to take some "before" pics.

EEK! This old beat up thing was left behind by the previous owners & for quite some time it sat in our basement and served as my "Monica closet". Any old fans of the show "Friends" in the house?! Basically, any or every little thing I didn't know what to do with was shoved into this old TV unit.

Shortly after starting my own business on Etsy we realized we needed to remodel our home office to better accommodate all my shop's inventory but there was one little problem.......there was no storage or closet space in the room. That's when little Miss Ugly's life was spared! Why not convert the TV unit into a craft/office hutch to help store some of my supplies? And that's exactly what we my husband did!

Holy smokes! Who knew I was storing animals in this thing? So after clearing out the wild life my hubby sanded, painted, & added a peg board to the back of the unit & then we moved it up to the office.

 I found a picture holder at Pier 1 & thought it was the perfect way to display some of my card designs on the side of the cabinet!

Ready to see the inside?

Now I have a fun and organized space for all my packaging materials, hole punches, ribbon, card stock, postal scale, & other business supplies.  I can not express how much easier my life is with this storage unit! No more running room to room just to finish one order.

Sources:

Paint Color-"Fountain of Youth" by Dutch Boy

Ribbon Memo Board-Michael's

Dark Turquoise Office Organizer Bins-Walmart

Dry Eraser Boards (Spray Painted White)-Bed, Bath, & Beyond

White Organizer Basket-The Dollar Tree

Round Magnetic Holders-Michaels

Picture Holder-Pier 1 

Peg Board & Kit-Menards

How do you organize your craft or business supplies?

Linking here:
http://www.skiptomylou.org/
http://craftomaniac.blogspot.com/
http://www.homemakeronadime.com/
http://www.sugarbeecrafts.com/
http://todayscreativeblog.net/
http://funkypolkadotgiraffe.blogspot.com/
http://carolynshomework.blogspot.com/
http://jaysonandashley.blogspot.com/
http://diybydesign.blogspot.com/
http://www.gingersnapcrafts.com/
http://www.bluecricketdesign.net/
http://lilluna.com/http://lilluna.com/
http://southernlovely.blogspot.com/
http://somedaycrafts.blogspot.com/
http://www.itsoverflowing.com/
http://www.houseofhepworths.com/
http://www.somewhatsimple.com/
http://thefrugalgirls.com/
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Office Organization: Chalkboard Magazine Holder

I started remodeling our home office shortly after Christmas when I realized running up and down stairs for supplies that were scattered in multiple rooms was not going to cut it. It was great exercise for the quads but not efficient when you’re running a home based business. One of my goals in remodeling the studio office {I'm hoping by using the word "studio" it brainwashes you guys into thinking that I am bona fide professional artist} was to have a place for everything and that includes all the craft and biz magazines I have lying around. When we first moved into our home we had purchased this magazine rack from Ikea.



{SPONTAN Magazine Rack in Silver from IKEA}

It served its purpose well in our previous office but it was a bit too industrial looking for the style I am trying to achieve in the new “studio”. So I decided to freshen it up a bit by busting out the good 'ol white spray paint.

Then I spotted these miniature picture frames in the dollar section at Michaels.  I had an “aha” moment when I laid eyes on them and the bonus was they were an additional 80% off.

They were a fun color but I wanted to bring in some other colors from my “studio” so I removed the backs of the frames and spray-painted them a nice, light khaki color. Then for my “aha” moment  {which don’t come often enough}, I remembered I had some large oval chalkboard labels lying around just waiting to be used.  So I traced and cut out three-square shapes from the labels.  I hot glued the labels to the backs of the frames.  Then I took my chalkboard frames and adhered them to the front of the magazine rack.

{Peek into my "studio"}

Tada! I’m really happy with the way it came out and I am always delighted when I get to reuse things that are lying around the house.

Chalkboard decals are all the rage right now and I can totally see why! Chalkboards are an easy and fun way to personalize, organize, and decorate your home.  You can find all kinds of chalkboard “ware” on Etsy at stores like Braden’s Grace.

Isn’t it easier to stay organized when you have somewhere fun and pretty to put your stuff? I’m thinking chalkboard frames on the front of magazine baskets would look cute too!

I’d love to share the whole “studio” remodel with you someday but I am warning you I am very slow and meticulous in the way I decorate.  So you may need to stick around till like 2014 to see it.

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http://dittledattle.blogspot.com/
http://www.homemakeronadime.com/
http://betweennapsontheporch.blogspot.com/
http://www.thegirlcreative.com/
http://craftomaniac.blogspot.com/
http://blackberryvine.blogspot.com/
http://thirtyhandmadedays.com/
http://tipjunkie.com/
http://www.sugarbeecrafts.com/
http://gingersnapcrafts.blogspot.com/
http://www.lilluna.com/
http://www.craftyconfessions.com/
http://jaysonandashley.blogspot.com/
http://www.somewhatsimple.com/
http://notsosimplehousewife.blogspot.com/
http://thefrugalgirls.com/
http://thirtyhandmadedays.com/
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http://www.bystephanielynn.com/

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