Angela Hamilton

A small, good space for crafts

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Our small one-bedroom apartment doesn’t quite allow a separate craft room, nor a place to write (I normally bring my notebook or laptop out here instead). At first I was focused on gathering really pretty shelving to sneakily store my yarn away because I knew it would have to go in the main room. Eventually, not wanting to pay hundreds of dollars or search through disappointing Los Angeles thrift shops for months until I found the perfect solution, I settled on the practical: cheap Target + Ikea goods.

To spice things up a bit I added vintage book pages to the back of the main shelf, a bit of washi tape around the top border, and put mismatched boxes throughout.

Even though the shelf itself is pretty narrow, it will easily store large stacks of boxes.

I put pens over here as opposed to the drawers by my desk, which are already full with paint, stamp, and other craft supplies. It’s a little scattered but it’s not like I have to go far.

Here’s the magnet board above my desk.

One of my only complaints about our cute apartment is the lack of natural light. We only get a yellowy flood of light in the main room around seven a.m. when the sun is rising and even then it’s just enough to wash out a little corner of the room – so pictures like this aren’t so light and beautiful.

I really wanted a separate room for all my things at first – but with moving that definitely wasn’t going to happen, and I realized in the end that I don’t need it at all.

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  1. Ah Angela. You never cease to amaze me. I think the yarn piled on the top shelf looks so cute and colorful, I love it! And I love the book pages on the back too, such a good idea (again, with you and those book pages! 🙂
    xo!

    • thank you! of course I didn’t even realize this book page decor obsession of mine. I swear I don’t waste books – I’ve only done this to a few 🙂

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