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A Year of Change: Craft Room Makeover

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It’s the last Friday of the month which means it’s time to reveal our June Year of Change project. This month, you may remember that we teamed up with Lamps Plus {you can read more about the announcement of this project here}. They challenged us all to get out of our comfort zones and try out some of their new swag lights. Links to the other four projects are at the end of this post so you’ll want to be sure to check those out as well!

As I mentioned at the beginning of the month, I took this opportunity to completely redo my craft room/movie room/workout room {which in reality was our junk room}. The number one priority in the room was function. I still needed to be able to use the space for all the same reasons – just much more effectively. And if you’ve followed along this last month, you’ll see I’ve departed from both of my design plans again in the three weeks I’ve worked on the space 😉

I was still working on photos for this project this morning, so of course we had torrential rains and dark skies outside in lieu of the usual sunshine that pours in this space. Lots of tricky photography happening this morning but I think I was able to accurately capture the space color-wise. You’d think I’d learn my lesson on procrastination one of these days….. moving on!

Today, I’m going to focus on the overall room itself as well as the lighting. Then, I’ll plan to do some more in-depth tutorials next week for an item or two. So for now…the pictures!

For the main lighting, I selected a

The chaise lounge was perfect for the space. I needed to maximize floor space so we can still workout in here. I really only needed seating for one {plus the cats – hence the floor pillows} because if my husband and I watch movies jointly, it’s in the living room. Our workout equipment is stored in the seagrass baskets under the TV and our yoga mats are in the paint dipped basket to the right. You’ll notice I also painted the TV stand and painted all of the hardware on it with gold spray paint.

One of my favorite parts of the room is my sewing area.

Here it was three short weeks ago {you can also see the TV stand when it was black in this photo}:

And here is the space now. This swag light actually plugs in to any wall outlet {or has the option to be hardwired} and it was SO easy to hang. I was even able to do this one all by myself. 🙂 I love the task lighting this pendant provides and I love that I can easily raise or lower the light on the hook, depending on the amount of light I need. The inspiration pin board is also one of my favorite additions. I got the desk and ghost chair for free, thanks to some gift cards I had on hand. I still need to spray paint the mirror gold.

Love this little area now!Craft room with walls painted Benjamin Moore Healing Aloe

I couldn’t be happier with the way this space turned out!

SHOP THE SPACE:

FULL SOURCE LIST:
Paint Color – Benjamin Moore Healing Aloe
Baseboard Trim Color – Behr Swiss Coffee
Roman Shades – Pottery Barn Grosgrain Ribbon Cordless Roman Shade {purchased on eBay}
Ghost Chair – this one from Amazon {this one is also available with arms}
Sewing Table/Desk – this one from Staples
Chaise Lounge – this one from Overstock
Art – $10 art {9×12 size} from Sarah Swanson Design on Etsy
Gold Frames – these frames from Target – spray painted gold with this paint from Lowe’s
TV Stand Paint Color – Country Chic Paint in Simplicity
TV Stand Baskets – HomeGoods (similar)
Yoga Mat Basket – Target
Garden Stool Side Table – HomeGoods
Main Swag Light – Lamps Plus {shades here}
Swag Light over sewing table – Lamps Plus {shade here}
Canvas art by the TV and on the inspiration board – DIY – see project here
Inspiration board – DIY – tutorial coming next week
Floor pillows- tutorial coming next week (same fabric on pillow here)
Art on inspiration board – vintage post cards bought in Hawaii, paint swatches from Restoration Hardware, Schumacher Celerie Kemble Betwixt fabric samples, and pages of a recent J. Crew and Pottery Barn catalog
A big thank you to Lamps Plus for providing me with the lights for review and for motivating me to finish this room!
Now, be sure to stop by and check out all the other spaces from these lovely ladies: Suburban Bitches, Rosa Beltran Design and Abby M Interiors. Happy weekend!

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Diclosure: This is not a sponsored post. However, Lamps Plus provided me with the two light fixtures and shades to provide a review. As always, my opinions of the product are strictly my own. Some affiliate links used.
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  1. Mego says

    June 27, 2014 at 9:44 pm

    Love this room, Sarah! Quick ? For you: what size were the Target frames and what size prints did you order? They are awesome!!!

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    • Sarah S says

      June 27, 2014 at 9:50 pm

      Sorry about that! The art was 9×12 and the frames were the 14×18 which is matted to 8×10 {which Sarah Swanson recommended for the pieces in her listing}. Hope that helps!

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  2. Vel Criste says

    June 27, 2014 at 7:26 pm

    Love the lighting Sarah! So unique, you’ve totally transformed another room into something really beautiful!

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  3. footnotes and finds says

    June 28, 2014 at 1:00 am

    such a great transformation! love it!

    http://www.footnotesandfinds.com

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  4. Selene @ Restoration Beauty says

    June 27, 2014 at 8:52 pm

    It looks fabulous, Sarah!! I love the wall color!

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  5. SHERRY HART says

    June 28, 2014 at 12:06 pm

    Looks great….love this space and you have to inspired me to get started on my junk room…..maybe:)

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  6. Krista thehappyhousie says

    June 28, 2014 at 2:28 pm

    It is absolutely beautiful Sarah- so pretty and clean and fresh and bright and well organized!! Pinning!!

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  7. HB says

    June 28, 2014 at 3:39 pm

    Great job Sarah! I love it!

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  8. Tricia says

    June 29, 2014 at 1:34 pm

    I love how your craft turn out Sarah! What an inviting retreat! I could totally get some work done if that were my desk area. 🙂
    Tricia // Suburban Bitches

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  9. Jayleen Zotti says

    July 2, 2014 at 4:02 am

    What a great room! You even have a designated space for the sewing machine … I’m inspired!

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  10. WoodsofBellTrees says

    July 2, 2014 at 7:46 am

    Oh I love the changes so much! It’s so light!

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  11. Mary Beth says

    July 3, 2014 at 4:00 pm

    The entire room is perfection. I love that four-light swag. I’m going to have to find a place for that in my home. Thanks also for listing what products you used ~ I wanted to know the color of the room and now I do!

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  12. Michelle {Jarrah Jungle} says

    July 7, 2014 at 2:00 am

    Such a relaxing and tranquil room, I bet you get lost in there for hours 🙂

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  13. Michelle says

    July 7, 2014 at 2:14 pm

    Beautiful room. The chaise is awesome!!

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  14. Jessi says

    August 7, 2014 at 7:05 pm

    What an amazing transformation! I really like the desk area. Fab chair! And after doing some work there, I would totally curl up with a book on the chaise.

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  15. Christy@Confessions of a Serial Do-it-Yourselfer says

    August 16, 2014 at 1:51 pm

    I LOVE this space, Sarah!! Thanks for sharing! 🙂

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  16. Lexy says

    May 13, 2015 at 8:51 pm

    Do you mind me asking what the dimensions of the rooms are?

    Thanks!
    lexy

    Reply

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