Well here it is.
Our new Art Room….with a little guest area too.
Happy is an understatement to how we feel about it. All on a low budget and mainly on items pulled elsewhere from the house.
Even the paint was picked out of our workshop (a reject from the mudroom).
As I mentioned, we had outgrown our old, little space in the laundry room. This one should grow and last with us for a while.
I have been drooling over striped rugs for quite some time now. I really wanted to get this one from IKEA but thought twice about toddlers + art + wool rug. Not a good idea. So we found a roll of linoleum at Home Depot for 35 dollars and turned it into our own rug/splat mat.
The table is from our kitchen. The kitchen is getting a makeover and we no longer needed it.
We loved the table but we were not sure of where we would need it in the house.
Honey Do cut down the legs to just the right size for the chairs that I picked up at the Brooklyn Flea.
Most of the money spent in the room was on the twin beds. IKEA twin mattresses + bedding.
The fabric for the windows was pulled out of my fabric stash. They are a bit short but I don’t mind.
We found this desk at yard sale and Honey Do refinished it. This is the girls new writing desk.
Lamp shade is from IKEA.
Pallet beds are all the rage now. I have been in love with them ever since I saw them here.
Honey-Do put his own spin on them. Beautiful. I want one for my room now.
Another yard sale find, an old Singer 201. We had it rewired and it sews beautifully.
I figured it would be a good place to get some extra sewing in while the girls are busy with projects.
Although I am already thinking I might either add some easels there or possibly a 2nd roll top desk.
I wanted a place where I could showcase their art. I also pulled in some of the art prints that I have been collecting from this past year.
This one is an original by my mama. I have a few more I am planning on framing. I love the personal feeling of the art wall.
The guest beds also serves as a great reading area.
She wasn’t too happy that I wouldn’t let her do art. I was trying to photograph the room, she was trying to do what she loves to do. Create.
These blossoms have already fallen off the tree. It was a beautiful view for a few days at least.
I love their creativity. She came up with this idea on her own.
A Marching Hat. Too cute for words.
I pulled up our Stokke chairs from the kitchen (bought used on craigslist).
The girls really were not using them much, we were thinking of selling them but I love them in the room.
They are perfect for 4 cousins to sit together and share in creating.
This room has already changed our day to day. We have had a bout of bad weather (with the exception of the last couple of days) and we have been forced to spend a ton of time indoors. This room gives us the outlet we need, away from the TV. A happy place to sit, read, create, and play games.
A once unused room being used to it’s full potential now.
Soooo….if you need me, this is where I will be. 🙂