Several weeks ago, I sold my wall unit desk in the hopes to start a craft room in here. I purchased this dining table for $50.00 off Craigslist. I love the lines and the measurements. A “normal” desk was just not a big enough space for me, so this was perfect!
I wanted quick access to all my tools, so I purchased a frame for $11.00 at Hobby Lobby and painted some pegboard I already had. I stapled the pegboard into the frame, but I needed some help with the wood slats I wanted on the back. Enter husband.
After asking for two weeks, he finished one slat, watched some TV (“Total Drama Island”—really adult stuff)…
… and took a much needed rest from his hard work. This is how he rolls people. Don’t stand in his way.
Wanna see it?
In case you’re wondering how difficult it is to find cute accessories for pegboard, I’d categorize it in the “very” section of my file. I had to get a little creative. The tins below were from the $$ section at Target. I simply placed two pieces of glass from some frames to use as the “shelf”.
The little mesh basket was from my grocery store. It was black, so I just painted it. It houses my “go to” paint colors. The rest are kept in a different place. I figure I’ll rotate them as needed, but no sense in getting them all out at one time.
The wire baskets were a happy accident. I found them at Salvation Army several months ago. I didn’t know what I’d use them for, but I’m glad I bought them! The large one houses my alphabet rub-ons and stickers (I’m a labeler), and the small one fits my sanding sponges perfectly.
The only thing missing is my glue gun and that’s because I was using it in the other room! All together, I probably spent $20-25. Totally worth it for some pretty organization.
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That looks amazing Chris. I love seeing beautiful organized spaces. I'm having my next We're Organized Wednesday party on April 28th. I would love it if you'd like to join.
Wow this is awesome. I love what you did. The great part is you can see it and it's very accessible.
Very nice, I really like the frame idea. We got my mom's old table, so ours went downstairs as my new sewing table, so much room, I love it. Terri
Looks great! I put peg board on the inside of my closet door.
It's wonderful! I am turning my office into my little craft studio right now, and I needed this boost to remind me what a lazy butt I've been about it 🙂 It looks great, and it's an awesome feeling to have an inspiring work place to create. Enjoy it!
Great job!! It looks amazing. You are so creative!
Yes Please! I am in the midst of putting together a 1/2 craft room and hubbies 1/2 office. I am now sold on making one of these.
Show off.
😉
I love it. Someday I'll have a craft room….someday.
Until then I'll drool over yours, don't mind me.
great idea for storage, pretty frame and everything you need easy to access
What a wonderful design…I'd be embarrassed to show you a pic of my craft central… probablly because it doesn't exist :)….thank you for the inspiration 🙂
Hooray for new beginnings. Someday I too will have a crafting space of my own. I'll just have to love yours for now. 🙂
oh i am loving the frame look!
we (hub & i -ditto) did one for my craft room, but it isn't framed.
don'tcha just love how organized you feel. my peg board is my new BFF.
Have you seen Home Depots peg board accessories? Mine has sooo much…and I NEED it all! 😉 I love how yours turned out. I love pegboard!
Rebecca of the R&W Gals
Looks great! Don't you just love peg boards?!
An incredible idea. The peg board in the frame is genius!
you are amazing! the husband photos are so cute! tell him i said so
Love it! I think the wire GW baskets might have originally been accesories for the ikea jerker desk. My hubby used to have one! I wonder if they still sell similar items? I don't think they make the jerker anymore.
I bought wire baskets like that from ikea about 8 years ago. They hang on a rod (also from ikea) in my laundry room. Maybe they still have them??
Oooo I love it! I am soooo going to steal this idea, when hubby gets his finger out.
Or Mayb I' ll do it myself
Cheers
Vicki
Have you not hear me the MILLION times I have asked you to move to Tennessee? Geesh…girl…do I have to beg?!?! Once gain…you rocked it!! Totally on my "summer-to-do-list!"
Super cute! Can't wait to see the rest.
Wow! That is my dream pegboard!
Your new room is looking great! Love that pegboard! Love & blessings from NC!
Why didn't I think of that!?!
ok.. I want one of those…if only I had a craft room! Totally cute. Love it!
Eek! I'm looking to do the same thing– standard sized desks just don't cut it for crafts, do they?!
That craft corner is really coming together. And I am with you on the big desk, when it comes to crafting big surfaces are everything!
Chris this looks great….. but I can't wait to see the window boxes.
Are they white? Large? Simple? Please show us pictures I am in desperate need of making some for our house and I thought I would let you try it first.;)
Love the Peg Board! Such a great idea!
You make it look so easy….I wouldn't have this project done for like 2 months!
I wouldn't dismiss Total Drama Island as not serious TV viewing, Chris! I think between that and Sponge Bob, I've become a better person. : )
Love your peg board! It really holds a good amount of supplies, too.
This looks awesome!
I was looking at this while my husband was talking to me – He stopped mid-sentence and said "WOW! What a great idea!"
Looks great! Gotta try it 🙂
Love that! I'm starting to plan mine right now!!
That looks amazing! Great project & I love the organizing ideas.
Blessings,
Stacey
Your pegboard looks great (although the ER nurse in me can see stitches coming with the sharp edges of the glass you're using for shelves – please be careful).
I looked for pegboard solutions (don't have hubby, can't use tools) but they were all so expensive! Finally found this: http://www.organize.com/craft-center-scrapbook-organizer-clear-frosted-pegboard.html
Yours looks better and is cheaper, but for those who can't make…
Also, bought an 8-cube storage shelf (closet maid) at Target for 44 bucks, you can buy cloth bins (tons of color choices) to fit for another 7 bucks each. I plan on using that to help with my tiny tiny scrap room.
Please keep posting pics of your craft room!
It looks so nice! What a great creative space.
Brilliant and functional. I love it!
Kaye
OOOOOH! I love this!
I love this! If I ever have a room just for crafts, I am so doing this!
That looks great! I can't wait to see the rest of the transformation.
Looks great!!!
My husband loves Total Drama Island too lol
Oraganization doesn't have to be ugly. Love how you framed the pegboard. That will pretty much hold whatever you need. Wish I had that room. Green with envy!
Brooke
Very, VERY pretty organizing! I love the way you achieve awesome organization (you're my idol in this department) with great looks.
And now I'm wondering. . . just what were you using the glue gun for?
Wow! I absolutely adore it! So creative and useful too.
Wow, this is beautiful – my ideal!
Looks great!
I generally dislike pegboard – actually I'm fairly certain there has never been one I've ever even considered a possible – but I love this! Very clever on the glass idea!
Pretty cool–looking forward to seeing the WHOLE thing.
Melinda
I LOVE this! What a space saver. Thanks for sharing your ideas 🙂
I am SO copying this! I just bought a huge frame from HL and this will work perfect!
Great job! It looks great.
Love this project! The frame really brings it together and I am jealous of all the pegboard accessories you put together!
This looks fabulous! I love the frame idea. So pretty and useful! Love the lines of your new table too! Can't wait to see what you have planned!
Love it. It looks fantastic. And I have those exact same little white buckets on my craft supply pegboard in my craft closet!
What a great idea. I am having issues with creating a craft space. I wish I had somewhere to put it.
Thanks for the idea.
Organizing is the best! Especially when it looks cute AND it's functional.
This is really fabulous!
Looks great!
Total Drama Island… lol
The pegboard looks great!
Love the organization! Did you happen to paint the table white?
~Rhonda from Minnesota
This looks terrific! Great job!
Looks great!!!
I am in the process of relocating my craft room from a small bedroom to an unused living room. I have had a very large frame that I wasn't sure what to do with it. NOW I KNOW! Thank you for the inspiration.
The Husband is a cutie pahtootie even if he was just messing with us … I seen that smile while he was sleeping.
That is so awesome! Great job! Going to have to think of a place for one in my house! As always, thank you for sharing!
Love it! Hope your better than your mom @ keeping down the number of items I think I have to have on my peg board garden center. It keeps getting bigger and bigger. My theory, is to keep like things together. That's hard to do a stay "Pretty". Your soooo talented.
Mom
Likey!
I LOVE THIS!! You are so creative, I've always wanted to do something like this. Maybe I'll give it a shot sooner then later!
XO
Kristin
i've been wanting to put a pegboard up in my office… i loved seeing yours!
quick question… how did you hang those baskets??
You clever, clever girl! Can I just say, I want to come to your house and see everything?!? I bet the whole place is full of ideas. Lovely.
I just found your blog from The Handmade Home and I love it! I think I may just have to borrow this idea! So fun!
Have a Merry Christmas!
Amanda
Awesome, Amanda! Welcome! I hope the idea works out for you!
I think I missed something…What are the wooden slats on the back of the pegboard frame for? Hanging? I would love to duplicate this, and would like to know how you hung it in order to keep it stable. I imagine it is pretty heavy…Thanks!
Hi Wendy! Without the wood slats, the pegboard would have sat flush to the wall. That wouldn’t have left any room for the hooks to go in behind it. The slats kept the frame off the wall a bit, so I could easily insert/move around the hooks. As for hanging it, my husband used a couple of mollies (anchors) to secure it into the wall and screwed hooks into the frame to hang on the mollies. They fit right over the screws in the wall. Secure! Hope that helps!
Hi Chris,
I LOVE the pegboard, and I’ve done something similar in my own “craft studio”, however it’s driving me crazy trying to figure out how you hung your Fiskars cutter. I have the same one, and I haven’t found a way to hang it like you have!
Help!
Thanks in advance!
Ha! I had the same problem, Juju! I actually used a drill and drilled a hole into the middle of it so I could hang it on a hook. I hope that helps! Good luck!
Just discovered your site. It is great. I love the pegboard project. I have a questions. My husband put up a basic pegboard w/metal hooks in the garage to hold beach stuff and gardening things. But, every time I take something off – lift it up and take off- the hook almost always falls to the ground. ANNOYING!
How do you make your hooks stay on the pegboard when taking items off?
Thanks!
Marcy