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Little Redo: Art Space

When we asked our youngest daughter what she would choose to make the house more enjoyable, she said she would redo her Art Space. We have a landing space at the top of the steps. The desk had been deemed the homework space, but our daughter and her Art slowly took over. Considering that no one does their homework in this spot, Ira’s art space was born.

Our kids hang out in the landing space, so we try to have them reset it once a week. Everything returns to its proper home, along with dusting and vacuuming. If they stay on top of it, it never gets too bad.

I took a trip to Target and the Dollar Tree. I was open to whatever they had available but knew I needed some small and paper-size bins.

She made this super cute sign that I used as inspiration for a larger sign I made for the wall.

I first pulled everything from the area, got rid of what we didn’t need, and then put it back in its new home.  Plastic cups in long bins keep the crayons separated by color family. Copic markers stay displayed on the desk for easy use. The pencil case on the top shelf is full of extra sharpened pencils. Next is a wall file folder that I turned sideways to hold and separate scrapbook, cardstock, and craft paper. There is an empty paper sorter for projects that need to dry, along with some portfolio binders and a dollar tree container to hold some of her special items.

File crates keep our bigger craft supplies under control. Old pencil boxes are repurposed and labeled to house crayons, markers, and colored pencils. Glue, stickers, and paints each get their own bins, so the kids can easily get what they need and know where to return it. The self we already had was an Amazon purchase.

We’ve had the corkboard for several years to display artwork. For more display space, I tacked some braided twine with clothes pins to the wall below. The large art bag was purchased from Amazon to keep larger projects safe.

The transformed space excited our daughter and all the kids about getting into new projects. It was a welcome change to make the space feel complete.

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