Crafty Cati's Craft Room Capers!

Hello again, it's been a while since I posted last, but good news we have actually moved into our own house at last and my dream has come to fruition I have my very own Craft Room.........it is something I and many of you have longed for. I have to pinch myself often to ensure I am not still dreaming.
 The room is a bedroom with a large window so plenty of natural light that I love, and one entire wall is a floor to ceiling wardobe with sliding doors and oodles of storage space to fill! I know that's going to be a challenge, after all we crafters really don't enjoy shopping for supplies do we...........my husband can spot a new spotlight bag with lightening speed. 
In fact I have a funny story about the two catis on a secret trip to spotlight, before we moved we lived just around the corner from a spotlight store, and of course it was a regular spot to find us wandering through the aisles......on one such day we  popped around to spotlight secretly in the car only to get a phone call from hubby who was sat in the car park having followed a huge trail of oil from home to spotlight........we had sprung a huge leak without knowing.....and were very lucky he'd noticed and came to the rescue but it was very funny, even the car gave the secret away!
Having said that he is turning his hands and his tools to woodwork in the name crafting and has made a lovely crochet hook handle so watch this space we may introduce him to the blog soon.
Back to the Craft room, it is in the early stages of development yet but I wanted to give you a glimpse of the layout and how I am putting it together, and will share developments and tips as it progresses.

I have used 3 storage units here from Ikea
Kallax 4x2 storage units. I chose the lovely bright turquoise colour because I want the craft room to be a colourful and fun place to work, and I got them at almost half price in a sale....I love a bargain. I even found a plant pot holder the same colour at Bunnings to bring a little nature into the room with a flowering plant.
The units have been in various positions on trial over the last few weeks but I like this design the best as it utilises the difficult under the window area, maximising the light by reflecting it into the room, and creates a great work top for storing precious nick knacks as well as work space.

I have also added a 2x2 storage unit and may use this as a platform for a temporary work top between the main storage units. I am considering either an L shaped work area made up of either two 2 metre work tops from Ikea or maybe one work top and a table that my husband will create a dropped shelf within to sit my sewing machine flush with the table top for  perfect quilting surface. I have seen a great hack for this on Blue Dinosaur using an Ingo Table from Ikea, this may be a future blog once I decide on the perfect set up.

I have added another bargain from Ikea the Raskog which I saved another $20 on and is useful for storing the items I need for my current project and on casters I can wheel it anywhere in the house if I choose to craft in the lounge. It is currently holding my crochet project the indigo sleeveless jacket (pattern p 52 of Crochet magazine winter 2015) in preperation for the coming winter.
The blue chair is my rocking chair, I have always loved rocking chairs and find the rocking motion very relaxing, this one needs some TLC, and will soon be re- upholstered as a joint project with my husband.
The small white chair is one we recently transformed from a plain pine and faded peach velvet covered chair to its current glory, I promise to add its transformation to the blog later. We are very proud of how it has turned out and plan to use the same material on the rocking chair.

Here's  a close up of the fabric, it was love at first sight!!
And guess what yet another bargain at 40% off.

The lovely wardrobe is currently fairly empty and so at the minute houses a secret hiding place for my Craft Room buddies, Dragon and Sapphire, they are never far from my feet......if not under my chair.

Here they are below today sharing a favorite cushion at my feet, and having a snooze while I blog and crochet....so peaceful.

Dragon cathing a few zzzz's while Sapphi rests.

Sapphire or Sapphi as she is known is a new addition to the family she is only 16 wks old Blue and White Tenterfield Terrier and extremely playful. I think Dragon is quite relieved she is having a snooze......they are already great pals.

Happy Crafting to you all!

Crafty Cati