How to Organize Your Craft Room

Want to get your garage organized but do not have an arm and leg to spend on getting it done.

I am most happy working at my computer when everything is in place organization makes you feel free to work, thanks for the ideas

I can see you were quite successful in organizing and decluttering your work space. It looks quite workable now. Great job.

Up and useful.

I don't currently have a workroom, but when I do again, I will refer back to your Hub. I especially like the tips for psyching yourself up for cleaning and organizing and rewarding yourself for a job well done. You do have to be in the right frame of mind for this type of project! It is amazing what can be done to de-clutter a room with minimal storage options. You did a fantastic job! Now it's time to get hubby on board, right? ;)

Ha Carol, I just fixed up a workroom for myself. It's great to have a place where you can leave projects out. I told myself that I'd keep it neat and organized but who am I fooling? The whole reason I need one is because I need a place to hide my messes! great project, though, so voted up!

Carol - Outstanding job on your project and you did a fine job. I am a die-hard neat freak, which drives my family crazy. Since you are informed on the signs, I am a Virgo - 15th day. I suppose this explains some of my anal need for extreme organization.

Again, wonderful job.

I have to have an organized space to write well. I keep my office very tidy and it helps me to think while writing. Great post on organinzing space.

Organization is a task that always needs to be done on a home. A small bit of effort goes a long way.

Well I'm only just getting it started. I used to sell he odd bit of vintage and handmade jewellery but the market is totally flooded at the moment so I wasn't making anything really. So I have decided to start a new paper craft supplies and paper home decore items store instead. Got myself a Cricut Machine which will be how I make most stuff. I'm hoping as card making and scrapbooking are popular I have found a decent market to tap into. It's just gonna take me a few weeks to make up some supplies, photograph everything and stock the online store. But maybe I'll hub it afterwards. And the office which is coming along slowely! Happy new year!

I am in the process of doing this with our spare/craft/office room! I am starting a little Etsy business as well as taking on more private copywriting work and my hubpages/online writing so really want to sort the room so it is tidy for proper work to begin in the in February! January has been allocated to organise, plan and stock my etsy store as well as covering lots of overtime in my day job and a weeks holiday, staying with my aunt in scotland! Yours is looking good now, but I know how hard it is to keep a creative space tidy, I like everything within reach, which of course is impossible! Maybe I will hub my office when it is finally done!

I've had to keep my surfaces clear with the arrival of two incredibly curious young cats, just before Christmas. They happily play with pens, knock over piles, and chew papers (and cables!) It has made my workroom much more enjoyable, for me at least! Although it's definitely a habit change, to put hobby and work supplies away after use!

I definitely wish you luck.....how big is the room?

Very informative hub. I learn many things here. I should follow your tips. Thanks for writing and share with us. Voted up and Take care!

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I especially like your suggestion of a weekly re-organization. I tend to put things back in their place, MOST of the time....using your suggestion will give us all a jump on the situation.

Voted up and useful.

A Wonderful and useful share carol. I vote up and share all around . I hope you had a great Xmas and are looking forward to the new year.

Eddy.

Hi Carol... an ongoing challenge for me... just as easy to let it pile up and then one day say that is it and do it. I have learned though my workspace where I write must be free of clutter and organized... hate the mess...Great hub and lots of good ideas...

Hugs from Canada

Good work, Carol. It can be hard to keep things organized if one is in a hurry. I sure know that, myself.

It is so funny that I came across this tonite. I was just in my spare room which is totally unorganized right now. Space in my tiny home is at a premium so it does not take long for clutter to reproduce. It is also a play room for my grandboy so it is full of toys. O, my. I must get busy rearranging and moving things around.

I used to be known as the organization queen when I taught school I must dust off my crown and reinvent myself.

Thanks for sharing this...I WILL get busy now, Carol...

Sending you Angels...:) ps

Nice transformation. Really well-done. I enjoy organizing my home office once in a while, too. It usually gets messy again pretty soon, though! LOL

Carol. We definitely have a few rooms that could use a couple of these tips. I like to keep things in a nice tidy fashion and when "stuff" gets out of control I get a little unsettled. Maybe this weekend we'll tackle a room. What a great way to start off the new year.

Many thanks. Voting up, sharing, etc. Have a great New Year.

Excellent hub! We live in a small apartment so I had to make space for my art supplies, books and computer. It pays to be organized or I would never get to tackle my hobbies. Voted up.

I love organizing my stuff. Even better I really enjoy throwing things away!

I have been in the organization mode for at least a month. I found so much stuff that i really didn't need, so i bagged it all up and gave it to The helping hands project in my town. I am sure my over-stacked items helped someone. I find it impossible to write in a messy place, so i not only helped me but someone else too. Thank's for sharing ideas..

Carol....I NEED you to come to my house! Please? LOL. What a huge positive difference it makes in more ways than one...when we finally have had enough of the "MESS."

I'm one of those who is up & down with this. I will put an entire day into cleaning, organizing, stacking and ridding myself of junk......and I'm so pleased with the end result.......until it begins to happen again. The only way it can remain perfect is if we lock the door and don't use the room or anything in it!! LOL!

Great hub.......This is one of those times I need help!! Thanks for giving me the push...UP+++

With the new year coming up this is a great project for most anyone.

You have inspired me to attack my studio, Carol7777! I am notoriously disorganized, and I spend way too much time looking for the things I want to use in my work. I would really benefit from a good stint of organizing and cleaning. You have hit the right time of year for this hub, too. This will be a great New Year's resolution - finally get that art room cleaned up and streamlined! Thanks for the inspiration!

I write and do my eBay thing amidst a lot of clutter. And, yes, it definitely shows up in my writing--my cluttered mind, that is. : ) Still, it is refreshing to read a hub that honestly demonstrates that this might just be a common occurrence. Thank you for presenting, in what appears to be a real time happening, a very organized and clutter-free article that will definitely help me and others. Well done, Carol!

My workspace is one big pile of stuff. I have way too many projects going on at the same time. Thanks for the ideas. I'm always hopeful that one day I will be organized.

Carol7777, These are great ideas for creating the right environment for creativity. I go through spells of being a neat-nik and later, when it slowly gets out of order and I organize again, it makes things so much better, being ready for when that spark of energy finds me and I sit down to work. Good read!

I simply cannot write if my room is a mess...I'm a bit anal that way, but I do believe that a cluttered room makes for a cluttered mind. Great suggestions....well in line with the Living Simple principles.