My Workspace REVEAL- before and after

Finally, I can get all my pictures up- the room is done.


In the beginning... this room was added onto the house after it was moved to this property in 1959-- that is when they added the one and only bathroom ...

NO...WAIT. That is too far back...

In a Galaxy far, far away... No... Too High-Tech....

Well, recently... How is that?

Yeah, recently I met Donna- (Funky Junk Interiors) She is a mover and a shaker. She inspired me to get my workspace lined out. So I can be more productive in 'GETTING MY RECENTLY ACQUIRED EMPTY NEST-- pulled together' . I decided I'd play along, because it was time. The kids are gone, DISORGANIZATION WAS MOUNTING and Space is a premium in my home now; I should BE CONQUERING IT and making what has always been mine (and the hubby's) reflect US!
BUT...
I needed a place to work, while pulling all the other spaces together.

So-- Donna said, "choose a space"

I did. I call it the Utility Room. It is the space right between the kitchen and the back door and squarely planted between the bathroom and my bedroom.
I do laundry there.
I blog there.
I walk precariously through this room in the night between bed and potty

(Oh, the dangers!)

I did it and I'm glad I did. I am especially glad to have followed other sister bloggers through the workshop series who weren't afraid to show their CONQUESTS TOO. IT'S BEEN FUN!

There are lot of pictures-- hope you can last through IT!

So here are a few before and after shots.

This is looking from my bedroom to my computer area.




This is looking into the utility room from the kitchen


At the computer area (BEFORE ) ....... OUT MY WINDOWS! (AFTER)



This is looking from the kitchen to the laundry area.


The mess, who could do laundry here? (BEFORE) .........Just needed a little cleaning up really. (AFTER)




My homemade laundry soap. A clean surface for folding. Baskets for storage.





I don't mind walking into this room now! .........................Canning supplies above the washer /dryer.

This is the view from the washer looking back to my bedroom. Yes! see I told you it was dangerous. NOW, with a clean area for work. A chalkboard for notes. No Longer a mountain of clutter.

(BEFORE) (AFTER)

Remember the closet?
SEE ABOVE PICTURE WITH COMPUTER AREA, YES...
THERE IS A CLOSET.

Here it is mid-way through the workshop project. Here is the inside. We added shelves to the wall for tools and such. Notice the "fancy" extension cord wrap? Yep! I taught my hubby something in all this. I don't know if he was as impressed with it until I mentioned that it doesn't get tangled. Then he was wanting to learn himself.

We used nails for hanging things like a LEVEL and T-Square. I have shelf for all my paints.

Below are a few things I'm showing just because they are repurposed.

One is the Anti-freeze bottle (washed out of course) The side has been cut away and it is used as a tray sort of, to hold odd and end tools and scrap bits and pieces; for who knows what? But simple enough. Keep a little plastic out of the landfill.

The other thing I repurposed was these ceiling fan blade brackets. I found these blades with the wooden paddles still attached amongst the clutter. I took them off and thought what would Donna do with these?

So... I literally pulled this idea out of my hat! I mounted two over the window for our straw hats (the Texas sun really beats down in the summer) and the other two I mounted over the chalkboard to hold some extra long pieces of board/battens - I hung them crooked. But hey they work!

This is between the chalkboard and the kitchen door. I needed an easy access place for gloves. Gloves are important around the ol' place. Gotta keep 'em HANDY!

Lastly, this is the door to the only bathroom in our little ol' farm house. It is to the right of the washer/dryer and to the right if coming from the kitchen. Today, I prettied it up with a tassel! I was inspired by Kolein at Kitchen table productions to make one. And for the occasion of DONNA'S first Workshop Series coming to an end. I made the tassel FUNKY JUNKY! Complete with jute twine, rusty washer, old lace and an old screen door latch/spring.

My hubby thought it was a tarantula!

This is the picture I see when I look out my newly UNCOVERED WINDOWS! Beautiful mini-daffodils.
Right out my uncluttered window.

I love my new workspace.
I've used it already, I hope to post those pictures soon of the project I completed.

I MOSTLY HOPE IT STAYS usable.


Thanks for sticking it out with me to the end.
Now Off to post this before this evenings deadline!


* edited to add the link for Kolein kitchen table productions