My old scrapbook room was just 7' wide and had no closets so I am in love with this 13'x13' space and its two closets. I also love that I have a lot of natural light (two walls of windows) and hardwood floors. When we moved in the room had earthtone striped wallpaper and tan trim. It took me a long time to remove the wallpaper and paint the walls, ceiling, and trim. As the room is coming together it is starting to feel worth it. Now I can't wait to scrap in it!

1. This is the west wall where I have my desk set up. The two sets of drawers under my desk are where I keep my punches and stamps. To the right of my desk is a door out to a balcony and I have a nice view out of my windows. The south wall is covered with windows and I don't have anything on that wall right now.

2. I got the vintage paper cutter (hanging on the wall) from an estate sale. I painted the photo carousel (from Target) red to match my room.

3. I found the vintage children's sewing machine at a roadside stand on Portobello Road in London. I found the vintage coffee, tea, and sugar tins at a thrift store and spray painted them red. They hold my rub-ons and 7gypsies hardware.

4. This is the east wall. I found the literature holders at the Ann Arbor Reuse Center for $10 each. They were an ugly tan/grey color so I spray painted them white. I have all my cardstock organized in them. I stacked my Ikea bench on top of the literature holders and keep photos, fabric, etc. in the metal tins.

5. I painted the drawer unit (from Ikea) and use it to store adhesive. My ribbons on spools are stored on this wall along with my Coke bottle collection. I love soda, so I like to collect Coke bottles from different countries when I am on vacation.

6. This is a close-up of another one of my finds from Portobello Road. I just love this camera.

7. I covered my Ikea bench with a striped table runner. I keep my cut ribbons in jars here. I found carousel spice racks at Target and keep all sorts of embellishments in the glass jars.

8. To the left of my bench is a set of canvas bags that I use to store my scraps. To the left of that is the door to the hallway.

9. Working around the room on the north wall in the corner (between the hall door and the first closet) I have patterned paper storage. I found the wire LP storage stand at an estate sale for $2. I cleaned it up, spray painted it white, and added a red striped placemat to the top. I have patterned paper stored in the LP rack as well as in a basket on top of the stand. On the wall I have a shelf that I found in the bathroom section of Target. When we were unpacking I discovered all sorts of mismatched glasses which I filled with embellishments and placed in the cubbies of the shelf.

10. In the middle of the north wall (between the two closets) I have a bookshelf filled with metal tins. The tins hold everything from acrylic paint to photos. On top of the bookshelf I have another basket of patterned paper.

Still on my to do list: paint drawers and bookshelves white, paint another coat of white on the inside of the closets, sew red curtains, find a more comfy desk chair, add labels to the metal tins, wire a new ceiling light, and move my computer into my scrapbook room.