Craft Room Update and $100 Lowes Giveaway

by Rhoda on January 26, 2012

in Decorating Details,giveaway,Projects and How-To

{Giveaway is Closed}

The Winner is:  #208  Lorene Halfmann

January is an excellent time to be thinking about organization and it happens every year after Christmas.  We all start thinking of ways to declutter and get everything in the house in tip-top shape.

You saw the pretty stencil yesterday and today, I’m going to show you the mostly finished room. The wall really does add a soft and subtle backdrop to the furniture in the space.  My sister has been shopping on Craigslist, Home Decorators Collection, and with my new collaboration with Lowes, I was able to spend $100 Lowes card on helping her get this space organized.

Oh, what fun!  Just for reference, the wall color is the same SW Comfort Gray that we used in her master bath.

Craft room in basement

Come along and I’ll show you where we are.  We were hoping to get this table and chairs painted, but we didn’t get that finished yet.  The table and chairs are a Craigslist find for $100.   We are planning to paint it a fun Barcelona Orange color in Annie Sloan Chalkpaint.   Won’t that be happy down here?

Crafting room with storage

You can see how big the space is in their basement.  Really a nice room to use for this.  That’s my black bookcase and chair to the right.

Table and chairs craftroom

Rug was ordered online.

Craft room organized

That’s my brown leather sofa too that she is keeping safe for me. Those mirrored closet doors hold all her stacked Christmas bins neatly away.  She has so much great storage at her house.

chevron rug craft room

And she’s keeping my island for me too.  Lauren painted that cute fleur-de-lis painting.

crafting area

Here are the really fun organizing pieces she added.  The Martha Stewart piece on the left came from Home Decorator’s Collection and she is going to enjoy using that for her wrapping paper and ribbon.   The cute cube storage is what we found at Lowes.  It came in a box and we put it all together ourselves.  It was a bit like Lucy and Ethel do Tool Time, but we made it through.  Those fabric storage drawers are great for hiding the clutter and they came from Lowes as well.

baskets under cabinet

We also found these pretty rattan baskets at Lowes and they are another great option for hiding the clutter.  Pretty and functional, you gotta love that!  Check out Lowes Creative Ideas website for lots of great ideas.

Martha Stewart crafting station

She’s going to really have fun with all this organization at her fingertips.

white bookcase craftroom

She also found that pretty bookcase on Craigslist for $75.  That’s a deal, I love it.

So, are you doing some organization yourself this month?  Did you feel the unmistakable pull of de-cluttering like everyone does this month?  It seems that the first of the year is the optimal time to start the year off right and start putting “stuff” in its place.

If you are ready to organize and declutter, now’s a great time for YOU to get in on the fun too. Lowes is offering a $100 giftcard for one of you to spend at your local Lowes store.  You can grab whatever your heart desires!

Follow Lowes on their Facebook page too!

All you have to do is leave a comment and tell me what you “think” you might buy if you are the fortunate winner of this $100 giftcard? 

  1. Leave one comment for an entry.
  2. Tweet about the giveaway and come back and leave another comment with your Tweet url for a 2nd entry.

I’ll choose a winner in a few days!

{I am partnered with Lowes Creative Ideas blog team to do DIY projects and share them on my blog.  I was given a $100 giftcard to purchase products from Lowes.}

{ 347 comments… read them below or add one }

1 April was in CT now CA January 27, 2012 at 5:34 pm

I’d definitely start with some baskets for organizing and I’d also grab a few more cabinet organizers and probably a pullout double basket for under my sink that I’ve had my eye on.

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2 IngridM January 27, 2012 at 5:54 pm

I would buy baskets! I love them for a tidy storage solution!

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3 Cheryl B. January 27, 2012 at 5:56 pm

With a Lowe’s gift card I would get some floating shelves for the kitchen.

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4 A Church January 27, 2012 at 6:34 pm

I would probably buy planters and plants!

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5 Joy January 27, 2012 at 7:31 pm

I would buy paint if I won. My bonus room needs painting something terrible!

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6 Anne Boykin January 27, 2012 at 8:59 pm

I would buy paint too. Thanks for the giveaway!

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7 Maggie Schmitz January 27, 2012 at 9:13 pm

I would buy my momma a new toilet seat. She has a hard one and it is VERY cold in the winter. I have a soft one and the cold does not stay on it. I sure hope I win !!

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8 Wendy January 27, 2012 at 10:22 pm

I would buy paint for my master bedroom “re-do”!!

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9 Jennifer January 27, 2012 at 10:45 pm

Just at lowes today picking up supplies, in midst of redoing the 4 kiddos bedrooms. Today we are building 2 headboards and bulletin boards.

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10 courtney b January 27, 2012 at 11:50 pm

we would put it towards new blinds!

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11 courtney b January 27, 2012 at 11:51 pm
12 Kimberly January 28, 2012 at 12:11 am

Love the room!!! I’m ready to paint!

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13 gina toothe January 28, 2012 at 12:20 am

i would probably buy some paint or a new door for the bathroom ;)

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14 Saundra January 28, 2012 at 2:16 am

I’ve been in the organizing mood this month as well. I definitely need some storage containers & baskets to help gather things together.

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15 Amy A. January 28, 2012 at 8:31 am

Although they are not “stylish”, we need a ceiling fan for our guest bedroom. It can get stuffy in Georgia, can’t it?! :)

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16 Nikki January 28, 2012 at 8:56 am

I’d probably use the gift card to organize my garden and gardening supplies. I also need a hose hook-up for my rain barrel to make watering the garden easier.
Thanks for offering the giveaway and great pics of the craft room!

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17 Kelly Martin January 28, 2012 at 10:13 am

I have a couple of projects I want to work on and the gift card from Lowes would greatly help! I am wanting to organize my office and pout new sink fixtures in my kitchen.

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18 Casey January 28, 2012 at 10:23 am

Starting over and moving to a small house with almost no storage at all. Would love to win that Lowe’s gift card to buy some shelving and storage bins. Love Lowes!

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19 selina January 28, 2012 at 10:50 am

Im building a new home…..I don’t think there is anything I wouldn’t buy at lowes right now! LOL

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20 Debra @ Bungalow January 28, 2012 at 11:11 am

I’d sure could this this! Not sure exactly what I”d buy because I have so many projects in my head.

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21 Debra @ Bungalow January 28, 2012 at 11:17 am
22 Gale January 28, 2012 at 3:50 pm

Some shelves and bins to put potatoes and onions, gardening stuff, and maybe wood for projects.

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23 Suzanne January 28, 2012 at 5:48 pm

Baskets & paint!

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24 Jan January 28, 2012 at 10:51 pm

I am turning one of our basement rooms into an art studio/craft room, and will be needing paint and flooring for starters. I’d have no problem putting a Lowes gift card to good use.

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25 Dee Ann January 29, 2012 at 10:07 am

I would buy succulents and year round ivy. I have found that succulents do very well in this hot Tn. summers.

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26 Kimberly Moody January 29, 2012 at 10:43 am

Love the room–that stenciled wall is devine!! I would buy the lumber to make that wrapping center–I have to have one of those! Have a wonderful week. Kimberly

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27 Emma Lou January 29, 2012 at 12:04 pm

My husband and I bought our first house a month ago, so there is no end to things we could spend $100 on at Lowe’s!

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28 Tara January 29, 2012 at 7:50 pm

In the process of organizing my tiny kitchen!!!

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29 Amanda January 29, 2012 at 8:47 pm

I would buy paint!!

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30 Jen H January 29, 2012 at 11:39 pm

I would buy paint for my hutch and hmmm.. not sure what else but I am sure my cart would fill up fast!

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31 Heather Blair January 30, 2012 at 9:32 am

We just moved into a house built in 1976. 1976, Rhoda. There is wood paneling involved. I would use a Lowe’s gift card to buy paint. Lots and lots of paint! I may have brown wood paneling in reality, but it’s cottage style wainscoting in my imagination!!!

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32 Jennifer R January 30, 2012 at 11:01 am

I would definitely spend it on som diy home improvements!

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33 Lizzy Ford January 30, 2012 at 4:26 pm

What a lovely room! I love that stenciled wall.
If I won the gift card I would buy some shelving and paint for a very much needed pantry makeover.

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34 Lizzy Ford January 30, 2012 at 4:28 pm
35 Christine K January 30, 2012 at 7:30 pm

I would put it toward updating our Master Bathroom. Bye-bye 90s polished brass!

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36 Lavender Dreams January 30, 2012 at 8:24 pm

We are ready to start redoing our master bath and I will need new light fixtures! That’s what I would buy….and some slate blue paint! Thanks! ♥

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37 Lisa~ January 31, 2012 at 2:23 pm

Oh boy do I have some projects going on here! That gift card is just what I need! :) Lisa~

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38 Lisa~ January 31, 2012 at 2:24 pm

I Tweeted….doing the happy dance for whoever wins. Lisa~

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39 Kelly @ View Along the Way January 31, 2012 at 2:33 pm

We would use it on our office redo! What a great giveaway!

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40 Dana January 31, 2012 at 3:18 pm

I would buy light fixtures for my master bath!

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41 Heather P. January 31, 2012 at 3:21 pm

Yes! I am working on organizing my daughter’s play room, which is actually a recently-converted extra bedroom. We need all the help we can get! :)

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42 Leanne January 31, 2012 at 3:28 pm

I would buy some paint for our basement makeover.

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43 Heather January 31, 2012 at 4:30 pm

I would love to organize my pantry.

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44 Emily Campbell January 31, 2012 at 5:21 pm

Paint! After working full time for 16 years, I am finally enjoying being a stay at home mom for the first time. I neglected my home during that time and it could definitely use some paint!
Emily

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45 beverly h January 31, 2012 at 7:05 pm

I’ve been eyeing some really nice closet systems at Lowe’s… winning this would put those lil beauties right where they belong… in my cluttered closet! Thanks for the chance to win!

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