Project Craft Wall

Remember this poor lonely red wagon?

OK, well look at the even lonelier wall behind it. That right there is going to be my future craft space or craft wall I should say. Yippee! Can you feel my excitement? Maybe just a little? Huh? Huh?

I being a lover of arts and crafts, always dreamed of having my own little room or space to where I can put my skills to work. Once the hubs cleaned out this space in the basement, a light bulb went off! I was finally able to use my imagination and think about how to use that now empty space. Lucky for me, it didn't take any convincing for my hubs to agree with my idea. In fact, when I showed him a tiny sample of what I would like it to look like, he LOVED it! No exaggeration there. He actually used the word "LOVE", lol. It really is the most perfect spot for a craft space. I can put a nice long desk and add some shelving to store all my supplies.

The only problem? Trying to narrow down all my crazy ideas to make it an ideal spot that I will actually use. So I thought posting about this project will help me to bring my ideas together and even get some of your input when I need it. Now bear with me, I have an eclectic taste in things. I like mixing patterns and I am not afraid of color but I also love my primary colors as well. Hm...Bright and bold OR calm and muted?

So to get things started, here are a couple of pictures I found on Ikea. I am aiming for the space to be sort of a hybrid of the two.

I love the desk and chairs in this picture...

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BUT I love the shelving in this picture...

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The rest of the details are up in the air and I mean way up in the air.

As for the wall color, I am conflicted. Do I add color or make it psych-hospital white and bring out the color with the accessories, tools and supplies? Here is what I have to consider in making this decision. The craft wall is part of a large open space which is considered our basement. The room immediately to the left is my other home a.k.a. the laundry room. Eventually where the basketball backboard is at will be our shared office / work bench area and to the right of the soon-to-be craft wall is our storage. As you can see, I need to make the decision of having my wall blend in or be on its own as if it is a separate room.

Decisions...Decisions! At least I have time to make this the craft area that I want to make it. 

Ah, I can't wait to get started! I'm going to start gathering more ideas. Google, here I come!  :)