1/02/2008

Small Space Organization {Scrap Space Nook}

The "nook" is my nickname for the bit of "leftover" space between the closet and window in our scrapping/computer room (see bottom right corner of the floor plan). The house was new construction and owned by the builder before we bought it. While walking through, both Trent & I had the same thought when we saw this funny little space - it would be the perfect spot for the litter box and be a great spot for built-in shelving.

The first part was easy. The shelving, however, we didn't get around to until February 2005 - almost 2 years after we bought the house. The project took very little supplies. Some wood shelves and 1x4s from Lowes plus white glossy paint. Cutting and fitting the shelves was a bit more challenging because we quickly discovered how unsquare the walls were! The end result was worth the effort. Now we have a great spot to store some memorabilia, photo albums, and books. Although, I confess I do occasionally eye it for additional scrapbook supply storage. ;)

For decoration on the small wall between the nook and the closet, I selected 3 of my favorite postcards I've received and framed them in simple clip frames. The frames are 5x7 and I backed each postcard with black cardstock to help unify the images.

** For details on how to build the shelving, see my "how to" post here. **

11 comments:

  1. Very efficient use of space! Awesome shelving. Love the spot for the litterbox, too! Can't forget that! ;-)

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  2. Perfect use of that space! I love it! I also love the cool sketch you created of the room.

    How cool that the two of you worked together on that.

    Happy New Year!

    XOXOXO

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  3. great space and the post card touch is perfect!

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  4. You've done an amazing job with the space you have and good for you for putting up the pictures/postcards too!

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  5. Great job! You have used every bit of space available to you. I also like the framed postcards :) Have a great day!

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  6. Hey thanks for stopping by! I love it when there is a comment by someone new!! How awesome to have a whole area dedicated to scrapping. It looks great.

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  7. Love what you've done with this space, Sarah!

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  8. What a great space! It all looks so pretty, too:) You will likely never see me tout my space on my blog. Unfinished basements do not attractive spaces make, lol.

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  9. I love the space. I wish I had some nooks in my house! the only spaces like that are entrances to the rooms, which is kinda weird. lol.

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