No matter how large of an area you have, your "stuff" will always expand to fit that space...how true, especially where scrapping supplies/tools are concerned....can I even remember when I didn't have scrapping supplies?....what did I put in the space it now occupies?.....I moved into my current home 8 yrs. ago and developed part of the walkout level into my scrapping area....since then it has expanded into my office/library...even so, I find myself gravitating to the open area of my home (kitchen/family room) and scrapping there, covering every table and counterspace that I can find!....I prefer to work out in the open, close to my necessities (like tv, fridge, view of the fields and mountains from my window as my backyard backs onto a greenspace with an unobstructed view).....I do not like scrapping in a room with 4 walls no matter the size of the windows!......when I am in the middle of a project (who am I kidding, there are usually many going on at any one time) putting everything back in its place in either of the two rooms devoted to those items is a royal pain.....normally, not an issue if everything is left out, but when company comes I am scrambling to put my home back in order......
To solve this dilemma, I have been searching for a "unit" on castors with enough work space and storage for those common items used when scrapping, yet not a unit so large that it cannot go through doorways....then I could move it back into the craft room (with all the mess on it instead of my counters) when the need arises...
A microwave or kitchen cart might have been the answer but most didn't have castors or the prices were ridiculous....I finally found a nice little computer cart ($20)...it had castors and a couple of shelves for storage....the downside, the work surface was small and not quite the right height for standing and working on (which is what I like to do)....I also wanted more wider shelves...so I got out my saw, wood, drill, etc. and attached a raised platform 4x3 on the top of the unit (now making an additional shelf/storage space) and installed a couple more wide shelves in the area where computer towers or other large equipment would have gone....these shelves now hold larger items like my scor pal and trimmer; and 13x13x3 plastic boxes with lids where I can put all the papers/embellies etc. for each ongoing project....it works like a dream; holds everything I need to work on and rolls back to the craft room out of site!.....where there is a will, there is a way......
