Creating a Scrapbook Room
If you are fortunate enough to be able to create a scrapbook room in your home, then you must be a serious scrapbooker and serious about the space you plan to use. Whether you are using a home office, extra bedroom or a converted basement, creating a scrapbook room can be easier than you think. Although it is somewhat different than a home office or other space. When you are looking for scrapbooking albums, here are some ideas and tips for setting up a scrapbook room.
As an example, when creating a scrapbook room you might need more surface space to work than you would for a typical office. Between large 12x12 pages and many embellishments and page elements you want to have accessible, your desk or table may need to be larger than normal. You might consider using an actual table as your workspace for your scrapbooking room. A folding card table or old dining room table can work. Just make sure that it's sturdy and will fit nicely in your new room.
Storage is of course an issue when creating a scrapbook room. You will have cardstock and embellishments, as well as incomplete albums that you want to have within easy access. There are many small storage containers you can get from craft stores that are perfect for your embellishments. These small stacked drawers are great for your tiny embellishments that you want to have right at your fingertips. A good idea for keeping pages that are halfway done or not ready for an album is to attach binder clips to the wall with hooks or even nails and then you can clip the papers so they're up and out of your way. When creating a scrapbook room try to work this into your design scheme. You don't need extensive carpentry skills to put some hooks on your wall, but you do need to space them correctly so the pages stay neat and clean.
You need a place to keep your scrapbooking stickers. In addition, using wall space to organize your scrapbooking room is important. Shelves on the wall can hold storage containers for papers or anything else you need to put away. They can also store finished albums. Shelves are not usually difficult to install and of course they make use of otherwise wasted space. Get creative when it comes to storage when creating a scrapbook room and don't assume everything needs to be on your table. If you do, you will have a functional and beautiful scrapbooking room.
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