Wednesday, 11 August 2010

WOYWW.... is getting nearer!

We are off to IKEA this evening to pick up Expedits etcetera for the scraproom.... and I can't wait!!  I have unpacked all the air shipment boxes and it is all now an absolutely horrendous mess down there and still no work desk to speak of, even though I do now have one of those as I found a bargain at IKEA of the metal stands for there work benches and it was reduced to a silly $12.99!!  The lovely glass tops to go onto it were over a $100 and I am not entirely sure that working on a glass work surface is the way to go... so I had a brain wave and went to the local DIY store and bought a white flat door for $37 and it is fab and huge and gives me loads of work space to spread out on.
So this is the basement as it is at the moment....


and that is all my scrappping stuff piled up on the floor...


So this is the section that I plan to use as my scraproom... you can see one of my impulse buys from Michaels on the floor that was 40% off.... that wall is about 6 feet wide so will take a big Expedit without difficulty and then I can have the long wall for desks and storage.... well, that's the plan anyways!!


and I even have my own toilet and sink down there.... great for washing brushes etc!


and here is all the paper I have unwrapped and in the background you can see the pile of boxes all flattened and waiting to be picked up by the shipment peeps.... who wanted to charge me $50 to collect it all!!  I don't think so.... they were paid to unpack the cartons and put it all away and as I did that part of the job they can collect the rubbish for free, thank you very much!! ;)
Hopefully next week I will actually have a work desk to show you... it very much depends on how many people I can bully into helping put all the flat packs together!! LOL  You can now go and have a look at all the wonderful work on work desks via our lovely Julia...

24 comments:

  1. How exciting is this ... it is going to look so fabulous ... and I saw you move last time ... I know how good you are at setting up new rooms ... we are planning on moving soon ... so if you are free :0)

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  2. It's going to be a stunning room - good luck getting it sorted soon, I am sure you can't wait to get crafting again.

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  3. WOW your workroom looks fab. Can't wait to see it when you're all settled in.

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  4. Oh wow that is going to be fab once you've kitted it all out. I can't wait to see it xx

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  5. What a fab space - can't wait to see it once the furniture is in.

    Toni :o)

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  6. Ooh, what a lovely virgin space to work with and to organise. IT will be SO much fun - Expedits, too - I'm craving some of those for my room!!! Best of luck. Hope it comes together soon and that you get time to create. Happy WOYWW!

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  7. Wow, we know it is going to be SO awesome. I would love to have a big open space to start over with. Have fun putting it all together. Can't wait to see what you do with it.

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  8. room looks great, i would love to be able to put a nice big scrap room together, cant wait for a peek xx

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  9. it is really coming together, I am so jealous of the amount of space you have, it is going to look amazing.

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  10. Wow! That is so exciting to have a whole new space to plan! And it's quite spacious too! Patsy from
    HeARTworks

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  11. you must be the only person I know who has the wonderful task of redesigning her scrap room, every year or so. :) Cant wait to see it finished !!!!can wait to see what wonderful creations you make either!!! xxxx

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  12. can't wait to see your craft room when its finished Annette, I'm always so jealous of your workspace :)
    C
    xx

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  13. Ohhh this looks like a wonderful work in progress can't wait to see the finished room, Love Hazelxox

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  14. What a fab space, and what a great surface you'll have :-)
    Love the birdcage below
    Anne x

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  15. What an awesome work space I can't wait to see how you design and layout the space.Have fun.

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  16. wow hun, your basement is bigger than my house! ok bit of an exageration but its HUGE!
    Have fun furnishing and sorting out your craft stuff :)
    *hugs* Heather x

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  17. wow what an enormous space can't wait to see how you organise it
    hugs

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  18. This is going to be one really fabulous space. From the sound of things, you are quite good at moving and setting things up. I anxiously await next week to see how you progress. Sorry I'm late, but happy belated WOYWW, anyway.

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  19. Welcome back to WOYWW - I'm excited for your plans and so that your new crative 'journey' can begin - my gosh you've worked hard this summer! How's the climate doing for ya, bit easier to move about as well?!!

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  20. Wow that basement is really spacious will make a fab workroom !!

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  21. I had to laugh out loud when I read this post. 1) My daughter and I just went to IKEA to get her an Expedit bookcase, desk and some of the nice inserts. 2) You mentioned air shipment which reminded me of our chaotic beginnings in the US when the air shipment brought something to feel AT HOME (we moved here from Germany nine years ago). I had no idea that IKEA is in Saudi Arabia. I guess they're almost everywhere now. I hope you'll post pictures when your basement is done.

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  22. Oh my goodness, that is just the biggest space, you lucky lucky thing, enjoy your ikea trip {i love that store} and i very very much look forward to seeing your room unfold

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  23. First of all Good Luck with the new venture. I am looking forward to seeing your craftroom unfold - lots of lovely space - and a loo and washbasin - sheer luxury.

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  24. My goodness, you'll be able to run classes in here! What a great space and looking forward to seeing what you do with it. We've just bought an Expedit bokcase here too but for DH's study, rather than a scrap space, alas ...

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