Hey y'all! Mandy Koeppen here with you today sharing a a little peek into my workspace. From the title you can see this is only part 1 you'll have to come back later this month for part 2. This week I will be showing just a few shots of some of my favorite ways to organize and next time I share in detail how I organize all my October Afternoon goodies, you'll see some in these photos too.
I will admit I am a very messy scrapper and my space is usually a chaotic mess which people usually gasp at because my work is more clean, simple, and put together. I do like to organize and do the big switcharoo in my space often which drives my husband and family absolutely nuts. I tried many different ways of organizing and types of rooms but I think I really like my present room, I think lol .
My space is one of the upstairs bedrooms which will probably be surrendered to one of the girls really soon so I'm sure I'll have to figure out something different soon.
I have 2 big tables in my space. 1 is a butcher block my grandparents gave me that I absolutely love that has a cubby cabinet on top of it. The other is a drop leaf table found at goodwill that is long and holds milk glass full of odds and ends. The tables are on opposite walls of each other. I have 2 shelving units on the other ends of the room that I don't have photos of but I will get them for next time.
I have a big window in my space that I Iove, it that serves lots of purposes: natural light, a view to the fam below, a place to display new layouts, and I also use a double rod so I can organize my washi on one and the curtain on the other.
I use a variety of different vintage items for organizing and storage. In the photo above you can see bake ware that holds tags, bread boxes that hold embellishments, a wire dish rack that holds October Afternoon stuff, Wire baskets that hold alphas, wood crates hold paper, ink pads & embellishments, and more milk glass. I love the file boxes with hanging file folders for my paper storage. I use to have my paper in plastic holders and I absolutely hated the look and it just didn't work for me, then I found these boxes at Target LOVE!! They are the perfect size. I sort by manufacturer and collection(you'll see more detail with my part 2 post).
My tip go with your style, let it work for you, and think outside the box... do you like funky stuff? old vintage goods? mix of this and that? try to incorporate it into your space and make it work you'd be surprised what things are great for organizing: old record holder-new paper holder, muffin tin- great for little embellishments, metal tool box-tool caddy etc.
Thanks so much for stopping by today. Come back next Wednesday to see even more workspace ideas.
Also, if you have any exciting ways to store your October Afternoon supplies we'd love to see them, so please share with us over in the Flickr Gallery or on Instagram with the hashtag #oaworkspacewednesday or on our October Afternoon Facebook wall!
Have a great day!
~Mandy