Where to Put Your Craft Room? (Ideas For Storage, Decor & Design)

For the passionate crafter, getting organized and having enough space to do their creative works is paramount. Not only will you have ease and convenience in using your crafting supplies, but you’ll also enjoy an uninterrupted creative space. Aside from basements and attics, you’ll always find that perfect spot even in unexpected home spaces. An unused pantry space, a spacious laundry area, a wide hallway, or any unused space in your home can transform into your crafting nook.

Also, your craft room does not require a wide space. If you’re worried about your storage space, the key is a clever storage system and cabinetry to handle all your crafting supplies. Now, ecstatic for a craft room to house your crafting tools and treasures, but just don’t know how to begin? Let us give you a tour of some amazing craft room designs and layouts we’ve collected that can jump-start and inspire your lucrative crafting career. From cheerful home décor to practical organization, these craft rooms offer plenty of products and ideas to incorporate into your space.

Budget Crafting Room Ideas

For those just starting out, you typically can’t spend much on your craft room. The following are great ways to cut out your expenses without cutting corners for an efficient craft room.

Walk-In Closet – Don’t let unused space go to waste. Unused walk-in closets or spaces beneath the stairs are ample enough for small craft room ideas to come to life. You can use ceiling-high cabinets for storage and a small built-in desk to cozily create your projects.

Lighting Tip: Use LED lights as your task lighting, especially for tight spaces since halogen and other lighting bulbs can build up excess heat in the area.

Room with Accent Wall – An accent wall can be a creative way to bring your own personality and touch to your craft room. Let your imagination run wild as you bring in your favorite colors or patterns to liven up your design. See more accent wall ideas here.

Portable Desk – A portable crafting desk with storage is a budget friendly option to help transform your guest room into a more craft oriented space. There are many different options for desks and tables.

Make sure your choice has enough room to comfortably fit your favorite chair as well as come equipped with all the drawers and storage space you need for your accessories.

Plush Comfortable Chairs – Comfortable seating is a must, especially if you’ll be sitting for extended periods of time knitting or crocheting. If needed, selecting a chair with good back support and even arm support can be a plus to avoid fatigue and enhance your comfort.

Budget Friendly Storage – A well organized craft room will go a long way when you want to find the exact item you need. You can find budget-friendly storage organizers that can help keep things stored and out of sight for when you need them. Organizers are useful for hobbies with a lot of parts, or materials such as jewelry making, doll and toy making, creating candles and soap, needlecraft, painting , and paper crafts. This will help your room avoid appearing cluttered and allow you to get more done.

Easy Setup Folding Table – For the really budget conscious a folding table can be a good start for a workstation. Combine it with inexpensive shelving units and baskets for storage to get going.

Cubby Storage – A craft room with cubby tool shelves can help you quickly see the tool or item you need. the downside to open shelving storage is it can look disheveled if things start to pile up. All craft room ideas should consider storage requirements for the type of hobby you prefer.

Laundry Room – A laundry craft room is often a great choice for those who have no available rooms for a dedicated space. It can also be a perfect place since many laundry rooms already come equipped with shelving, countertops , and built-in cabinetry. Laundry rooms can be an excellent multi-purpose space. some of the other uses are as a mudroom or storage room. For those with a smaller space, a stackable washer and dryer can be used to free up a little more space.

A pegboard or slat-board on the wall can further enhance the organization of your work space, keeping clutter at bay. But, for privacy, a custom countertop conveniently blocks away the laundry machines from view while cabinets above provide storage for crafting essentials. To make your own laundry and crafts room cohesive in design, choose similar elements such as paint color or materials.

A continuous countertop and sink are unusual for the crafts room, but it is practical to have access to running water, just in case you need washing or a supply of water for your projects.

Lighting Tip: Similar to kitchen cabinets, you can install LED strips or tape lights under the cabinets for your task lighting. Use recessed lights or track lighting above long countertops.

Guest/ Sewing Room – For your crafts room layout, take advantage of an available guest room and enjoy the natural light and views of your windows, but make sure to obscure unwanted glare throughout the day. Use light color tones such as oatmeal and pastel hues to complement the light-filled room for your and your guests’ enjoyment.

A dedicated sewing room with portable island storage can provide plenty of space for keeping your fabric within close reach. A corner desk provides a good workstation and allows you to have easy access to everything you need.

Lighting Tips: Since there is ample natural light during the day, a task lamp and downlights are practical lighting options when working at night.

Closet for Scrap Booking  – A dedicated closet for scrap booking should have plenty of shelving for holding items needed for projects. Open shelves, clean containers, or glass door cabinets are great for easily seeing the items you need without having to search or dig around. A closet works well since it often has built-in bookshelves and cabinets.

Interior designers may suggest incorporating elements like wallpaper or ribbons on the wall space to enhance the room’s aesthetic while maximizing functionality with cleverly placed stools and cubbies.

Lighting Tip: For larger closets, the ceiling is an opportunity to use pin lights and accent lighting fixtures. Make sure you have good layered lighting, especially if you don’t have a window.

Attic Art Studio – If you have extra room in your attic, you are lucky to have enough space for a large center table. With the help of interior designers, you can transform this space into a beautiful craft room. They can suggest various styles, such as incorporating wallpaper for added visual interest.

Granite slab for your central workstation can be over-the-top, but if you have the ability, why not right? But, since you’re not chopping any meat, a wood slab, soapstone, or a laminated counter are cheaper alternatives to stretch out your budget. Adding features such as easel, paint supplies, ribbons and wallpaper can further enhance the room’s design, as well as practical elements like stools for seating and organized cubbies for storage. Don’t forget to make use of wall space for storage or other creative elements.

Lighting Tip: Natural lighting is still the best lighting for a art studio or craft room, and attics are great in providing ample lighting to your workstation.

Kids’ Play Room – Your kids may already have a place of their own. A kid’s craft room is usually integrated with the playroom and study area or both. These creative craft rooms are spacious enough to nurture your kids’ creative skills. This spacious room works for crafting and, at the same time, as a play area for kids.

Art easels and desks offer plenty of options for little ones to embrace their creativity. For your kids to easily access art supplies, have low storage cabinets and counters. Add animated and colorful decals to accentuate walls. You can choose removable wall decals so you can conveniently remove or move the wall decors, changing them as your child grows, or follow the advice of interior designers to match your kids’ preferences.

Chalkboard Wall – Incorporate crafting supplies and storage into your kids’ study area. Save your walls from cleaning while encouraging your kids to write and express themselves on a chalkboard wall. Ribbons, wallpaper, and other elements can also be used to decorate the wall space around the chalkboard area.

This craft and study area faces a wall covered with chalkboard paint, which is just enough space for your kids to practice writing and have fun drawing doodles. The Scandinavian-inspired kids’ crafts room comes in a monochromatic color theme and is embellished with simple furniture and low storage shelving.

Your kids will enjoy doing their crafts even when sitting on a comfortable area rug or wall-to-wall carpet. The beige vinyl flooring cover provides durable flooring for the kids.

Lighting Tip: For larger craft rooms, pin lights are a practical means of illuminating the spacious area. You can choose to spread out the pin lights and have them in parallel wiring so you can turn off one section of the room when not needed.

Office Crafting – For the serious crafter, a dedicated room such as an office space used for your creative work is a necessity. An annex or an extension from your home provides privacy and ample space for your crafting supplies and workstation. Make the most of your spacious area. This craft room layout utilizes the central area by having a large worktable. A solid white countertop can make the area look airy and open. Wood or other heavily textured materials can look overbearing, especially when used in a large area.

A low divider or screen can provide privacy and can be easily removed or rearranged anytime you need to adjust your workstations for office use. Stack up your art paper and cards in clear acrylic shelving for easy visibility while making the area look seamless.

Lighting Tip –  Track lighting is a practical lighting fixture for a large crafts room since you can easily adjust and slide the light bulbs in any desired direction.

Multi-Use Room – With a generous space, your room can be explored using classic and ornate furnishing, such as classic country-style cabinets with ornate styles and framings. With the heavy details on your storage cabinets, it is best to use monochromatic or white colors to subdue an overbearing effect. If you have more than one crafter, a long work table or a large island can utilize space and provide ample room for your crafters.

Lighting Tip: Track lighting is a practical choice for multi-users because of its flexibility and ease of adjustment. An additional desk lamp that can easily clamp onto table edges can act as task lighting.

Take Away

When designing a crafting station, always consider how you can reduce the “workshop” feel and make it more of a fun place to make works of art. For craft room ideas always consider the factors like lighting, the arrangement of furniture and the wall decorations. By having these different elements properly balanced, the crafting room can feel less cluttered and more inspiring.