My Shop Refurb in Stages

I will show the refurbishment of the shop in its varying stages to show the development over time. I actually moved into the premises last November so it has taken a year to get to where I am now.

I started with the workstation upstairs. I wanted a large craft table enough for 8 people at a time so that I can run workshops and demonstrations. There are a lot of crafters out there who haven't got the place to craft as they would like, and also a lot of folks who need inspiration and guidance, so my workshops would be perfect for them.

This is the empty room that I started with.

  

and this is what it looks like today.  Not completely cleared and arranged yet, and there is also a few finishing touches to add by way of storage.

  

I will show the progress of the workshop and a finished picture when I am ready for opening.

I employed my sons company Enchanted Space to do the refurbishment and we started with the worktable itself.

  

Then we moved onto insulating the walls and adding some kitchen units to form a nice storage area.  Included in this is a kitchen sink to provide water and a means of cleaning up after messy projects.

Next, the wall cupboards, lighting and tiles.

 

Attention turned to the sewing area.

 

The storage above the stairs came next.  I wanted a storage area to hide stuff away and make maximum use of the area for crafting.  I was still wanting an area that could be dedicated to scrapbooking, so Stephen, my son, suggested that we create a storage area above the dead space at the top of the stairs.  I was thrilled with his suggestion as it also gave me an extra wall and I was already planning some sort of magnetic board for my dies.

 

The last main construction was my scrapbooking area. We used similar kitchen units to the opposite side and also some of the same wall tiles.

That is the end of the construction of the craft room. I will go through decoration and craft storage separately. Hope you find this interesting, but for me it is a nice story to the foundation of my craft business, Top It All.