Rearranging Furniture

I made a slight change to my scrap space furniture, and I'm really happy with the results. See photo below. I moved the second bookcase next to the first bookcase (scroll down a few posts to see the original setup), and I like how much more "homogeneous" it looks. I have some ideas for storage elements to go into the shelves that will make everything even more consistent looking.

My thoughts for "zones" is to have materials in the left bookcase, tools, albums, photos, books, and such in the right bookcase, and display of items across the top of the bookcases, and across the wall in front of my desk.

A side note, see that little table to the right of my craft table? That's the kid craft table, and while it's covered with my junk for now, it will be just for the kids later. I also have a trash can that will go between the two tables.

Next step will be to start sorting through my stuff. I've been starting to put like things together to simplify that process. While I sort, I'll purge out things that I really don't need. My sister has volunteered to take any unwanted materials off my hands for her own crafting needs.

Prelude to the Impending Chaos

My thoughts, plans, and process about my scrap space reorg will start tomorrow with the new year. However, I just wanted to share a couple of things before I get started just to give you all some background.

A while back I discovered a book called Organizing from the Inside Out by Julie Morgenstern. She has some other time-management and other types of books, and I intend to read them at some time since I've been happy with this book so far. The book basically helps you to not be overwhelmed by the organization process, to understand the underlying reasons for clutter and/or disorganization, and lays out a step by step plan for organizing things, whether it's a single drawer, a closet, or your complete kitchen.

If you do read this book and want to try out her stuff, I suggest starting small. A couple months ago I used the process on our master bathroom and it was fabulous. I dumped so much stuff I no longer needed, and although I want to change some of the organizational containers I use, I've been very happy with the results, and more importantly, the room is staying organized!

I'll be applying the processes from her book to my scrap space reorg, so you can get a feel for what she's all about.

On a related note, I took a "before" pic of my scrap space yesterday. I knew it was bad, but jeesh, I'm almost tempted not to post it tomorrow. But I will, so you can all see what sort of pit I'm starting from!