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Coming Soon: Basement Craft Room Makeover

  • Lindsay
  • Posted: October 21, 2014 - Updated at: July 16, 2020
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Basement Craft Room Makeover

It’s time for a little fall cleaning around here! I’m excited to share the first in a series of posts detailing my basement craft room makeover. I’m excited and nervous for the big reveal, at the end of this month. Here’s the back story on this beautiful “man cave” I call my craft room.

My husband and I moved to out of state last year, and I seriously trimmed my crafting stash down to the bare bones. I gave away boxes and boxes of fabric to friends learning to sew and donated more to charity.

Sewing Room
Bright and happy! The old digs

We moved into a small town home, then moved again 8 months later. During that time, I sewed in the spare bedroom, and it was a happy little place, all except for threads getting all over the carpeting!

Somehow, 18 months later and after our second move, and I’ve collected more fabric and crafting supplies than ever before. Many of these are samples I’ve received to sew for my business (creating sewing patterns for books, blogs and magazines), so it’s not uncommon for a 25-pound box of Fiberfill to show up at our back door! It’s an amazing privilege to sew with high-quality fabric and materials, and I seriously wouldn’t trade jobs with anyone.

Basement Before 1

Design Challenge 1: Wood, wood, everywhere!

With all of my sewing supplies, it made sense for me to move my craft room to the basement of our new house (which we rent). Wood paneled walls, a partially wood-paneled ceiling, and tile floors are the bare bones of my new room. It’s quite large, so I really enjoy the space to spread out! However, there’s only one small closet and the walls always make it feel darker than it really is. The question is… do I invest the time and money needed to paint over wood paneling?

This is a low-budget craft room makeover, so I’m utilizing shelving and plastic storage containers I already have, whether they match or not. 🙂 I have some plans to use fabric to make the space cohesive, and I can’t wait to show you!


Basement Before 2

Design Challenge 2: Main entryway collects clutter

As another challenge for this space, the basement wall has these odd sconces, and there’s always a collection of boxes, some baby gear, and odds and ends that collects by the basement door (the main entrance for our home). I do have some of my favorite antique pieces that I like to use for photo props, like this vintage white ladder and white wire baskets, which I’d like to keep accessible. I’d also like to create a light box to use for photo shoots.

Basement Before 3

Design Challenge 3: So many possibilities

See how spacious! I have some BIG plans for this space, and I’m working with my friends at Fabric.com to bring this space some much needed brightness and some fun pops of color! I received a big box of fabric, with the specific design challenge to makeover this sewing room. Here are some of my design plans, on my Basement Craft Room Makeover Pinterest board!



I’ll be back very soon to share some of the specific projects I’m sewing for the space (floor pillows, DIY fabric wall treatments, and more), and then again at the end of the month for the big reveal! My goal is to help inspire you, so you can see how you can redo your own craft room on a budget, by reusing materials you already have on hand and adding fabric accents to make the space come alive.

Do you have a dedicated space in the house where you like to collect your craft supplies?

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Lindsay

Hi, I’m Lindsay Conner, an author, modern quilter, editor, and founder of the Lindsay Sews blog. I’m a Baby Lock ambassador and Stash Books author who loves writing modern sewing and quilt patterns for beginners and weekend sewists! I live in Indianapolis, Indiana with my husband, son, and two loveable cats, Murph and Chloe. I’ve been crafting for as long as I can remember. As a kid, I saved my dollar bills for trips with my mom to Jo-Ann Fabrics, where I’d find new floss for friendship bracelets or mini cross-stitch kits. Because my mom has always shared my love for crafting, she bought me my first sewing machine, a Hello Kitty Janome.

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9 comments
  1. tisha says:
    October 21, 2014 at 8:45 am

    Can’t wait to see it. Motivation to finish my back room/storage space and my current sewing space.

  2. Marci Girl says:
    October 21, 2014 at 10:49 am

    Awesome can’t wait to see all the fun things you do!

  3. Lindsay says:
    October 21, 2014 at 10:52 am

    YES! Tisha, I hope you do. It took me almost a week and a half (interrupted, of course), just to paint, but I’m so glad I did it. I was really inspired to do something when I saw someone else’s new digs…haha.

  4. Lindsay says:
    October 21, 2014 at 10:53 am

    Thank you Marci! I hope to sew some bookcase/shelf covers this weekend, some pillows, recover a chair, wall art. All simple things, but I hope they’ll make a big difference.

  5. Danielle says:
    October 22, 2014 at 2:15 pm

    I am looking forward to the reveal! I am sure it will look great 🙂

  6. Cherilyn says:
    January 19, 2017 at 1:53 pm

    I am very interested in seeing your REVEAL….

  7. Cherilyn says:
    January 19, 2017 at 1:55 pm

    Where can I find your reveal?

  8. Mary says:
    February 24, 2017 at 5:39 pm

    I’m glad you’re excited to see the reveal! You can find it here: https://craftbuds.mystagingwebsite.com/big-reveal-basement-craft-room-makeover/

  9. Becky Porter says:
    April 22, 2022 at 11:37 am

    I love your area rug. Would you mind sharing where you found it?
    THanks,
    Becky
    [email protected]

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