my *new and improved* scrap space

Okay, it's really not new anymore.  We've lived here for 3 1/2 years.  "My side" of the room above the garage has been finished for a good portion of that.  But yesterday I had had enough.  I don't know what exactly kick started me into move-the-furniture-rearrange-sort-organize-toss-sort kind of day.  But I did just that.  And boy, it feels good!  (Maybe it's the book I'm reading??  I'll leave that for another post...)

The room right after it was drywalled.

The room painted white and with lights

 'My side' of the room after Mike put the laminate wood in, March of 2009

The space itself is nothing to write home about just yet; there's no color anywhere really (though I have these big plans to start framing art that I've saved from the kids' school bins) and most of my stuff is still disorganized.  There aren't any blinds (which I really need to do, because the sunlight has discolored some paper that had been left out) and no trim around the windows.  But what I did do-- was go through (some, not all) boxes of kids' school papers, an armoire full of scrapbooking books and magazines, and another cabinet (my Dad's old stereo cabinet he was going to get rid of, but HELLO!  I can try to find a use for anything.)  Before there were scrapbooking things in almost every room of the house.  Not even exaggerating.  Ask my husband.  I was worried I wouldn't be able to fit 2 tables in an "L" shape up there despite the room being a decent size (14x16).  Side note: My "side" of the room isn't just my scrapbooking stuff; it also currently houses a full sized bed, a twin bed (currently without a mattress because I bought a trundle bed for Maddie and Sadie, legos, & calico critters.  Those little toys are on "my" side because of the laminate wood flooring there (easier for finding the tiny toys that fall) unlike the rest of the room which is carpeted.  I am really happy with the way it turned out.  Someday I'll have nice cabinets and shelving (not anytime soon!).  Someday we'll finish our basement and can move the beds down there (we have guests who do stay now and then, so having the beds up there actually works out very well, when I don't have the beds covered in piles of paper).  

 So here's the after--I have two 6ft tables forming an "L" and then lots of stuff under the tables.

Here is the side that isn't mine.  This side is about 14x30.  This is where a lot of the toys live, including the xbox, air hockey table, and basketball hoops game.

The armoire on the left houses my scrapbooking magazines, projects to do, and envelopes & cards.  The cabinet next to it is all boxes of photos.

Now I just need a good lamp (the lighting is not so good in this room) and I'd like a big comfy rolly chair (like those at The Scrapbook Store ; ).  I am kind of glad there aren't before pictures for evidence of what a disaster it really was (particularly the beds).  Now I just have to use the space.