Small Craft Room Ideas to Fuel Your Creativity
Just because you’re working with minimal space doesn’t mean you can’t add a lot of style and personality to your workshop. From decorating walls and ceilings and creating a color palette that sets the tone, to getting creative with storage solutions, we’re sharing our favorite small workshop ideas to help boost creativity and create your own.
An effective organization system is especially important in a small space, and the rooms below offer plenty of inspiration for creating a stylish, organized, fun and creativity-enhancing workshop.
01 Add a Pegboard
Add plenty of storage space and versatility to your workshop by installing pegboard on the wall. This simple yet smart tool allows you to change the look and configuration of your wall without making any permanent changes.
Use it to hang baskets, hooks, shelves, and open containers for everything from markers and brushes to knitting supplies and personal jewelry.
02 Mix Open and Closed Storage
A combination of open and closed storage, such as cabinets and floating shelves, creates more visual interest, especially in a small space. It also provides hidden storage for bulky, visually unappealing items and gives you a place to display crafts and small items you’d like to have on hand.
03 Go for a Pop Of Color
Fuel your creativity by adding a fun pop of color to the built-in components of your craft room, such as bookcases and window seats. There’s nothing like being surrounded by objects and colors that inspire you. Interior paint is a great starting point and foundation for creating an environment that helps you get in the creative zone.
04 Display Craft Supplies
Make your favorite crafts do double duty by turning them into displays on open shelves. Not only are Mason jars great for serving homemade lemonade or storing flowers from the farmer’s market, but they are also a good place to store small craft supplies like buttons, pencils, and ribbon.
05 Incorporate Seating
If space allows, set up one or two spots in your workshop, whether you’re planning your next project or inviting others to join. Consider adding a unique chair—like a macramé hanging chair or a classic leather chair—for added style and, of course, comfort.
06 Add Labels
Labels are not only a practical detail to help you quickly find what you’re looking for, but they also create a neat, unified look. Handwritten or printed, add consistent label styles to bins and baskets.
This is also a great way to declutter and organize your workshop as you will have to go through items you may not have used in a while to sort, categorize and group items before you can label your containers.
07 Bounce Light Around With a Mirror
Whenever you’re working with a small space, hanging a mirror is an excellent way to bounce light around and make the room feel larger. Your craft room is no exception. One trick is to hang it opposite your favorite decorative feature in the room so that it’s reflected in the mirror.
08 Get Creative With Storage Solutions
What better place to get creative with decor and storage than a craft room? You don’t have to stick traditionally to shelves when storing your crafts.
Get creative and stack small wooden boxes to store yarn, use ceramic bowls for beads and buttons, and repurpose flower pots to make brushes, markers, and tools. The possibilities are endless, and these creative storage solutions not only add functionality, but are also a great way to boost your creativity.
09 Hang Inspiration on the Walls
Create an inspiring environment by hanging items that interest you, be it a fabric swatch, a wallpaper sample or a vintage photograph. Hang them directly on the wall using washi tape, pin board, cork board or fabric-covered inspiration board to frame your favorite pieces.
Keep adding and changing what’s on your walls as the seasons and holidays change to keep your mind and creativity fresh.
10 Create Uniformity
Small spaces have constant power. Uniformity creates a harmonious look, and if you have several pieces of furniture in your small workshop, none of them will match in color or style, and a mismatched look won’t really work. Consider painting them the same color for an overall and consistent theme.