Because this is my office/studio/scrap space - I try to keep it as neat as possible. It doesn't always happen though. I always clean up before meeting a customer or a photo shoot. I'm pretty much stuffing things behind closed doors alot just so it looks neat!
If you drink and eat while you scrap in your space, what do you have?
There's always a coffee at my desk - can't live without it! So far no accidents with the java - I've been lucky!
What do you listen to, or watch on TV while you scrap?
I don't have a t.v. in my office, so I just listen to music, either the radio or itunes. I can't scrap without music.
How fast do you scrap?
I'm a painfully slow scrapper!! I can't sit down and just do a page. I tend to fiddle, push paper around, look at my photos, then go back to it the next day, and the next, and the next!!
What size do you do most of your stuff in?
I have always been an 8 1/2x11 scrapper.
My Space
The room is basically split up into 3 areas: office area, scrap space and studio. As you can see from the photos, I'm pretty much a minimalist. This is pretty much indicative of the rest of my house, except not so office like.
Pg 2 - This is my scrap area. I hide a lot of my supplies behind the black doors in clear plastic drawers. This is also where I have all of my scraps, paper and just odds and ends. It's basically where I hide my mess so it's not in view. Because I meet customers in my office, I try to keep it as neat as possible.
Pg 3 - The tray on the left side of my desk holds layouts I'm working
on. They're usually on the floor and when I need to clean up, I stack
my work and just place it on the tray. Even with two desks - I still
end up scrapbooking on the floor!
The bucket holds recently purchased embelishments and misc items I haven't
put away.
I keep my newest paper and stickers in the buckled magazine rack on
my desk.
The accordian file folder and small black box on the right hold my photos.
The 4 silver trays hold my most used embelishments. Pg 1 shows the trays
opened up.
Pg 4 - I have baskets from Ikea scattered everywhere that hold odds
and ends. I haven't gotten around to labelling them yet. The drawer
unit on the left hand side is a newer purchase and my favourite! It's
an unfinished unit from Ikea - I'll eventually paint it and label the
drawers when I have time. What I love is that the drawers pull right
out and it holds a lot of supplies! I take the drawers out while I scrap
all the time and riffle through all of my goodies.
Pg 5 - Here are some of the drawers pulled out from the Ikea unit.
Pg 6 - This photo shows my office area which is right across from my
scrap area. This is where I proof my photos, meet with customers and
keep up with my office work. A few more Ikea baskets hold supplies.
I also have a small drawer unit underneath my desk that also holds embelishments.
Pg 7 - I'm able to keep this area neat by storing everything behind
my backdrops, from props and stools to seamless paper and frames. You
name it - it's back there!
Pg 8 - This used to be my husband's office, up until two years ago. Once his office moved offsite, I couldn't wait to take over. This space is just off of our main entrance. There was a sitting area where my backdrops now are with glass french doors. Because it became an eyesoar looking at my backdrops from the main entrance, we just recently had the glass on the french doors covered with mirror on both sides. I love it - it gives me privacy and also a full length mirror for my customers.
