Wednesday, 11 April 2012

The best Easter present on WOYWW

I haven't been in my room to do any art 
but I keep coming in  because my sweet husband
let me go to Ikea and get bookcases for the art room
and what a difference it made.

This is my room BEFORE Ikea

AND THIS IS MY ROOM NOW


Isn't it amazing the difference you can make with just $300.
(Get off the floor Tracey Fletcher King, I hope it wasn't too much of a shock for you.
I'm still a grot on the inside).

I can even get my easels out and use my credenza to put my paint palletes on.

Can't wait until the school holidays are over so I can get in and play.

Now you've seen mine hop on over the Julias Stamping Ground and see the other desks 
around the world this fine wednesday.

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27 comments:

  1. Tracey FK11 April 2012 at 09:35

    Thank goodness I was sitting down!!!! This looks amazing and you will love working in it soooo much... That is such a lovely room with its aspect and now it will be such a joy... can't wait to pop down and see it in person... must have been an ikea weekend because Sinus headed out and bought the same bookcases with doors and has built a wall of storage for P's room... she is loving it and it looks great, but yours is blowing me away... love love love how your room looks Von and thanks for the shock and awe start to a Wednesday... you are going to produce some amazing work in there... only a few sleeps till we have to house to ourselves again... roll on term 2 I say...xx

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  2. Lisa Richards11 April 2012 at 12:58

    What a transformation! Enjoy your new space!
    Happy WOYWWing!
    Lisa
    #21

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  3. Bleubeard and Elizabeth11 April 2012 at 13:20

    What I want to know is what happened to the hundreds of books I saw in those first two photos. Although I LOVE the look of your new room, the cost is a bit steep for me. So glad you like it, because I think it is fabulous!

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  4. Bleubeard and Elizabeth11 April 2012 at 13:21

    I keep forgetting to leave my number, which is 9 this week.

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  5. NEEDLEWINGS11 April 2012 at 15:15

    wow, what a make over! Lucky you! needlewings # 52

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  6. Sandy11 April 2012 at 16:12

    Don't you just love a makeover and when its a craft one its even better.

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  7. Helen11 April 2012 at 17:14

    What a transformation - though I kinda liked the mess (reminds me of mine, lol!) Helen 39

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  8. Julia Dunnit11 April 2012 at 19:03

    HA, Von, your note to Tracey really made me laugh! Oh My oh my you're right, ikea and 300 bucks makes your place look like a studio. And Im very glad to know there's grot on the inside..can't bear the thought of you turning!

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  9. Astrid Maclean11 April 2012 at 19:53

    OMG, what a transformation!!! Looks amazing! Enjoy your new space!!! Who put all those shelves together for you?

    Have a great week! #32

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  10. Glenda11 April 2012 at 20:41

    What a transformation! Just wonderful! Thanks for sharing!

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  11. Lunch Lady Jan11 April 2012 at 20:56

    Yay for IKEA, yay for husbands helping and yay for a fab new space for you to create in!! I love the new look room, reminds me of the seaside :)
    Thanks for your fun comment on my blog today, I laughed a lot!!
    Hugs, LLJ #3 xx

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  12. kay11 April 2012 at 23:50

    what a makeover,love it
    have a fab crafty week and
    happy woyww
    kay,#70

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  13. yoursartfully12 April 2012 at 01:11

    Wow, what a difference....it looks fabulous.......hope you can still find stuff. I know that whenever I tidy up, I can't find a thing!!!

    Lin #135

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  14. CraftygasheadZo12 April 2012 at 02:54

    What a transformation! Fab, so much storage. Take care, enjoy WOYWW snooping! Love Zo xx 75

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  15. Princess Judy Palmer12 April 2012 at 03:59

    Wow! What a great transformation! I'll bet you'll love it so much better now. So much space and things nicely organized. I know I could use some IKEA shelves myself, problem is I would have to buy another house to put them in it. I'm jealous of the neatness/organization!

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  16. May12 April 2012 at 04:54

    WOW!!! What a makeover fab.... gosh I thought I was in the wrong place, Great job, Have a good week, Hugs May x x x No15

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  17. Miriam12 April 2012 at 05:03

    Fabulous transformation!!

    #148

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  18. Miriam12 April 2012 at 05:03

    Fabulous transformation!!

    #148

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  19. BumbleVee12 April 2012 at 09:36

    ya gotta love IKEA..... ya just gotta!

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  20. okienurse12 April 2012 at 16:15

    Awesome transformation! I definitely need to make a visit to IKEA but the closest is down in Dallas and that makes for a long day with 3.5 hours one way! Thanks for sharing and thanks for visiting my desk this week. Have a great week. Vickie @106

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  21. Kathryn12 April 2012 at 18:33

    Awesome!! But, I also want to know what happened to all the "stuff" from the before pictures HA!
    Regardless, enjoy your new crafting space!
    Hugs!
    kat
    P.S. I LOVE IKEA, sshhh it's my secret paradise.

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  22. Anonymous12 April 2012 at 18:36

    Lovel;y transformation, but I was wondering too where you put all that wonderful stash we saw in first pic. It is so hard to be neat and tidy with lots of stash.I know!!!

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  23. Anonymous12 April 2012 at 19:57

    Hi Vonny, I see you're from Queensland!Love it..making the lounge into a junk room!!

    Love the variety of work that you make.
    Thanks for visiting
    Judy #22

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  24. Unknown13 April 2012 at 02:51

    What a difference! It's beautiful!

    Happy WOYWW!

    Sheena (#161)
    xxx

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  25. SophieNewton13 April 2012 at 04:10

    Holy workspace Batman, that is amazing!!! I have serious craft room envy, must be a joy to work in there
    Sophie x
    No.79

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  26. Sheilagh13 April 2012 at 05:28

    That is what I call an Extreme Makeover, it is lovely:) But will it stay like that?


    Thanks for sharing.

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  27. Unknown13 April 2012 at 06:31

    Shelving sure helps with the organization. Nice room.

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I really love getting comments but due to a high amount of spam I had to take the anonymous user off of the comments. Sorry to those who can't leave a comment.
Thanks, Von.

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