Antique, Vintage & Repurposed item craft room: An organization ideas tour

This video/ craft room utilizes a lot of repurposed and antique items, but the layout and concepts shown will work for any style preferences. I share my space, some of the materials used to build this space as well as thoughts about what is working, what’s not and some craft tips. Thank you so very much for the well wishes and support during my absence and recovery. I hope this encourages or inspires you that you can create a crafting area that works well for you. Thank you for watching and happy creating.

[evaveronicagabrielsen]

No music, you talking the whole time, and calm filming of all your beautiful things. What a treat, thank you so much! 🙂

[reneasmith]

I'm so thrilled to see a craft room that isn't all prefabricated white furniture! My room has my grandmother's antique table and my dad's huge antique desk in it. I love your space! Hope you get healed up soon!

[FranOnTheEdge]

Oh my goodness me! A REAL craftroom! This is my idea of heaven. All those old wooden drawers with their multitude of plain and fancy handles, and the soft black cupboards and shelves and cubby holes, or whatever they are called, where they live. I just love how everything is built to fit things. You are an absolute marvel! And can you come live with me for a year while you make mine?
I think my craft room is going to have to be built to fit it. As I'm in a very old house ranging from nearly 400 years old to Victorian, and my craft room is in the oldest end of the house... Or will be when it's done. At the moment it's empty apart from a wallpaper table and the steamer I've been using to remove paper and paint from the walls. I do have SOME old things but nothing like what you have.

[ShellyWJotsandJunk]

That wall with all the sewing machine drawers is just a work of art in itself! Just beautiful 😍

[gatheringmoss]

Total craft room envy here. What a well-organized, yet gorgeous space for creating. Love everything about it.

[TashaHarrisTashaluvsyou]

Its refreshing to see a non white room. Beautiful.

[carolgrentzel]

The most beautiful craft room I’ve ever seen. You did a beautiful job and have many interesting things on display. I love it!

[petmomful]

I LOVE your eye for vintage, and your room. I have a little craft room and a sewing room. (My kids are grown and gone.) My husband's uncle, in his 70's, died several months ago. He was single, no kids, owned the entire building, and was a hoarder. Everything is dirty from nicotine. Anyway, they are tired of cleaning up and sorting thru, and they want the stuff GONE! None of them like vintage. My husband has brought some real treasures home for me. We went again today, with a friend who wanted to look at the furniture, and I had time to really poke around. They are going to chuck it all! I found a few really special vintage things! I am excited to add them to my decor. I love your sewing cabinet drawers, that looks so cool!!

[lynnebennick]

I can’t believe that we have in common the collection of antique spools, old machine drawers, and metal works. Always love your crafty bits, and now I can be jealous of you organization. I am no where close to being organized.

[JennifulCreations]

Hi Cori! I know this is over a year old, but I simply adore your vintage library card catalog! 💕I was looking for one, and they're selling for almost thousands of dollars. You have a precious gem, and your room and builds are all so beautiful. 😊

[PaperPlaywithJulieK]

I love your new space. I especially love seeing spaces that are not 100% Ikea as I think it allows us to see spaces that have a bit of personality. I have been working on my new craft space for the last couple of months and it is finally finished. So fun to see someone else with a vintage style craft space. Mine is more of a vintage flea market style with shabby chic overtones.

[paulad]

Cori - First let me say, I had no idea you were going through all of this until I saw your video short recently. How did I miss this? Girl, you are a wonder! How you manage to do all you do is mind boggling! I absolutely LOVE your craft space. I have many of the same vintage bins for organizing that you have; enamel trays. vintage metal drawers and old metal boxes. Your style is right up my alley! You have me looking around at my space to see how I can incorporate some of your clever storage ideas. I love your "Creating with Scraps" sign! How clever is that!? Honestly, you need to submit your space to "Where Women Create" magazine. This room should be a feature! Sorry for the long response. I hope your recovery is speedy! Take good care of yourself. ❤

[amitexo]

OMG Cori, whenever you are much better and have time, kindly do a slower and more in depth video of all your vintage/antique items please. Genuine vintage/antique items are THE source of my inspiration for creating :) Thanks for sharing your new space <3

[laurelkromer]

I absolutely love this! I love vintage and antique items. My dishes are old Fiesta-ware, Poppy Hill “Happy Trails”, and Fransiscan Ware “Desert Rose”. My craft room is a mish mash of different shelving, pre-fab cubes, small plastic bins and glass jars, mostly. 😊

[elitesflowers-floristshop.]

"Just because they make me happy “ THANKS SO MUCH FOR SO STRONG REASON. It is so complicated to feed the simple needs. Thanks!

[itsamysticlife]

Thank you so much for sharing your craft space and how you created it. This so captured my heart because it's vintage and unique. Your system works with my style and need to organize while using old, vintage, and repurposed items.
My hubby surprised me with my own crafting shed. We're in the process of finishing the interior. It's going to house my 1800s great wheel, his 1908 singer treadle boot shaft sewing machine (he tore it down & rebuilt it) and all of my spinning, weaving, sewing, beading, jewelry, paper, and recycling crafts.

Again, thank you so much for your inspiration and generosity.

[fiddliedee]

I absolutely adore your new craft room Cori, so much vintage scrumminess. I can't believe you did all this while going through so much injury and pain, you are truly an amazing woman. So nice to see Hairy Coo and Floof 🥰

[flyingcat]

Love this cozy room. Love the knitting needle jar display and upcycled uses!

[suni]

OMG!!!! BEAUTIFUL AND CLEAN!
I know, it's a blue print for a georgous craft room. I'm jealous
Thanks for sharing.
Get well wishes

[sofibug]

Thus is the absolute best craft room organization video I've ever seen...& I've watched a ton! Thanks for sharing your space, philosophy & Teaching so well!