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an archived personal and craft blog from Elise Blaha Cripe.

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The first room I set up when we moved in was the office. I set it up as mostly a personal craft space, not so much as a business craft space. And as the business stuff has acculated over the past few months, I have found myself dreaming up cool ideas and storage I could do once we moved to our next place.

Seriously, I thought about my office in our next apartment everyday.

Then yesterday, I snapped out of it. We're going to be in San Diego for the next seven to eight months, so I might as well pull it together and make this home office work better for me. My main work table is going to stay the same, but I have a plan for the other side of the room to better organize wholesale paper, shipping materials and projects in process.

Very exciting.

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Phase one happened quickly. After some online searching for ribbon storage ideas (it seems like most of the good ideas are super DIY, not store bought), I headed to Home Depot. Twenty minutes and twenty dollars later, I had a peg board, hooks for hanging tools and dowels to hang ribbon, washi tape & sticker rolls.

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I'm kind of obsessed with it.

Phase two will involve buying a new bookcase and reorganizing. Hopefully I can tackle that this weekend.

I'll share complete before and after photos of the new space as soon as it's complete!

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39 responses to “office redo : phase one.”

  1. Lana Avatar
    Lana

    Very cool and very organised! It makes it so much easier when the things you need to work are within easy reach, huh? 🙂

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  2. Linda Avatar
    Linda

    Love your photos of your office/craft space! Always can use these to help me organize.. Received my packet of goodness in the mail yesterday from the big mini class, so excited. Loved your stamp on the outside and the tape on the back, so cute.

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  3. Sarah Avatar

    I love this idea! It could work for a lot of things. And it would be cool to spray paint it a fun color.

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  4. Molly Avatar
    Molly

    go you!

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  5. lauren Avatar

    this looks great, elise!!
    very organized and most importantly, efficient!!
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  6. Kim Avatar
    Kim

    Such a smart, easy, and move friendly storage method!!

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  7. LizzyM Avatar

    Very cool! How did you secure it to the wall? Or is it just sitting against it?

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  8. Alexandra Avatar

    This looks so inspiring and productive! Has it helped you to be more efficient?

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  9. DianneT Avatar
    DianneT

    My computer detected a trojan threat when I clicked on the link for the font downlod.
    Going to do the pegboard project. Have most of the items in various places around the garage not being utilized. How simple. Thanks for sharing!

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  10. Brianna Avatar
    Brianna

    Looks good so far. Won’t it get annoying, though, having to take all the rolls off the dowel to get to the middle ones?

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  11. sarah Avatar

    love the peg board!

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  12. veronica Avatar

    love that green striped fabric! xo

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  13. Amy Tan Avatar

    obsessed. looks amazing so far. and your washi tape holder? swoon

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  14. Sabrina Mix Avatar

    Hi, Elise!
    If you want some more ideas, you can grab it here.
    xoxo

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  15. Mariangeles_Spain Avatar

    Love this kind of posts 🙂

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  16. elise blaha Avatar

    I bought a drywall bracket that can hold up to 60 pounds. I mounted one piece of it to the wall and one piece to the board and TA-DA, it holds itself up well.

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  17. elise blaha Avatar

    I dont know yet! I put it up yesterday. Well see!!

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  18. elise blaha Avatar

    hmmm, thats odd. You could try googling the name.

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  19. elise blaha Avatar

    I wont be taking anything off ever, just spinning like its a dispenser.

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  20. michelle ramirez Avatar

    Looks fantastic!! from one pegboard user to another….you are going to LOVE it. It makes for such easy access to everything important.
    Enjoy!

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  21. goshery Avatar

    sounds like you have ribbon storage figured out, but if you need another option I highly suggest Ribbon Ring. I AM NOT affiliated with the company at all, just a very happy customer. It’s a great way to store ribbon and it looks pretty too! http://www.ribbonring.com

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  22. Kim Avatar

    I love it!!! I am dreaming of (&have the pegboard) something like this in my scrap room.

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  23. jodi Avatar

    that looks AWESOME.

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  24. Nicole Avatar

    I love before and afters, especially craft spaces! Looks awesome so far. Makes me totally jealous that I don’t have my own dedicated scrap space. Can’t wait to see more!!

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  25. Jess Avatar

    Where oh where did you find those bordered labels? I have been looking for them!

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  26. elise blaha Avatar

    they are discontinued from paper source. I bought rolls of them in a crazy sale.

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  27. Kate Avatar

    I am pretty sure I need a peg board now 🙂

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  28. jessica o'brien Avatar

    i like that you decided to get settled! never good to hold off life for some future date or plan. makes me happy for you!

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  29. Suzanne Avatar

    love it! I recently redid my crafting space too while making room for a roommate; it offers reinspiration!
    Have you checked out scrapncube.com? I love love love the craft desk I bought from them!

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  30. Jennifer Avatar
    Jennifer

    Elise, check out this space. When I saw your post, I remembered seeing this some time ago…enjoy! 🙂
    http://makingitlovely.com/photos/album/72157604298470966/my-studio.html

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  31. Jennifer Avatar
    Jennifer

    the re-purposed shoe holders is what I thought of for some of your paper 🙂

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  32. elise blaha Avatar

    I have see that studio tour. LOVE it. totally inspired my new space. Ill be sharing on Monday!

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  33. jessica Avatar

    love the peg board! this is how my dad keeps his tools organized. i never thought of it for my office, but it’s perfect!

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  34. Katie Kelley Avatar
    Katie Kelley

    I’m going to email hubby so he can see what I want on the walls of my craft/work room. Love what you have done.

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  35. lizee Avatar
    lizee

    Hi elise!
    Can you recommend a website for info on DIY pegboards?
    Thanks!

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  36. elise blaha Avatar

    Wish I could, but no idea!

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