Scrapbook Room

I originally didn’t plan on completely redecorating my scrapbook room, so I don’t have any pictures of what it looked like before. I wish I did. It was a safe haven for everybody else’s crap to accumulate. I had no room in there to scrapbook or do anything really. Mackenzie and I went to Wal*Mart and found the gray 8-cubby case and super cute bins to hold all of my materials and tools. I got the two white desks from a friend a couple years ago. They were in her scrapbook room before she moved and didn’t need them anymore. The pink office chair is the one I fell on a couple weeks ago. I sprained my wrist and tore a muscle in my thigh. My husband wanted to get rid of the chair, but it’s cute AND it’s pink, so that was a no go. I found a flower tutorial from Happily Ever Elementary and Mackenzie and I spent a few hours creating the flowers. I cut the word create out of vinyl with my Cricut machine to put over the window. We found the yellow curtain at Wal*Mart also. I’m normally a Target shopper, but this time Wal*Mart happened to have most of what I needed for a great price. I think Wal*Mart gets a bad rap because of the people who shop there and what they are (or aren’t) wearing while they shop, but if you’re able to look past all that and shop at the crack of dawn before “the people of Wal*Mart” are awake, you’ll find some great stuff. The canvas paintings were made at one of those “Paint and Wine” events at different times over the past couple years. Jake made the tiger calendar for Christmas when he was in 2nd grade. He was so proud of himself for “scrapbooking” in class, just like me. I will keep this calendar forever! Mackenzie made me the flower frame for Mother’s Day four years ago. She wanted to create a project that would look something like one I would create for my scrapbook room. They are both so sweet and thoughtful! The hanging light was an amazing Amazon find. The computer is where all the magic happens. It’s where I check my emails, blog, and do all of my online shopping. After I finished the room, I realized I wanted it painted white (or a very light gray). Oh well, now my husband has a summer project! For now, I love my scrapbook room and plan to spend a lot of time in there during the summer.