Faves! Sharing Crafting Space

Diandra and I definitely have crafty houses. I remember my first visit to Di's place, I was so inspired by all the crafted stuff she has everywhere I went thrifting afterwards and spent a wack of cash on crafting stuff. Then after arriving home, I realized that my place is the same; there is crafted stuff everywhere! We both make stuff nearly everyday and since we live with roommates, family, etc. we have to share our crafting spaces. I've got a somewhat small house with no extra office/craft room so I need to be vigilant in tidying up crafting/work messes before moving onto something else, namely: Dinner. The two main spaces that are shared in my house are the dining room which is the craft/sewing room and the living room which is also my office. So that means a sharing space and having creative storage to make sure that the the rooms are totally multi-funtional. There are lots of ways to do this! One of the big storage solutions for me is probably using dressers for supply storage. I keep my yarn stash in a large dresser in the living room and craft supplies in another dresser in the dining room. Using clever disguises like a cozies and baskets to hide crafting supplies keeps your gear is close at hand, but also stashed in a way that becomes decoration. What if you covered a living room side table with a table cloth or cozy so that you can use the hidden shelves for a messy basket of yarn WIPs?  Or what about the idea inspired by Jenn (whose living room doubles as a craft room): have a sideboard to store craft supplies topped with an ironing board!
Here are some of my favourite storage ideas for crafty people who need to share space.

I keep sewing stuff and material in vintage hard-sided suitcases and could put them away in a closet but I use them so much that I can't seem to kick them out of the dining/craft room. I also have a small suitcase for my sewing paraphernalia that makes it easy to keep it all organized and my sewing machine also sleeps its own vintage suitcase in the hall. And, I've had them like this for so long that I may have convinced myself that it actually looks okay.

I love this desk/craft space, though I think the mirror might be a tad distracting. I do like to look at myself...

Use a china hutch/cabinet to store craft supplies instead of dishes!

Spice containers for odds and ends make a mod decoration!

This is my latest idea that I came up with. It's so simple but so great! I have this cork trivet set aside for my cooling iron so I can put the huge ironing board away when it's supper time. It's such a great iron that it become part of my desk-top display between crafting so I almost never need to put it away.
On my wandering I also found a crafter using a bread box being for storing craft supplies too, now that's smart! I think that I would put buttons, clips, threads and other small things (that get lost in drawers) in bowls inside a bread box. I'll be on the lookout for one to add to my space this thrifting season. What is your favourite craft storage trick?