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More Tales from the Dust

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For those of you who follow me on my Stampin’ Pretty Facebook page, you know that it has been a challenging but exciting week.  Progress!  This is how My Stampin’ Studio looked the night before last.  It’s quite a process unpacking, sorting, purging and finding the perfect place for everything.  Fortunately, I had a pretty good plan when I first scribbled out a design 8 weeks ago!

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The counters were installed this week so I could finally start moving in.  Love the warm brick brown laiminate  (Pionite Phoenix AT391 Suede).  Easy to keep clean as well!

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Even the Murphy bed (Wilding Wallbeds) is now installed in my closet.  It will disappear behind bi-fold doors but is a great back up spot for visiting guests–especially since I swooped bedroom #3 for my studio!

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Todd, my carpenter, found the perfect solution to keep my DVD style stamp cases perfectly lined up.  He cut a block of pine as a “back stop” for each bookcase shelf.  Neat as a pin.  This OCD gal is smilin’!

THE NEXT BIG THING will be the electrician hooking up the undercabinet lighting (as well as a special lighted shelf for taking photos) later this week.  I wish I could wave a magic want and have it all done.  However, I’m optimistic that I’ll finally be able to create in this space this weekend!  Keep your fingers crossed for me!

MaryRedTulip

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38 thoughts on “More Tales from the Dust”

  1. Mary your room is so beautiful. I can see you spending hours creating. It so relaxing. The colors are beautiful.
    Thank you for sharing. I have been away for the past two weeks so I have a lot of email to go through. My sister was very ill and she passed away on Tuesday and her funeral was yesterday Saturday March 1, 2014.
    I am so happy for you. Hugs, and Happy Stamping. Ellen Hinds

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  2. Beautiful room Mary! I love love love organizing craft rooms and this picture makes me want to go re organize my own! : ) Sometimes to me organizing my stash is as much fun as creating itself! I couldn’t have a Murphy bed in my room though. Too tempting to craft all night and crash right there! LOL. Congratulations on your new space.

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  3. What a great room. Very nice design and I love the Murphy Bed in the closet. Will keep that in mind for future use myself.

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  4. Wow MsMary , love it , so neat looking , we can’t wait !!!
    Thanks for sharing ,
    Hugs , with a deep breath !!
    Frenchie ,

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  5. Wow Mary….this is great. I have purchased from Brett twice now. Love his work and my punches, ink pads, re-inkers and markers are so nicely stored away in all those cubby holes. I can’t wait to see your photography shelf. It sounds very interesting. Thanks for sharing with us Mary. You’ll be stamping away soon!

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  6. Mary, U’re room looks fabulous. I love the white cabinets n cream floor combination!!!! The laminate color looks very rich n elegant. Great design choices! Love it!!!

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  7. Your evolution of your room is exciting to watch go from concept, progress, and anxiously waiting to be done, as you are too! Did you move into a pre-loved home? Or is this a new home?

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  8. What a beautiful space, Mary! I can imagine how excited you are now that it is getting closer to reality!

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  9. Love the space! Can’t wait to see how you organize it. Love to get ideas from others organization. Must be thrilling to watch it all happen. The waiting would be hard. Oh for a magic wand. : )

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  10. Looking fabulous Mary, I love the hide away bed, what a great idea! The other thing I love is the storage racks for your Card Stock, that is an amazing addition to your craft space because it’s incorporated into the design of the room. I bet you can’t wait till you are finally completely installed so you can start enjoying this beautiful room. I can’t wait to see the final reveal.

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  11. It’s really coming along. I am soooo jealous, but I will put that to good use by, yet again, reorganizing my own spaces(s). My problem is that the the “stuff” seems to take on a life if its own and moves into lots of other spaces. But the Murphy bed idea is a great one. Pure Mary Fish genius. Thanks for sharing as the project goes along.

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  12. Looks fabulous! I can’t wait to get into my space! Cabinets here on 3-10! Love your countertop color too. Very rich looking.

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  13. Wonderful Mary…may I ask which mattress model you chose? Is shipping expensive? This is a nice option for a sleeping area for a guest.

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