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Do I like the Kallax book cases for craft supplies?

I tend to like to move things around so I thought that having 3 different sizes would help with that! If I was even a little taller I would probably move the 1X4 to the top and have a taller, skinnier bookcase, but I am only 5'2″ so I like being able to reach up and grab things from the top. If you can use a drill, if we had to use the allen wrench it would have taken a lot longer! Why did I get 3 different sizes? The 1X4 was honestly the hardest one to put together, the other two it really helped to have two people to do it. We did the 3 wide first to get it out of the way and it was pretty easy (I watched this video from the Ikea Hunk first which helped a lot!) My daughter and I put together all three Kallax bookshelves in about an hour. Is it hard to put together Ikea Kallax Units? Now that I have two craft desks with the Alex drawer units, I can keep things handy. One of my big challenges using a dining room table top for my desk was that I didn't have any drawers that I could keep any of my “daily use supplies” handy. I like them very much when paired with the desk unit. I learned a lot from doing a huge project like this that I wanted to share with you! Do you like the Ikea Alex drawers?

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How to organize your craft room with Dana K.

Rainbow color cardboard magazine holders.

Apothecary case to hold all my metal embellishments.

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If you would like to see my full craft room makeover from start to finish, here are the full befores and afters! The area that the Alex desks, Raskog Cart and Kallax book cases are in is 7'X8″ (my craft room is bigger than that, I have black bookcases on the one side and the red desk and bookcase on the other side). Pieces I used (include affiliate links, which I will get a small commission for if you use!) I ordered them right from Ikea (the prices were MUCH higher on Amazon!) I already had the Raskog cart (which I think was like $30) and the bookcases and the desks were $500 all together. Okay, I have to say that my craft room went from a jumbled mess that made me nervous and sad to a haven that just makes me smile! Oh lordy, my craft room was a bit of a mess beforehand! If I had to pick one reason it wasn't working, it was because I kept finding individual solutions to each problem.įor example, I LOVE this little unit that holds three of my decoupage decorative boxes, and if it was the ONLY little storage idea, it would be okay, but I also had a round end table kind of thing and then all kind of different vintage milk crates (which I love, but you can see that everything is all higgldy-piggldy when it is all in a jumble!)īut honestly, even though it looks a mess, I did have some areas that were working like my Apothecary box that holds my metal embellishments, the tiered rack that holds my sprays and stains and my huge bookcase that holds so many craft supplies! After The Ikea Craft Room Makeover! Please note: This article contains affiliate links, and that means that I may earn a commission if you buy something. Read my full disclosure here. Here are all my best tips, ideas and inspiration for getting your craft supplies organized!

It was time! Time to get my craft room in order and so I picked the Kallax bookcases and two Alex desks from Ikea to organize my craft room storage area.

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