40 PEEKS | THE VARDE TABLE

My scrapbook room is a constantly evolving space.  Over the years, I’ve added things and taken things away to try and make the space most effective for the way I work.  A few months ago, I saw that Ali Edwards posted the new tables she bought for her room from IKEA and while I really liked the the table, I was blown away by the drawers and how much stuff she fit in there!  So, I thought about it for a while and kept finding myself going back to her blog post to check out her tables.  And I dreamed of all the things I could put in those drawers and how much less of a mess my room would be if I had that space underneath the table top to put my things.  I’m usually not an impulsive shopper so when I found myself thinking about it that much, I knew was time to take a trip to IKEA.  My husband was so sweet and helped me load it into our car (it was three heavy boxes) and then built it for me.  It’s been a while since we bought something from IKEA and we completely forgot that they don’t include written directions – just pictures!  So over the course of two evenings, “we” (meaning my husband) put together the table and I’ve been thrilled with it ever since.

While I initially filled the table with stuff right away, I still wanted to organize it better and the Workspace class I’m taking at Studio Calico this month has totally inspired me!  Over the past couple of days, I’ve been moving things around and reorganizing and here’s a little peek at my Varde table.  I thought it would be fun to share today as a “Workspace Wednesday” post similar to what many others share online each week.  I love that I now have a large workspace AND storage all in one piece so I can grab whatever I need easily without having to hunt all over my room.  (I still have plenty of stuff throughout the rest of my room but we’ll save that for another day!)

 

I currently have two of the three drawers organized in a way that makes me happy but I’m struggling a bit with the third one so I’m hoping to get more inspiration from the Workspace class over the next couple of weeks.  Hope you enjoyed this peek and thanks for stopping by!  🙂