hello everyone welcome back if you are new to my channel my name is Avril and in today's video i'll
be sharing with you how i gave my craft room a mini makeover using mostly ikea products
and incorporating a few diy storage solutions so stick around to see how it's done and don't forget
to subscribe and hit that bell so without further ado let's go ahead and get started
so guys before we go ahead and get started on our mini craft room makeover i thought i will
share with you a couple of diys so to start off this first project you will need a few
planks in two different sizes these will be put together to form a box to hold my wrapping paper
once you have got all of your pieces of planks cut to size
the next step is to make pilot holes on two of the planks that you will be using to form your box
here you see me marking my planks before i go ahead and make my pilot holes once you're
done with your markings your planks that you'll be using on the sides of your box should look
something like this the next step is to start drilling your pilot holes but before we do so
it's always better to get a drill bit that fits your wooden dowel the easiest way to
go about this is to get your drill bit and your wooden dowel and find the perfect match
so i went ahead and made my pilot holes and my planks are now ready for its next step
now we are all ready with all of our supplies so let's start putting this box together
here i'm using l-shaped brackets along with wood screws to put this box together
this is so simple and easy to do all i did was attach my l-shaped brackets onto one end of my
plank and repeated the process until i form my box
so guys when it comes to this stage when you're putting your planks together just
make sure they are flushed as you can see i have used three l-shaped brackets onto one end of my
plank i did this because i wanted it to be more secure but at this stage you could just use two
now our box is all done and it's ready for its next step here i'm using four
wooden dowels which i cut to size that i slipped through those pilot holes which i made earlier
once you're done passing through all of your wooden dowels you're ready for its next step
here i'm using ikea wrapping paper which i've already got in hand that
i thought would go perfect with my wooden storage box
at this stage guys you could size this box to even
store your cricut vinyl paper or any type of paper rolls you got
so guys this is how it turned out i'm using mine as a table top paper roll storage solution
however you could fix this on the wall by using some picture frame hooks hope you guys like it
so now let's start on project number two i thought of making
a signboard that says do something creative every day for my craft room
so to get started on this project we will need to make a plug here i'm using two planks which i've
got for my local hardware stove and a strip of wood which i'll be cutting down to size
here you see me measuring my strip of wood which i'll be cutting down to three parts
now my strips of wood are cut to size and ready to be glued onto my planks
so before i started gluing these strips of wood i placed them on my plank and space them out evenly
afterwards using my gorilla wood glue i glued them down onto my plank i repeated this gluing process
on all three of my wood strips afterwards using a damp rag i wiped off all of the excess glue
next using some weights i already got in hand i placed them onto my wood strips and set it
aside to dry another or so later it's dry and ready for its next step for this next step i am
using a couple of wood screws which i've already got in hand that i'll be screwing down onto my
planks for a better hold i repeated this process onto the center and either sides of the plank
now for the next step all we have to do is screw in a picture frame holder hook
i use two of this picture frame hook on either side of my
plank now our board is ready and all we got to do is flip it and start painting
here i'm using rust-oleum chalk paint in the color lean on white i gave this entire board one coat of
paint and set it aside to dry a couple of hours later our board is dry and ready to be sanded
so guys i decided to sand this board because i wanted to give it a bit of a
distressed look you could also skip this process entirely if you just like the plain look
i sanded it a bit till i got my desired look afterwards
using a damp rag i wiped it down clean and now the board is ready for its next step
so guys using my cricut maker i cut out the words saying do something creative every day if you do
not have a cricket maker like i do you could always draw in this stain onto the bowl next
all i did was arrange my words onto the board as i desired and then started sticking them down
so guys this is how my board turned out i think by using vinyl letters you could always
swap your letters to something else when you get bored of it hope you guys like it
so project number three this is a simple and easy to do hand holder
so guys for this project all you need is any type or size of a wooden block
i'm using a wooden block which i've already got in hand
once you've got your wooden block all you got to do is mark in the areas which you
need the pilot hole drilled in once you're done this is how your block should look
the next step is to go ahead and find the drill bit that fits your markers or pins
now we are all ready for our next step which is to start drilling our pilot holes but before we do so
it is always better to mark our drill bit to the desired length of our pilot hole
here i am using painter's tape to mark in my desired
depth of my pilot hole once we're all ready with our gear it's time to drill in our pilot holes
i started off drilling in one pilot hole and checked it with my marker to see whether that
hole is big enough and it fits perfectly i repeated this process until i was done and
ready for its next step so guys at this stage my wooden pen holder is all done but i wanted
to give this a different look so i decided to cover the entire thing with adhesive cork paper
so guys at this stage you could leave it as it is
or give this a staining but i wanted to do something different
as you can see applying this adhesive caulk paper onto the block was so easy to do
all i did was peel it off and stuck it onto my block and then using my scissors i cut
off all of the excess paper i repeated this process on all sides of my block
once i was done this is how my block turned out
afterwards using my scissors i poked in the holes which i drilled in earlier next i took my sharpie
and placed it into the hole and wiggled it in a bit to give it a clean smooth finish
now my block is all ready for its pens to be placed in so this is how it turned out guys hope
you guys like it so guys since we are done with all of our projects for my new craft room makeover
let's start clearing up my old space to make room for my new craft room makeover
now that i'm done clearing out my old space it's time to hang these ikea peg boards onto my wall
i'm so excited and i cannot wait to see how it turned out
assembling these ikea pet bowls onto the wall was so easy and simple to do
as for the instructions i measured up my wall and hung them in place
once i was done fixing my pegboards onto my wall
it was time to accessorize i use these ikea accessories that go with this pegboard
now i'm done accessorizing my pegboard and now it's time to hang my plug which i made earlier
hanging my plug onto my wall was so simple and easy to do all i did was mark in the areas
where my hooks were and then using some screws i screwed it onto my wall and then hung my flower on
so guys all i have to do now is push back my table
and start decorating my room with a few of my diys and some decorative items
so this is how my craft room turned out guys i'm so happy with this look hope you guys like it
so guys that's it for today hope you got inspired and enjoyed watching this video
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