From CHAOS to COZY: Transforming My Crafting Space | IKEA faux built-ins
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- Опубликовано: 29 июл 2024
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00:00 Intro
01:32 IKEA trip
04:10 Disassembling room
10:30 Joining bookcases/faux built-ins
18:37 Before...
20:28 And after!
23:32 Outro
Join me as I attempt to reorganize our guest room/crafting/filming space!
*Supplies used in this video:
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(M6-1.0 x 35mm)
Billy Bookcase: www.ikea.com/us/en/p/billy-bo...
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*The music in today’s video comes from Daniel Fridell & Sven Lindvall via Epidemic Sound. 
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I love the new arrangement of the room and the bookcases are decorated very well. I’m not one to wonder or look at backgrounds ,that others find distracting , I tend to focus on the knowledge you are sharing.Thank you, for taking your time to share the results of your room makeover.
Thank you for the tour of the revamped craft room. I would find another place in the house to put the guess bed and get a murphy bed frame so that when there's no company staying over you can put the bed up which will you more room any room.
Great advice! Thank you so much for watching and sharing with me 🙂
Thank you, Mark , always a pleasure to watch and nice to see newlyweds making a home together😊
Thank you so much!
Your room looks amazing. Like you, I love having my fiber (yarn and fabric) displayed so I can dream about projects for it. But I've learned the hard way to keep it in closed cabinets. I've thrown away trash bags full of fibers because of sun damage, even in a room with only a single north facing window covered with blinds.
Love Ikea. Almost every piece of furniture/storage unit in my studio is from them.
Keep up the good work. You are inspiring.
If you truly have the need for a spare bed I’d suggest a daybed with a pop up trundle. It will take up less space, add seating and take up much less space.
That's a great solution! Thank you ☺️
Mark, you are an absolute natural, a pleasure to watch. I love your videos. So glad you took us on your journey to Ikea, I am from England it was nice to see some of your part of the world. Your room is lovely, your knitting is wonderful. What a very talented guy you are. Regards Taia. x
You're SO kind 😊 thank you for watching!
The new layout is much more functional and open, I agree! As for the bed, while the new position is much better, I'd think about getting a sofabed, something that stays closed as a sofa most of the time, and that you can pull out if you have guests or if you need a good surface for blocking :P, that's what I'm doing in my new home, I have a spare room, but if I put a full bed in it, it'll be pretty much unusable, and I don't like it.
I love the look of your pegboards, although I prefer having most things in closed spaces, so they don't get dusty.
The backdrop now is really versatile for you!
Looks excellent! way fancier than any of my rooms. 🪴
Gus matches that sweater you were wearing, lol. 🐈
Random hugs in the middle of a joint project is definitely a newlywed thing, lol. (Or so my mom would joke even past our 10th year as a couple. She might still if she were alive, lol.) 🫂
I love it! Gus matches so well 😂 thanks for sharing a memory of your mom with me! ❤️
Loved watching you transform your space, it looks great. Please don't worry about what you look like Mark you are a good looking guy but it wouldn't matter if you were pink with purple spots we would still be watching your videos... cheers Carol
Thank you, Carol! I'm so encouraged by the kind community I've found on RUclips ❤️
Love your new creative space! Thank you for sharing an inside look what a podcaster goes through with All the cameras and equipment needed to bring us your artful journey! ❤️
Looks much more functional now. A Murphy bed would be a fantastic replacement for your existing guest bed. Many have additional shelves attached to house even more yarn. They're a little pricy, but I see them from time to time on FB Marketplace. Thank you for sharing your room transition and for all of your informative videos.
What a beautiful room with all of those lovely windows! The bookcase set up is genius. I might have to show my husband this ….
Great video as always!! Give those kitties a smooch!
Thank you so much! I love the space the bookcases provide, and I feel like they are somewhat elegant!
Hi Mark, great video. Appreciate you taking the time to make this, I’m sure it took a long time. Fabulous ideas and tips. The room looks fantastic. PS love the kitties ♥️♥️
Thank you so much!
What a HUGE improvement! The room looks so bright and fresh and welcoming. You may want to consider a sofa bed rather than a bed proper. Sofa beds are usually very uncomfortable, thus ensuring your overnight guests do not wear out their welcome. 🙂
That's hilarious! Thank you 😁
There are much more comfortable sofa bed options now LOL. I agree that a sofa bed would make the room more functional for daily use as an office or craft room. To sit on the sofa and watch tv while you craft and still allow a place for visitors to stay.
Very nice! I love the bear quilt. Your cats are great too. One day I hope to have my own craft room, but for now I keep my yarn in a closet and I knit/crochet in a corner of our living room.
Thank you so much! Keep dreaming of your craft room!!
What a huge transformation! I can see why you needed to move things around! I live in a tiny 2 bedroom and use 1 room as an office/craft room. Using the extension piece on the Billy is one way of getting additional storage space. I also love the oxberg doors (1/2 panel, 1/2 glass) to hide some of the less pretty stuff. I bought a Serta sofa sleeper that's highly rated for comfort (Wayfair) for guests. I think it's on sale again right now. I also just installed the Boaxel system in the closet which has slide out baskets and shelving. You and your husband did a wonderful job and your room looks great! Your video was very well done and you seem like a natural in front of the camera. I think Gus would agree.
You're SO kind :) Thank you for all of those suggestions! I'm writing the furniture ideas down and I'll share them with my husband!
Thouroughly enjoyed this journey. Everything looks great. Unless the bed is in your way, it looks nice in there. Maybe bins under the bed for additional storage? You are a pleasure.
Thank you SO much :)
Love love your cat , the window didn’t faze me ❤❤❤
Thank you! He's the BEST cat.
I am so jealous you have the option to even get IKEA delivered and that you have somewhat which store to go to. My Ikea is in ATL and it is still 2 hours away. lol My Yarnatopia is at a standstill till they get the remainder of my bookcases in. I have yarn living in plastic drawers right now.
BTW, I am happy to tell you it is not just your home with uneven floors. lol Welcome to the annoyance of the world of off-center.
We are definitely lucky to have IKEA delivery, they just started that option in the last year. I really appreciate you taking the time to watch my videos and share your perspective on things. I loved the conversation you started on my crazy yarn shop story. I haven't had time to reply to comments on that video because they are so many, but I've been reading what everyone is posting and I especially loved the discussion you started 🙂
I love your real life videos! Thank you! Oh my!, Love the huge midproject. Haphazard is my modus operandi.
You guys looked humorous kicking the bookcase into place in speeded up time, sort of a jerky dance. Thanks I needed that. Btw, you needn't feel self conscious; it comes across as very serene. Love to watch these podcasts.
Ha! That's funny :) Thank you for being here!
Billy from IKEA has always been my go to bookcase for 40 years or more. I now have four so I am totally with you on the usefulness. Looking forward to more from you. Thanks
Oh wonderful! Thank you so much 😊
Very nice how you have reesambled your craft room. You say the room is pretty small I think maybe for US point of view 😂 I think is pretty spacy, very nice. Love the bear quilt. Looking forward for a new video. 👏👏
That's a great point, Richard 🤣 I admit that the room is gracious...I just dream of an even bigger space! Thank you as always for watching ❤️
Wow! What and inspiration and what a beautiful result! Thank you for letting us see your process!
Thank you for watching!
Morning Mark! Smashing video as always. Still chaos here with lots of boxes everywhere now for moving 😆. Really like your billy bookcase idea, will be planning a new craft room in our new home so very helpful! All my love to you both and the pusses as always, Pippa xxx
Thank you, friend!!
Thanks for giving us all a tour. Looks like you have a very professional filming setup and that shows in the quality of your videos. My ‘craft room’ is my tiny laundry room -just a wee bit cramped! Thanks to Scout and Gus and your husband for making their cameo appearances.
Thank you so much! 😁
If you were in California, like me, you would also need to bolt them to the wall!! Lovely storage solution.
Lovely video Mark. Not sure I could vlog. Love your craft room. I couldn’t live without on. Mine is a sewing room as I knit in the living room.
That sounds great! Thank you for watching 🙂
excellent make-over! great use of space! fresh, happy, art-inspiring. 2 snaps up.
That space looks a lot more inviting and workable now! Just an FYI for next time, you don’t have to step up in drill bit size, and instead just go straight to the size you need, especially since you were using existing bracket holes that should guide the drill pretty straight.
That's a great tip! Thank you ☺️ I'm sure that will same me time in the future with other projects!
Loved the transformation! Great job Mark! Happy Knitting.
Love it! I think it looks nice and still can be a guest room. Would love an intro to blocking video if you feel up to it.
Thank you for the recommendation! I'd love to talk about blocking on the channel 😁
Hell yeah! I love this type of content so much! ♥
This gave me so many ideas!
Your cats are love bugs! I want to see more of them 😍
Hugs from Spain!
Hooray! Thank you for watching 🙂 I wish you could meet the cats. They are super sweet 😻
Well I think the rooms looks so much bigger and way less cluttered the way you now have it …. The bed looks great where it is and the chair too … LOVE the bear quilt too …. 💖💖💖
Thanks so much! 😊 I made the quilt a couple of years ago. It's Bjorn Bear by Elizabeth Hartman.
If you want tyo use Billy bookcases for books, buy the narrow 14" shelf unit. They work great and can stand up to the weight of full shelves of books.
I can't tell you how much I LOVE that advice. We plan to eventually have an entire wall of these bookcases in a future home...and I'll be sure to use the skinny versions for the portions filled with books!
@@MakerMarkKnits We have 9 of the narrow Billys loaded with books. No pretty vingnettes, no decor items, just books. Over a year later they are holding the weight just fine, no sagging at all.
I LOVE that. I'm absolutely writing that down for our future room renovations :)
Loved the video! Especially the quick hug with hubby! Always make time for a snuggle break!
Aw, thank you!
I just recently stumbled upon your podcasts and love each & everyone of them. You come across as having great "stage" presence and a calm & nurturing demeanor. I'm hooked and will be a loyal fan.
Mark, your hands fly when you knit! My hands have never worked that fast, even when I was young.
Don't worry, the introduction knitting segments are sped up!! I'm a decently quick knitter, but I don't have super speed!
Hi Mark! I enjoyed this...Especially the cats (I have 5!) I don't have any advice, but it's nice to see what others have done. I have the main bedroom as my yarny room and also my closet/dressing room. It is very cluttered. It also has sloping ceilings down the walls and is technically a loft (There is one 1/2 wall missing and it looks over the living room, which has cathedral ceilings...so wall space is limited....2 closets take up one wall.....bathroom door and door to crawl space (storage) take up another half wall, then a window is in the middle of the third wall and then the loft railing and half wall.......So I keep looking for ideas and its great seeing others setups....Where does the door go to? You don't use it?
The door on the right side of the screen goes to a little porch. It's not super structurally sound. So we don't go out there ever! The other door, the door on the left side of the screen, goes to the hallway. Your space sounds really interesting and really beautiful with those high ceilings. It's hard to decide which I would rather have, windows, or free wall space 🙂
A fun video! Your new space looks great. How about getting rid of the standard bed and buying a fold out couch? It can still be a guest room that way. And it's a good way to open up the space.
Your room looks so nice now and how cute is that bear quilt!
I like the new setup much better. Really opens and brightens the room. Question: Do you really knit that fast? OMG if you really do I’m in awe. No wonder you can crank out a sweater in a week.
Thank you SO much! No, no...the knitting in the intro is sped up! I have some upcoming videos that show my realtime knitting...it's swift, but not lightning speed!
Love this room! I’m so jealous! And that bear quilt!
Thank you so much! The bear quilt is a pattern by Elizabeth Hartman called Bjorn Bear 🙂
Gus looks just like my Timmy.
I love this channel. You are doing a great job xxx
Wow, thank you!
What a great difference! All the hard work was definitely worth it. The room looks way more open and inviting.
Thank you SO much 😄
You had me at Gus :) (I also have an orange snuggle bug.) I love the look of your studio! You didn't specifically mention it, but if you get rid of the bed and get a smaller loveseat/couch, maybe it could be a fold out bed version, so if you have an emergency guest, you also have an emergency bed :)
Hello to your orange baby! Thank you for the great idea :)
Hi Mark! Wonderful to meet you AND your glorious Field sweater! I just transformed my least favorite room into a craft room and am so happy to have all of my supplies organized and labeled. Your room transformation is outstanding. Thanks for the shelving unit tips!
It was so wonderful to meet YOU! I appreciate how kind and open you were to strike up a conversation in such a busy moment :) We LOVED the show, and it was our first visit to Playhouse Square. I hope our paths cross again!
what a great renovation love the cases great decorating and a appeal...
Ohh, I'm jealous of your new space. I have a crafting basket and that's it. I'm always having to vlog from different locations. Your craft/ guest room looks much more inviting now!
A crafting basket is a fabulous solution! Thank you so much for watching 🙂
Beautiful transformation. I love the process video.
The bed is in a much better location. I love the new layout of the room.
Thank you so much!
Hi Mark! I always look forward to your videos. I didn’t find your previous setup distracting, I liked the Monstera in front of the window. I like the new revamp of the room. It does look great and you did a wonderful job with the bookcases. I hope you’re more comfortable filming now.
You're so kind! Thank you for watching 🙂
I love love your room , please don’t get rid of the bed it’s lovely to have a spare room with bed xxx
Thank you for watching and sharing your ideas!
WOW! it’s incredible what moving some pieces around will do! Looks great!
Thanks so much!
Hello Mark! Thank you for letting us peek into your renovation, great job! Love Ikea. The sweater you are wearing, is it the Faraway Jumper by Iron Lamb? If it is, and you made it, would you talk about it a bit in a future episode? Would love to hear about it, very unique design!
Great video I enjoyed it 🌻
Thank you so much!
Hello from Swansea, Illinois.
Hi, thanks for watching!
Love your craft room its beautiful ❤
Thank you so much!
Love the room!
Thank you!
You are absolutely delightful. Your voice is so soothing. I love your room makeover. I look forward to your next video. Karin
Thank you so much!
Love love what you did and so much more open and almost seems more sunny - being a quilter/knitter, I know the issues and don’t have any magic answers - however, those bookcases great options and the smaller desk was magic. Enjoy you and your personality, as always !!☺️
Thank you so much! I agree that it feels more open and sunny 😎
Your space looks great ❤
Thank you! 🤗
I think your room turned out bright and beautiful! And your shelves are wonderful!
Oh thank you!
Fantastic idea! I’m going to check these shelves out! Thanks for the inspiration!😊
This is gorgeous, you must be so happy with the result, enjoy your new set up. I love the colours you have used. I love the bear quilt, so will miss seeing that , but so happy for your new space
Thanks so much 😊 I love seeing the bear quilt. Maybe it will eventually be folded up on the shelf!
Turned out great.
A great job, I love the color and it is very inviting !
Great job!
Thanks!
Omg I made it into one of your videos!
This looks so good!!
Thank you! Lol yes!! I thought about that as I was filming the clip of the office bookcases 👸
Thank you. Gave me ideas for my place.
Maybe change out the regular bed for a Murphy bed?
Great idea!
You killed it! That room looks amazing! I have always loved that bear quilt. Was it purchased or made?
Thank you so much! I made the quilt. I made the quilt a couple of years ago 😀 the pattern is Bjorn Bear by Elizabeth Hartman.
Love the makeover. I'm doing something similar and love the idea of the vases for yarn scraps. Can you share where you got them?
Absolutely! They are from "At Home." I'm not sure if they are a national chain, but I know we have them across the south and Midwest. They were $10 each FYI.
@@MakerMarkKnits Thank you! We do have an At Home. I'll have to go take a look.
Fantastic!
This is going to sound a little odd but, someone I know has a monkey on the top of her camera and she 'talks' to that. As I said, a little odd but it makes her feel better as she is used to filming in a studio and when the dreaded plague started she had to film from home so it was a transition for her.
Love this! Also, what’s that sweater that was blocking? 👀👀
Thank you so much! That's "Modern Love" by The Bean Knits. I show it off in my most recent video (Stash-Busting Sweater Projects) AND I have a video coming out soon where I talk about the whole process of making it!
@@MakerMarkKnits Thank you! Love your content! Thanks for always sharing and keeping us moving :)
Sorry to go off topic, but it that a crocheted sweater you are wearing at the end of the video??
Yes! It's the Faraway Jumper by Iron Lamb.
www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/faraway-jumper
What farm is in your intro
It's part of Colonial Williamsburg! We visited last summer 😀
Your original desk appear to have a spaced sort of marked off-what is that for?
Yes! That was the space that showed up on the above head camera. I marked it off so I could consistently center my camera!
@@MakerMarkKnits that is kind of what I was thinking. Smart!
Looks great! If you’re looking to add to your knitting book collection, I’d recommend anything by Clara Parkes….especially her book Vanishing Fleece!
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