Mariah Lamour

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Craft Room Reveal!

by Mariah

Rick and I moved into our new house in July of last year. It was kind of a weird time to move–pandemic shutdowns having semi-recently just begun and social upheaval sparking in the cities–but a fantastic opportunity to settle ourselves into a quiet suburban split-level on a generous lot. Being office drones meant we were suddenly able to work from home, and working from home meant we actually got to enjoy our new space!

It was baked into our decision to buy the house that the downstairs main room would make a pretty healthy craft studio…

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Craft Tables Coming Together

by Mariah

So far: We have some old bookcases, dismantled and cut down to a variety of heights. These, along with a few drawer units from IKEA, make up the bases of all of our workstations. We also have a couple of MDF panels, one of which has been ripped down the middle and pared down to various new lengths; these are our table tops.

Our next order of business: Paint the bookcases, assemble the table tops, and then paint those, too.

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A Slatwall Side-Quest

by Mariah

I began my optimistic search for slatwall only to discover that it is a lot more expensive than I’d bargained for. (I’m not sure what I expected, exactly, but it certainly wasn’t $100+ per panel.)

So, after a poke at ye olde List of Craig, I found a place called Carlson Fixtures, a display supplier for retailers, located a mere five miles from my new abode–and they were moving, which meant they had some extraneous old stock to get rid of…

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The Bookcase Saga Continues

by Mariah

With a budget of $500 or less, I will attempt to rework my messy craft/office space into a more motivation-inspiring and professional-looking maker’s workshop. (Because you shouldn’t have to be an acrobat to get to your sewing table.)

In my last post, I mentioned that I had four fairly old bookcases, of the sort that were as cheap as they came when I got them between three and seven years ago, all comprised of particle board and covered in a vaguely wood-look black veneer. Two of those bookcases were easily disassembled in the middle. Two of them… not so much.

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From Bookcase to Table Base

by Mariah

Here we are at the beginning. And in the beginning, so I am told, the world was created. And only after the mouth of the sea and the teeth of the mountains and the crown of the sky were created–only then, when the setting was set and the fruit was ripe, did little people made of corn and clay toddle around the world’s expanse, exploring and making more things out of other things.

It seems right, then, that before I get into any sewing or crafting or other experiments of a similar scale, I should first will into being a good environment in which such things may be accomplished.

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