I Have the BEST Husband

...alternatly titled My Husband Built, Primed and Painted the Greatest Craft Workstation Eva (in one day).  But that was just a bit wordy.  On Day 1 of our long Memorial Day weekend hubs went to Lowe's at 7 AM.  By 7 PM I had an amazing craft workstation - built exactly like I'd asked. 

It's simple and has tons of storage space.  I'm going to skirt the base to hide all the unsightly hoarded clutter craft supplies that I can't display prettily.  The workstation is at 31 inches - a comfortable height for me to stand and cut fabric...or paper...or vinyl.  The top shelf is 13 inches high and the bottom one is 18 inches.  The entire station spans a little over 8 feet wide and since it's behind the door, it doesn't even feel like we've lost space in the room (bonus!)


Here's construction phase...

Lots of leveling...please note that they are both wearing a grey T-shirt, black shorts and workboots. 

Munchkin would totally grow a beard if he could :)

This is the work counter skeleton - its solid!

Hubs used MDF for the counter surface - we're going to get a piece of plexiglass cut to put down over it

The shelves were built using the same construction as the counter - they're 12 inches deep

Once the shelves were built, Hubs faced the off with 1x4 to give it more of a 'hutch feel'

And added a little crown moulding

And here it is before paint

We're painting the walls this weekend and then I'll just need to add all the finishing touches (aka the best part)!  I'm hoping to have it finished and ready for a full reveal buy the 4th of July.  Now my little Muchkin and I are off to IKEA to find some accessories and pretty storage :)


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