Cottage Craft "Studio" - Dreaming and Planning Stages

I really don't know how we've accumulated so much in the few years that we've lived here. Have I been sleeping for five years? How have I not noticed? Our yard sale was postponed another week simply to allow more time for me to pull out and go through everything. And I do mean through everything. I need the space! Until now, our sunroom / office has pretty much been used as a temporary storage area for remodeling supplies and other things. But as hubs will tell you, my craft and business supplies are slowly taking over the house! I need this space, not only to store my supplies, but to provide a quiet place of my own to work.

Here you see a couple of old photos of the space as it was being cleaned out a year or so ago. It's not huge and it's lacking in a lot of wall space, but I'm sure that with proper planning, I could make it work somehow. We've since removed the banister from the steps and I think I'd like hubs to build a pony wall (is that what they're called? a short half-wall is what I'm talking about) in it's place. This will give me a little bit more wall space for a desk or smaller work table. The light in this room is amazing - full sun just about all day. The ceilings are high but need work. They currently have old flimsy beadboard on them which I would like to replace with real wooden beadboard. The walls need to be remudded as they are in bad shape as well.

The view in the last photo is from the kitchen. There is currently a single french door separating the kitchen from the office (future craft studio!) but we will be replacing it with a solid pine door like we've installed in the rest of the house. Hopefully hubs will remember to order it this week. I think I'll enjoy the added bit of privacy a solid door will provide - and the ability to lock it if I want! Another thing that I appreciate about this space is that there are views to the both landscaping beds and the deck and backyard. Though there is nothing to look at out there now, the potential is there at least, even with my so-not-green-thumb. Also, the door you see in the second photo leads into the garage which is perfect because I do a lot of work in there, too.

Though the rest of the house will be getting wood flooring, I think I'll leave the tile flooring in this space because it's practical. It's already white though I may regrout to brighten it up a bit. And those little windows way up high? I think they would be sweet framed out like our other windows, and the sliding french doors need trim, too.

Ah, and then there is storage and shelving and paint and furniture to consider! So much to think about - and what fun! If anyone out there has some great craft room inspiration photos and ideas - be it your craft room or not - could you please send them my way? I can't wait until this yard sale is behind me so that I can work on some fun stuff again! It seems that when I'm extremely busy with necessary mundane chores and projects, I get huge bursts of creative energy and ideas...how ironic is that?! That's probably why it takes me so long to get things done around here- I putter and daydream too much! I'm sure I'm the only one:) *wink*

EDITED to ADD: Someone asked about the layout/position of the craft room in relation to the rest of the house and I thought I'd post a couple of exterior shots (these pics were taken right before we moved in). It's really in a pretty "inspiring" part of the house with the aforementioned landscaping beds to one side and the side/back yard to the other side. One thing we liked about this house was the potential for more space in the future. There is a *huge* unfinshed space upstairs above the garage with high ceilings and four big windows - and a bathroom! It's about 3 or 4 times the size of the sunroom and I can see that being a wonderful craft studio at some point. We have to get finished with the rest of our unfinished house first:)

From the backyard side of the craft room:


From the other side of the craft room: