Now that I'm home for a while, I needed to claim convenient workspace for everyday tasks. Luckily, our house has a built-in desk area in the kitchen. The workspace project blossomed into a re-organization of the kids art supplies. 
The first step was to create a homework/supply caddy for the kids to use on the dinner table that is located in the kitchen. This handy caddy is easily removed off the dinner table when it's time to eat. I already had a wooden tray to serve as the caddy. Throughout the house, I found the containers for the supplies. Since some of the containers came from the pantry, I took some scrapbook paper and wrapped them. Then is was time to sort through all the different creative utensils. 
The next project was my workspace which is also located in the kitchen/informal dining area as well. The cabinets above the workspace contained more kid art supplies. I went through the cabinets and purged any used or old supplies. I used tupperware containers to sort the items and then placed them back into the cabinet. I placed the most used items such as coloring books, paints and beads on the bottom shelves so the kids can reach them easily. I added the kids artwork to the inside of the doors to really give the creative space some interest. 
My computer, sketchbooks, and the few pieces of paper that I need to keep neatly fit on the build-in desk area. I even have a fish companion to keep me company while I'm getting inspired. It took me about 2 hours from start to finish. Most of that time was sort through the chaos and finding materials around the house. The cost was absolutely $0 because I shop my house. I am super happy with the results. I enjoy sitting in my space to catch up on emails, bills, finding inspiration and sketching/journaling my own ideas. The kids loved the homework caddy. They have turned it into a school store and charge me a dime everything I want to use a pen.
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