Fitting in Fun: Real-Life Rooms Rocking a Small Hobby Spot
No matter the size of your home, it can be hard to carve out a spot to get inspired, practice a hobby or get a little peaceful work done. Whether you like doing crafts, want to find a quiet spot to write or get ready in the morning or just want to do your bills in style, you might find inspiration in the ways these real-life residents from our house tours found room to fit productive surfaces in their homes of all sizes.
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Not all the surfaces seen in this post may be used for crafts, hobbies, bills or take-home work, but you can see the potential of how they could be. It’s potential inspiration you might be able to borrow for your home!
Shown above: A compact brown wood desk along with back-less, low industrial stool creates an interesting contrast to a white bedroom, turned into a convenient vanity by an array of items arranged on a tray and a round hanging wall mirror.
Tamar lives in a studio, and yet manages to carve out space to sew by using a side table in her living room.
A larger-sized table in the corner of this living room could have been a little awkward — and maybe even a little too much space — but when combined with some large scale design elements, you get a combo of decor space and a little bit of surface area for a hobby.
Those low on floor space but in need of workspace should consider a wall-mounted or ceiling-hung workspace.
A narrow console is joined by a low-backed, three-legged upholstered stool that you could totally see as being the perfect place to compose letters to friends at.
This studio space managed to fit in a tiny little workspace in the form of a very compact desk in a free corner.
A smart table buy includes a small spot for any kind of work or morning-get-readiness that you might like and features a drawer you can tuck things away in.
Sofa tables are coming back into vogue lately, so why not make your sofa table a place you can also pen that novel or pay the monthly bills?
A vintage school desk proves the perfect side partner to a gorgeous fireplace and is made functional with a tiny little stool.