Scrap Space Tour With Gabrielle Pollacco

I don't know about you, but I love to see what other designers have done to organize their scrapbook supplies. It's so inspiring to take a peek into other people's creative spaces and find out a little about how they work. 

Today, we get to go on a little tour of Gabrielle Pollacco's scrapspace. Gabi says, "I'm one of those scrappers that has to start with a clean slate, so no matter how messy I get while scrapping (and believe me, it looks like a bomb hit the room while I'm in the middle of scrapping!) I always clean up immediately after I finish my project so that I am ready to scrap when the mood/or assignment strikes."

Oooh, now there's something to aspire to! Take a look at the benefits of cleaning up your scrapbook room...let's start with Gabi's main workspace:

On the right, you can see Gabi has some great shelving, perfect for idea books, little knick knacks and simple storage that can even add a bit of color to the room. 

Here's a closer look at all the great things on these shelves:

To the left of the work space, she has what's called a slat wall, where she can easily display all of her packaged embellishments:

This makes these so easy to find whenever she's looking! This is also most likely the reason her daughter's friends ask to see "your mom's store." 

Here, you can see how her clear jars of flowers are pulling double duty, not just practical, but decorative as well:

And here, you can take a quick peek into the drawers in Gabi's room. Her inks and punches are perfectly housed and easy to reach when Gabi's creating a masterpiece!

Since Gabi, like so many designers, loves to create dimensional layouts, she's often asked what she does with them once they're done. While many of these go into an album, she makes a point to rotate new layouts into these frames every few months or so:

What a great way to keep your artwork on display. 

What a fabulous and fun little tour of this wonderful space! 

Gabi adds, "I know!  My red chair just does NOT go with the room! LOL!  But it's comfortable!" 

Maybe that chair has creative powers or something...because the projects that come out of here are certainly inspiring! Thanks, Gabi, for giving us the tour!

Comments

[kazoulis]

Oh, it is so neat!

[Romy]

It's so nice to get a peak in your room! This is the place where all the masterpieces are being created:) Your room looks fabulous and I can't believe how organized it is!

[Emmy]

WOW! You've got a fabulous room, Gabi! But then again - you are a fabulous designer! Thank you for sharing these pictures with us!:-)
hugs 'n smiles,
Emmy

[Janet K]

Hi Gabi, just so wonderful to see ur wardrobe

[Jean Marmo]

Wow - it does look like a store! So pretty! Love the framed layouts!

[Loni]

I love that slatwall, I've been looking for a solution for me medium to large sized embellies.

[Patricia Basson]

Oh yes...this room certainly screams GABRIELLE...thank you for sharing Gabbi, and I would love to shop as well!

[Vereya]

Gabi, your place looks so cosy and beautiful! Everything is on its place :-) and so neatly arranged! Thank you for sharing your scrappy paradise with us :-)! ~Gerry~

[Robin Hanning]

AMAZING space! I LOVE the colors. The layouts are spectacular!

[Floliescrap]

wow !!! amazing !!!! can i come create in your space ???? ha ! ha!!

[Angel]

I like ! Definitely going to use some of the ideas for my scrappy space

[Tammy Whitley]

Oh how I love the slat wall. Im always looking for ways to store my embellishment and still know what I have to use. The wall is just like in a store. I love that idea!!!!

[michelle b]

What a coincidence that we got this tour today. Just yesterday I was wondering what Gabi's 'craft' room looked like. And wondering what she did with all the beautiful pages that come out of the room.
Thank you so much for sharing :-)

[Doris Widder]

Fabulous craft space! Beautiful!

[Bonnie Friesen]

Gorgeous room, Gabi! Can you give some details on how your slat boad was made and I'm wondering if the frames above your desk have glass in front or if they are just open?

[Gabrielle Pollacco]

Hi Bonnie,

You can get slat wall at Home Depo and other hardware stores. You can add as many of the hangers as you need, you can slide them so that they are close together or further apart depending on the stuff you are hanging on them.

The frames have no glass in front, they are specially made for scrapbook pages (I got mine from Michaels....deeply discounted....ha! I love a bargain! These came with premade pages, I just took them out (saved the embellishments and discarded the papers) and put my l/o's in their place. I saw something on Pinterest I want to try....You can by pre-painted ornate trims meant for walls, angle cut them and make your own frames if you are adventurous! :)

[gina ortiz]

Gabi I have been following you for years on Two Peas and often wondered where you create the masterpieces you make. I also often wonder how someone like you who designs for many places is able to keep track of all the things that are sent to you to create with. After seeing your space I cannot believe that you don't have far more stuff than you do! lol Your room is very serene and comfy looking. And about the red chair...heck is just a deep deep shade of pink! lol *wink* Thanks for letting us in to see your little space of paradise.

*gina* (gg loves matthew on two peas)

[Patty O'Malley]

Looks like paradise to me!

[Lynn S]

What a great room! Oh the fun I would have there! Thank you for sharing!

[Sharon]

Thanks so much for sharing this awe-inspiring room. It looks so homey and so neat and tidy. I also like to clean up right after I scrap so that when the mood strikes, I can just walk into the room not worrying about having to clean first.

I think that a lot of us are going to be heading to the hardware store to pick up the slat wall. What a terrific idea. Just thinking how nice it would be to have the embellishments organized. And I love how you sorted your flowers out. Hope you don't mind if I become a copycat???

[Dorina D]

What a great craft room. I can see why the kids want to go shopping. That was my first thought too. I think I better make sure I clean up after I've finished a project because it is more inspiring to just walk in and craft. Thanks for the great tips.

[Jona Panesa]

it really looks like a store!!! so inspiring!

[rush]

i love looking at others' studios! mine looks like a warehouse, and this one does look like a store! i would like to more of these posts.

[Danette Munn]

Please come and organize my stuff!!!!!! Even when I had a huge room for my crafts it never looked so clean and organized.

[Kelly Shoaf]

So if we can duplicate this studio in every detail can we reach the height of Gabi's talent?? Oh i WISH :)