Scrap area : Neat or Not

I have a place for most things, but the ones I have been using are definitely not in their place. I can usually find everything. Sometimes the hardest thing to find is the tool I just set down or something I decided a perfect place for in my last organizing binge LOL.

I do tend to take time to put stuff away when I am moving on to a different theme. But sometimes stuff for scrapping several similar themes are out at the same time.

I checked in between, but i think I also have low standards The rest of you would probably think it was a disaster!

My room was always relatively neat and tidy, but I was revamping it last summer and suggested to my DS24 that I could add in a desk and storage for all of our Lego too. We’re both committed AFOLs (Adult Fans of Lego 😊) and it seemed like a good idea at the time.
The problem is I had forgotten how incredibly untidy DS is! He has severe ADHD and organisation is not his strong point! 😄

I try to keep it neat, generally I tidy up after I finish a project. I recently purchased some new items that I need to put away, but I try to keep the actual crafting desk cleared off so I can start a new project. While I'm in the middle of a project I will have items all around my work area in piles - paper, glue, stickers, scissors, ink etc. There's always something lost under a pile....

I keep mine clean and tidy - I clean up after each project (or each session if I'm using the same materials for multiple cards or layouts) - throw back to when I scrapped on the kitchen table and had to have it clear for us to eat three times a day. Plus messes/clutter makes me unmotivated and grumpy.

A place for everything and everything in its place - plus I go through my stuff (crafty or otherwise) at least once but often twice a year to re-organise and purge.

My room is multi-purpose BUT other than the cats, I'm the only user of it (DH and the kids will come in and sit on the recliner and chat but they don't typically leave stuff in here). My computer desk tends to get a bit cluttered but I take time every week to clear it off and deal with all the stuff that needs reading/shredding/scanning/answering/paying/filing/putting away/throwing out. That was actually today's project.

The other spot that gets a bit cluttered is the top of my smaller cubes (I have three 2x3 cubes in a rectangle back to back) - I currently have two albums open on top.

I voted neat & organized but the reality is I often have piles and random things on my scrappy desk that I just need to put away. Right now, there is an Iris box full of layouts from the retreat I went to in July that I need to finish the journaling for before I put them in albums. I also have the SCT stamp kit thing and a small crate of cards I've made that I need to put somewhere.

I'm good about keeping things off the floor though and for the most part, everything has a home. I also tend to clean & put things away between projects.

I also work from home in the same room at a separate desk so I don't like to let things get too out of control. I feel better when the room is picked up.

I am both.
Very organized. Everything has is place where it is stored or resides.

I always have work in progress.....on cafeteria style trays, which are on a rolling cart. 

I have stuff, product, photos, etc...on cafeteria trays on a multi-shelf book case or on the rolling cart.
Product  I might want to use, on the "work in progress" layouts.
Photos that have been printed, and are in the process of being organized chronologically.
Product that needs to be put away.
Product that needs to be fussy cut.
Alphabet letters spread out alphabetized, to be made into words.

In general, it's organized and I know what is what.....and each pile is there for a reason.

It's mostly tidy. I'd say in less than 5 minutes it could be neat as a pin.  There are just a few things on my desk that don't belong there and some pictures and supplies for the next few layouts I'll be working on. 

Ditto!

The storage is neat and organized and the space is generally ok because it needs to be - it’s in the middle of the house and visible from almost everywhere. But if I’m working on anything there will be piles and the more I’m working the messier the surfaces get. But it’s never too far from neat and tidy. Just give me 5-10 minutes to re-pile and neaten.

I am a papercrafter, I don't have to be neat.
You'll notice, those picture perfect studios don't have ink stains, chipped or dirty containers, or any sign of productivity.

I wish mine had a door! Sometimes my husband likes to "help" me clean my room by completely reorganizing anything in ROYGBIV color order... he thinks it is funny!

Also, sometimes my dog tries to eat the scrap paper that falls on the floor.

I want a door to keep my family out, not to hide a mess, haha!

Oh @cannmon, so very NOT neat. I think part of the reason is that my work surface is not large enough. I try to straighten up between work sessions but it only takes a few minutes for things to disappear under scraps of paper or photos or notes. But it could be that I'm just plain 'ol messy.

jenr, no judging here.