Thursday, December 26, 2019

Tack Room: A Slow Evolution

As I knew it would, the tack room is ever-so-slowly piecing together. I'm still putting off the inevitable work that will come from having to frame the windows and doors, but the remainder of the room is looking great!

Firstly, I added some IKEA trones (shoutout to Austen for this hack) for storage below my bridle rack and added a 2x2 shelf.

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Trones.
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Little shelf in the beginning stages of organization. Lots of work to do still haha.

Then, I built a "counter" from scrap wood. This area is great for holding miscellaneous things and helping to prepare supplements and meds.

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Silly little clock has been in my life since I was in elementary school.
Cross stitch was a gift from my late grandmother decades ago.

I also tossed a couple brackets and another scrap piece of wood above the door for additional storage. I've yet to do much more than hap-hazardly toss things up there, but I'm grateful for the space to do so!

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Pads on more IKEA racks behind the door + shelf over the door!

And, finally, the largest change to-date - I finally got a couch!

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While the red is a nice burst of color, the fabric of the couch doesn't lend itself to wanting to stay clean well, so I tossed a cover I had hanging around from a past apartment on it to help preserve it amidst the daily abuse that comes with being around horse tack, feed, and barn accouterments.

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With any luck, I'll hopefully get the windows and door framed out before winter ends. I'm obviously not in a huge rush, but I am very much looking forward to the finished look that this will give the space. If I put it off much longer, my woodworking ladyfriend may do it for me! Fingers crossed? Lol

Stay tuned for continual updates to this little space. It's the ultimate She Shed and I look forward to making it more homey over time.

22 comments:

  1. I feel like the couch really transforms it from a basic tack room into an ultrachic lounge.

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  2. Still needs a fridge for wine and beer to be fully complete. 😂❤

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    1. I know!! Waiting for a good deal to come up on a stray lol

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    1. I'll never leave once there is a fridge 😂

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    2. I think blogger ate my comment. Definitely needs a fridge- I love mine. If you are near a university town you can pick up one pretty cheap in April when the students are leaving. That’s how I got mine.

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  4. It looks great. It’s already more complete than mine and I’ve been working on mine longer. Are you going to get a carpet or no? I want one for the comfort, but not from the dirt perspective. I sadly don’t have room for a couch.

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    1. Rugs but no carpet. I need to be able to sweep! Def needs swept multiple times a week.

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  5. Ahhhh #tackroomgoals 😍😍😍 love! But Austen's right, you need a beer/wine fridge 🤣

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  6. That couch is a great addition. Dusty is starting on my tack room this weekend. The room needs a ceiling and a door to keep dust out before I can begin to think about organization. So many options! I may need to take a trip to Charlotte to Ikea and look around

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  7. so organized. i love the addition of the couch - if you needed to stay overnight down at the barn or something it would serve it's purpose!!

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    1. Damn straight! And if it can be slept in, I can get my taxes lowered. 🤗

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  8. More than another horse, I hope to some day have my own tack room to organize and decorate. Love the couch!

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  9. COVETTTTTT. When I get my own place I'm gonna basically request the blueprints for your barn :P

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    1. Lol! I'll have to send you the Google SketchUp...and a download link to Dave's brain.

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  10. I'd move right the heck in there... DEFINITELY the ultimate She-Shed! Here's a hack that you might not know about - cut pieces of foam pool noodle to the right size, slice them lengthwise halfway through and put over the "bars" of your saddle racks. Keeps them from digging into/denting the panels! (Or you can buy the many-$$-but-nifty new Saddle Mattress things I've seen for sale, LOL)

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    1. Oohh that's a good idea about the pool noodles. I'll have to nab some from the store when they start carrying them this summer.

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