Sew happy!
Posted by Christy Miller on Monday 1 July 2013. Filed under: Bazaart, Heart Warmers Stained Glass Studio, sewing room. crafting room
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The other house project that we worked on alongside the nursery was creating a dedicated space for my sewing and crafting supplies. I knew that if I boxed this stuff up, it could be years before I had time and space to bring it out again.
I already had a room on the third floor in which I practice yoga, but over the years, it had also become a bit of a place for things that didn't belong elsewhere. As mentioned in earlier posts, having a baby has been a great excuse to purge a lot of stuff from all parts of our home (though it has just as quickly refilled itself with baby essentials!)
We needed to contract a little construction work for this room: I wanted to convert the closet into shelving, as well as install some built-in shelves into a natural alcove in the room. Our talented friend Christian accepted the challenge and a few weeks later, he had both the closet and the built-ins cased.
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| Almost as exciting as a new clothes closet! |
The built-ins are just beside the closet and house our much pared-down collection of books as well as some items that are special to me.
Here's the nerve centre of the sewing room. I got the spool holder at Village Green Thrift Store and the chair at Homesense (perfect for a girly crafting room!) The desk is our old computer desk, repurposed for all things crafty. The painting of hats above the desk was painted by my Aunty Lucy.
I found out pretty quickly that the desk space wasn't quite enough to lay out and cut projects. Luckily my in-laws had kept my husband's grandmother's cutting table and I was able to nab that for my room.
Another piece that found its new home in the sewing room was this transit print that I bought when I lived in New York over 10 years ago. There's just never been a good place to hang this piece - until now!
I also came across the idea awhile ago to use cork potholders as small bulletin boards, and had a few spares kickin' around. I simply glued some ribbon to the top and nailed them up. Perfect for keeping track of receipts and other little momentos.
It was made by Heart Warmers Stained Glass Studio from Yorkton, SK. It is the perfect thing for a sewing room, don't ya think?
It is so wonderful to have everything I need for sewing, card making or other crafty exploits at my fingertips. There's also still enough space to roll out my yoga mat and enjoy some practice. Not every girl gets her own room with a husband, dog and a baby on the way, but if you can swing it I highly recommend it!
P.S. I had some fun with my new app A Beautiful Mess editing these photos.
