Sewing Room Switcheroo Reveal

Keeping in mind the room is small, has only one and a quarter walls, and I only bought one storage item, don't expect too much!  However, it is cleaner, more organized, and an easier room to work in. 

 

 With the Hoosier cabinet no longer directly behind my sewing chair, the room feels bigger and more balanced.  Except for swapping the Hoosier and the tall white dresser, nothing else was moved.

This rolling cart was the only storage piece I bought.  It is for scrapbook storage so the drawer bins have lids and can be completely removed.  The top three drawers have ROYGBIV scraps and the other three contain embroidery threads and accessories, iron on adhesives and pressing sheets, and the bottom has rulers, stencils and other tools.  Adding this one piece eased the crowding of the Hoosier cabinet.

Under the cutting table one large bin holds larger cuts of fabric.  Believe it or not, this is pretty much all I have.  Feel sorry for me?   Actually I tend to buy backings per project only so I don't keep a lot of yardage on hand due to lack of storage space.  The other big bin has batting and assorted clumps of fabric for Shoppe sale project ideas not yet started.

A basket on the cutting table to corral tools, one wire bin with a Quilts for Kids finished top, my ruffled pottery garbage bin, and the Greenpiece BOM box.  I'm going to try my best to keep cleaning up the cutting table as I go instead of making massive piles for "later".  Wish me luck!

Upper cupboard of the Hoosier made roomier by moving out a lot of storage jars and assorted piles of trims and rarely used items.  I did want to paint the inside of the cabinet before I showed the room again, but that will have to wait for another time.

 I can't get the photos to sit side by side for some reason.

 

The Picnic project box is in here because it is on my February Getting it Done list.  Better get on it!

 

 Tambour door space with labeled and cataloged bins, bags, and boxes...

 

 And cabinet below with MORE labeled and cataloged project boxes.

 I decided to use the pull out tabletop of the Hoosier as the GO! Cutter workstation.  This eliminates the need to clear off the cutting table whenever I wish to use the cutter.  The covered cutter is on the floor next to the Hoosier and the dies and cutting mats on the corner there do not interfere with the cutter when open on the tabletop.  Below the Hoosier cabinet are still MORE project boxes.  Eek.

Small pieces of fabric/fat quarters are separated by color and stored in this great dresser I snagged from my sister in law when they were moving.  I also wanted to paint over the pink drawer interiors and give the outside another coat of cream before the reveal, but again, that will wait.

This vintage 50's blond oak sewing desk that belonged to my MIL is the only piece that didn't get a once over, other than clearing off the top.  The three drawers need a good clean out but hold pins, needles, sewing machine accessories and my basting pins and quilting gloves.  I am in the desk drawers, thread and precut bins all the time.  Due to the space crunch, unfortunately when open my sewing desk cabinet door covers the plastic cart.  Not much I can do about that!

I love the new button knobs on the cabinet and the extensive workspace this piece gives me, yet it can be completely closed up and moved out of the way when needed.  In the background you can see a box that is full of fabric pieces, buttons/trims, etc that are heading upstairs to the sewing closet.  Yes, I'm still on two floors but have another dresser there as well as half a closet's worth of storage space for overflow, thankfully!  So there you have it, my little sewing room in a temporary state of cleanliness and order.  Don't expect it to stay that way, do you?