I christened my new sewing room this afternoon so I thought I'd put a few photos on here, especially as I've been talking about it so much but with no actual evidence of its existence! It's only very small but it's my own space, to do with as I will.
The first photo shows my sewing desk on the left, re-purposed from a computer desk my dad made me many years ago but out of good solid wood. We chopped it about a bit and extended it sideways to house my overlocker. After a quick varnish the desk will last for years to come. The cabinet on the right was also made by my dad when I was a teenager. It's his version of a Horn cabinet and, again, I keep it for sentimental reasons (and also because I have to keep the printer and scanner on something). The wall units were bought from a charity shop for £10 each, and I spent hours sanding and repainting them. I'll fill them with
junk useful items once I've settled in properly. Storage for stash/patterns etc is in boxes under the desk and in the sewing cabinet. The desk is rather crowded at the moment because I still have my Bernina 570 sitting behind my 720. I suspect the 570 will have to go.
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Looking at the other end of the room, I have my mum's old sewing cabinet (which Dad made for her when they were first married). It now has my Sissix cutter on top but I've kept the cabinet for sentimental reasons (again). The large cupboard isn't mine unfortunately. It houses filing cabinets and shelves filled with cat supplies!
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The window is West facing so I get afternoon sun, which is nice because that's when I do most of my sewing. I chose a dark venetian blind so that if we have a hot summer I can block out most of the heat (who am I kidding?). I also put in a new LED light fitting for maximum illumination. There will be a small white chest of drawers in front of the radiator when I've recruited DH to help me put it back in the room. It stores more of my stash and all sorts of other
goodies essential items. There will just be enough room for me to put up an ironing board beside the chest so DH has kindly installed an extra electrical socket at waist height for me.
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So that's my new sewing space - small but all mine. It seemed very strange to be sewing in there this afternoon but I'm sure I'll get used to it. I'll probably re-arrange things as I go along but it's nice to have (almost) everything in one room. I still need to find a way of storing all my quilting rulers, plus I have a vintage wooden cabinet which houses all my threads - that has to stay in the spare room because it's too big to come into my sewing room. But that's a minor complaint. I'm happy that this room has finally been created, after talking about it for years.