Finall "done" enough to share - livingroom is now sewing room!
06-09-2014, 06:26 AM
#42
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I'm sure you been told already this is genius. Neighbor uses old spools for door knobs also. Her colors of spools tell her what is behind the door. She has older cabinets where the knobs and handles rusted. Super idea!
06-09-2014, 11:47 AM
#43
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Rulers
Please watch your rulers for warping, esp. from the heat coming in from the window.
My, you are a serious quilter to redo the living area to sewing space. Love your thread knobs.
My, you are a serious quilter to redo the living area to sewing space. Love your thread knobs.
Oh man this took so much longer than I wanted it to! But I love it!
A lot of these pictures are out of order, I still don't have "final" pictures of everything done..but I'm getting there!
WALL OF CABINETS! Boom!
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And what are those weird bulky knobs on those cabinets? ZOOM IN:
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Small wooden spools, wrapped in turquoise and orange thread!
Design wall! Just a length of flannel tacked to the wall at present, eventually will be foam board. But even so, immense improvement over the prior set up!
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Rails and hooks! Best invention ever. And love my gooseneck lamp, shines right down on my cutting surface.
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Those are all hanging over my cutting table, which is also where I stash my batting.
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In the window - turns out the window is just the right size to fit one of those slotted ruler holders. SO HANDY.
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My "L" shaped sewing area - woohoo! (It's more fixed up now, the machine's not even plugged in yet in this pic, lol)
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I put this on the floor in front of my cutting table; it's a memory foam mat. I'm barefoot 99% of the time and this has a wonderful plushy feel.
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I still have a to-do list about 10 items long, but it's done enough to the point that I'm sewing again. It's been way too long!
A lot of these pictures are out of order, I still don't have "final" pictures of everything done..but I'm getting there!
WALL OF CABINETS! Boom!
[ATTACH=CONFIG]478235[/ATTACH]
And what are those weird bulky knobs on those cabinets? ZOOM IN:
[ATTACH=CONFIG]478236[/ATTACH]
Small wooden spools, wrapped in turquoise and orange thread!
Design wall! Just a length of flannel tacked to the wall at present, eventually will be foam board. But even so, immense improvement over the prior set up!
[ATTACH=CONFIG]478237[/ATTACH]
Rails and hooks! Best invention ever. And love my gooseneck lamp, shines right down on my cutting surface.
[ATTACH=CONFIG]478238[/ATTACH]
Those are all hanging over my cutting table, which is also where I stash my batting.
[ATTACH=CONFIG]478239[/ATTACH]
In the window - turns out the window is just the right size to fit one of those slotted ruler holders. SO HANDY.
[ATTACH=CONFIG]478241[/ATTACH]
My "L" shaped sewing area - woohoo! (It's more fixed up now, the machine's not even plugged in yet in this pic, lol)
[ATTACH=CONFIG]478240[/ATTACH]
I put this on the floor in front of my cutting table; it's a memory foam mat. I'm barefoot 99% of the time and this has a wonderful plushy feel.
[ATTACH=CONFIG]478242[/ATTACH]
I still have a to-do list about 10 items long, but it's done enough to the point that I'm sewing again. It's been way too long!
06-09-2014, 12:43 PM
#44
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Hmmm, good point! I didn't think about heat, I'll have to keep an eye on this. There's a big (ugly) shed right outside that window that should help shade it (part of why I blocked the view...there wasn't one!) but if they get too warm I might put something else out there to help shade it. Thanks for the tip!
06-10-2014, 02:17 PM
#47
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Great room. Love the cabinets with the door knobs. Wish Ikea was in LV. Closest ones are in LA ): Just be careful of needles and pins, since you like to be barefoot. Too many horror stories of traveling pins picked up while barefoot.
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