major clean up!
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Previously my tiny sewing room (that I have to share with my husband who stores a bunch of stuff in my closet) had a huge computer desk and open shelving that was way too full. It worked to a degree but it was always cramped and hard to find things. It was impossible to keep it from becoming a disaster every time I started a project. Plus with no open space I was always dragging stuff out to the livingroom or bedroom to work on it.
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So I decided to purge and clean and get rid of a lot of stuff and rethink how I stored what I decided to keep. I ditched the desk and shelves. I bought an old dresser and small shelf from a yard sale and painted them white. I purged fabric until it all fit in the dresser. New rule: no more fabric if it doesn't fit in the dresser. I used jars to store buttons, zippers and rick rack and put them on the shelves.
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I painted an old microwave cart we had in the garage and put peel and stick linoleum tiles on the damaged surfaces. I have a TV and VCR on it, and baskets holding scraps on the lower shelves. I now have a folding table with adjustable height legs as a work table and its tall enough to have my trashcan, rolling drawers that holds thread and notions and another scrap bin under. I got a peg board for rules and scissors. I made a "button clock" and curtain tie backs.
![](https://fbcdn-sphotos-g-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xaf1/v/t1.0-9/419597_3159561394383_8033231_n.jpg?oh=cd6204fb5ba6e818821b8883cec3f1e2&oe=54C0A159&__gda__=1421289840_98322dcf3a743559b8099af20de32b71)
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So I decided to purge and clean and get rid of a lot of stuff and rethink how I stored what I decided to keep. I ditched the desk and shelves. I bought an old dresser and small shelf from a yard sale and painted them white. I purged fabric until it all fit in the dresser. New rule: no more fabric if it doesn't fit in the dresser. I used jars to store buttons, zippers and rick rack and put them on the shelves.
![](https://fbcdn-sphotos-b-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xap1/v/t1.0-9/10686970_10205005112113925_737770346916075717_n.jpg?oh=213d5ec106e9144e1862281e09f31482&oe=54BB53D3&__gda__=1421802218_68491f82bad98189c5741b88d819302f)
I painted an old microwave cart we had in the garage and put peel and stick linoleum tiles on the damaged surfaces. I have a TV and VCR on it, and baskets holding scraps on the lower shelves. I now have a folding table with adjustable height legs as a work table and its tall enough to have my trashcan, rolling drawers that holds thread and notions and another scrap bin under. I got a peg board for rules and scissors. I made a "button clock" and curtain tie backs.
![](https://fbcdn-sphotos-b-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xap1/v/t1.0-9/p526x395/10458457_10205005114593987_1998629424049906013_n.jpg?oh=c38964bc0be9eae41a339a782564c832&oe=54CC47B3&__gda__=1420837640_e584c1b3561cb41e04ded784f8f1d75e)
Last edited by rushdoggie; 10-04-2014 at 12:15 PM.
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Which I need for my helpers:
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I will eventually do a freestanding design wall from 2 4x7 sheets of Styrofoam, and they can lean on this wall. In the meantime I have a small one and everyone can easily get to the iron.
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![](https://fbcdn-sphotos-d-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xap1/v/t1.0-9/p526x395/10418372_10204998821636667_1042819013397969585_n.jpg?oh=6313743c5d5a59579d8ccb57af7b474e&oe=54CBFD14&__gda__=1421923503_786a9c93519961b63c6e92462328b38a)
I will eventually do a freestanding design wall from 2 4x7 sheets of Styrofoam, and they can lean on this wall. In the meantime I have a small one and everyone can easily get to the iron.
![](https://fbcdn-sphotos-e-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xpa1/v/t1.0-9/10703923_10205005113633963_7269977095841804709_n.jpg?oh=dd0c90d5b9062ab42e4d85684d921fe8&oe=54C68AA8&__gda__=1421103550_ac65c5ffa0e886d3e12c2590a72711d7)
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