Lioness3xs

I may be looking at things a bit differently but if you could make a full bath off of your bedroom and add a sewing on to the new addition you could add to your property value. If you made access to the sewing room through the bathroom you'd cut down on noise during sleeping hours and be able to resell it as a walk in closet.

quiltingcandy

Since both my DH & I are retired when I go into my sewing room once in a while he comes in to just talk. And a lot of times we spend a lot of time saying, "What did you say?" If I had to leave the house to go sew, I don't think I would sew as much. I need to be able to multi-task. It's very rare for me to just do one thing for any length of time.

brunswickgirl

I have a semi detached 350 sq ft sewing room with two windows. It is just off the side of the garage so I do "go outside" just out the door from the garage. I love the private, separate area. I have my own AC/heat so I can adjust temp to my comfort level. I do use this room to run my cut/sew production biz. It is nice to leave things as they are at the end of the day and not have to be constantly picking up and putting up as I did when I had a room in the house.

lots2do

We are restricted as to what we can do here because we are close to a small lake and there are very strict rules for adding on with a limit to how much space you can add within 100 feet of the water. (Once you hit the limit, you are done forever). We support that because it protects the health of the lake and someone can't buy the little cabin next door, raze it and put a McMansion on the property.
quiltingcandy, you've made a really good point. We've been retired together for a few years and while we still like our 'alone time', we are enjoying spending time together, too, just keeping each other company. An inside space supports that.
Thank you, again, everybody!

caspharm

What about a murphy bed built next to the closet? Then you have a bed for guests that can be put away when not in use.

slstitcher

My husband offered to build on to the the house but I told him I wanted a bldg in the backyard all my own. That's what we did. Has heat and air and I can sew and then walk off and leave the mess. Nobody bothers me. Love it!

lots2do

Yes, I can see the appeal in a separate space.

Sewnoma

Personally I don't want my sewing space separate from the house - it makes me feel isolated. At the same time, I want doors I can close off, so if I'm madly sewing away and DH wants to watch TV we can close the noise off (in both directions!)

But space is a big consideration, for me at least. I have a lot of sewing "stuff", including a sit-down longarm that comes in a table that's over six feet wide!

So, I'm not sure what to recommend - it's really going to depend on you and how you do your sewing, and how much "stuff" you've accumulated. It's wonderful that you have options, though!

lots2do

All of the stuff is definitely a consideration. Ideally, I'd like to just have enough stuff here and use my other sewing space in FL as my sewing base, so to speak.. A long arm is probably not in my future so I won't need space for one.

Yes, options are good but I'm going to try not to get my hopes up about anything specific at this point. Things are moving really, really slowly.

Anniedeb

[QUOTE=lots2do;7908160]We are restricted as to what we can do here because we are close to a small lake and there are very strict rules for adding on with a limit to how much space you can add within 100 feet of the water. (Once you hit the limit, you are done forever). We support that because it protects the health of the lake and someone can't buy the little cabin next door, raze it and put a McMansion on the property.

I was gong to ask about rules and regulations! We deal with that at our cabin too. We abide, but our neighbor didn't. We insisted the fence be moved, and trees moved, but had to sign off (after the fact) on the addition built 10 feet too close to the lake. Had we not, it would have to be torn down. Thanks for protecting the lake and respecting the rules!