Looking for Inspiration for Craft/Sewing/Art Room

15 years ago

My daughter and I are embarking on a project to transform our guest room into an Art/Craft/Sewing room. And I'm hoping some of you have pics of rooms to get me going! I do have three great books a friend loaned me, which I'm gleaning some ideas from. But I'm looking for some tried-and-true advice here.

If you don't have pics, any thoughts/ideas you have are more than welcome.... We'll have to have a pull-out sofa in the room for the occassional guest. Beyond that, I'll have my sewing machine set up, and scrapbooking supplies set up for my daughter, who is just beginning to get into that. She's a crafty girl by nature though, and always has a project going, whether it's beading, collages, etc. So we'll need a nice good sized work table or something. I know that the secret to keeping things organized is "a place for everything and everything in its place" so I'm hoping to get this set up right from the beginning. We do have The Container Store nearby, which will probably help. Any ideas, inspiration, websites, etc.?

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donnar57
15 years ago
There are some great pictures over on the Sewing forum - look for a thread called "Can we talk Sewing Rooms?"

DonnaR/CA
bestyears
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15 years ago
Hi Donna -I took a look at that thread, thanks! I'm lucky enough to have a huge walk-in closet right across the hall from this room, so I have stored lots of my sewing stuff in there. In fact I just completely emptied and re-organized it. Saw many of the items I use in the thread you pointed me to! I have the same wall thread holder, which I love, and a bunch of those three-drawer plastic boxes, so that when I need a new machine needle for example, I can just take the 'pins and needles' drawer out and take it to the new sewing room.

Keep the ideas coming!!!! We are really new to scrapbooking, so a bit clueless there...
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miles661
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Here's my sewing room.
persnicketydesign
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I'm usually over on the building a home forum and stopped by to see all the pretties. I'm so glad I did! I'm getting my very own "play room" at the new house and desperately need some inspiration. :o)

I already packed up most of the current sewing room, so it looks a little bare in here. Please ignore the packing boxes stashed under the table and the chairs. Sorry!

The shelves above the table are two brackets with a regular shelf on top. I put the little plastic pieces for curtain rods inside and inserted a wooden dowel. These have worked great for hanging the fabrics and trims for upcoming projects. The shelves on top make nice spaces for displaying goodies...which I have already packed. LOL Under the table there are usually clear rolling totes with 3 drawers each. I keep my things for handwork in them. They are great for taking in the other room so I can watch TV while stitching. :o) The cutting table folds and is tucked out of the way against the wall.

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nonchalant
15 years ago
I love Heather bailey's craft/sewing room. Sure, she's a professional, but it's still in her home -- I love her use of colors.

Here is a link that might be useful: Check out Heather's studio!
persnicketydesign
15 years ago
That is gorgeous! How inspirational.
flyingflower
15 years ago
OMG that is the mother load of thread!! You must be a quilter. I loooove your room, especially the cabinet wall.
I can't sew in a cramped space, I'd have to take all that thread off the table first...but it sure is pretty to look at.
bestyears
Original Author
15 years ago
Wow -thanks all! Miles, no handsome men in my sewing room yet, darn. Persnickety -someone with more thread than me! I have similar holders but mine are on the wall. (And I keep mine color-sorted just like you do!). One of the challenges of this room is going to be having separate areas for the scrapbooking/art/sewing...
bestyears
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15 years ago
Knowing that others are following this thread too, I thought I'd post this space I found. I originally found it on RateMySpace, and then followed the link, and ultimately emailed the owner, Julie, for details. She explained she'd done this mostly with MDF from Lowes and containers from Target and Lowes. I really like this space -it seems economical and really well organized. I'm thinking of putting this straight across the wall in the room with the window on it, which would be great for natural light, and also wouldn't interfere with the sleep sofa. I think I might make the counter a bit deeper though, just to allow for a bit more working space.

Here is a link that might be useful: Neat system for organizing a craft room

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