Makeover kreahjørne/Craft Space
Things are now much better organized. No more searching for what I need, in piles of mixed stuff. Not more things cluttering surfaces because they have no home.
My craft space inspires me so much more, and I have already sewn more than I did the entire last half year.
Stuff is easier to get to and use, and I find it much easier to get started on a sewing project, or just use 10 minutes to get some sewing done.
My craft space is in my main room. Apart from holding the craft space, the main room also serves as living room, dining room, tv room, game room, and is generally where we hang out. And it is only 22,3 sq m (240 sq ft).
I also needed the craft space to work better for the amount of space available, than it used to.
First I would like to recommend my favourite organiser: ClutterBug. This is NOT a sponsored post, I just happen to think she struck gold.
She divides people into four organising types. We don’t organize the same way, and if you try to do it in a way, that doesn’t fit you, you might think you are bad a organising, when in fact you brain just works differently.
Her test is here
I am a “bee”:
1. I like and need to be able to see my stuff, or it doesn’t exist to me. (Which in case of my craft space means I forget to do crafts I wanted to do).
2. I like to organise really detailed. (Because otherwise I get frustrated at having to rummage through boxes of miscellaneous stuff, and end up not using it).
Let’s go:
First I got rid of my old sewing table, and packed stuff in boxes. Stuff explosion.
New table: IKEA SKARSTA adjustable table. 70 x 120 cm (the smaller one).
So exited. 🙂
Table in place. Now onto some serious tidying and organizing.
But finally everything was sorted and divided and decluttered and tidied.
I introduce to you: My new and opgraded craft corner!
To the left 5 white bookcases on wheels.
Then the work space.
The white book cases on wheels are IKEA BILLY.
The wheeled bookcases are sturdy and easy to pull out.
I only ever pull them 90% for safety reasons. Should one tumble over, the other book cases will catch it. The oak veneer bookcase closest to the work table, is securely anchored to the wall.
NB! IKEA advises that BILLY be attached to the wall. The book cases could in extreme circumstances tumble over. If you copy my idea, it is at your own risk.
I have thought about creating casings that attach to the ceiling, that the book cases could run in. That will both secure them even more, and they would pull out even more straight.
The two outer bookcases contain fabric.
I have a cardboard template, that I fold my fabric around for it to fit nicely on the shelves.
I used this tutorial.
Top three shelves: Knitting yarn.
Seventh shelf: Assorted home DIY, acrylic paint and interior decorating.
Clothes and bags for refashion:
The oak coloured book case holds my nice tableware and – Oh shock! Books.
And a few kilos of yarn, that I will begin a projects with soon.
Above the table to the left is my book display. I regularly change the books and magazines out, they inpspires me a lot.
Below, on the table, the sewing tools I use the most. IKEA HÖFTA dividers.
Oak veneer book cases to the right
Book cases with doors.
(Oh and on top is my peppermint green Husquarna Zig-zag 1962 *love* ).
– At the bottom is my sewing patterns in the white folders, separated by type. And also my gardening magazines.
The last oak veneer bookcase.
Top right: Baskets with glues, lace, paper. Below them pattern magazines.
We are not done yey? Even though there is only one table in the main room, I have a cutting table.
The main living space is very multi-purpose, and it is mostly due to this table:
70 x 120 cm width and length (2′ 3 9/16″ x 3′ 11 1/4″).
40 cm height (15 3/4″) .
120 x 140 cm length and width (3′ 11 1/4″ x 4′ 71/8″ ).
I use these foam puzzle pieces as the surface. They are great for pinning the fabric to to keep it straight, or to keep flimsy or slinky fabric to escape.
I will make another blog post about it.
And lastly I have this area, I call it my flex(ible) area below the windows. On purpose there is no furniture here, but have foam floor puzzle pieces on the floor for comfort/warmth.
I like to sit on the floor. If I don’t feel like using the (cutting) table, I will sit there to cut, mark, pin ect.
That wooden box on the mat? It has wheels and at any time holds the sewing project I am working on at the moment (not to confuse with those four small white boxes of current projects).
And that is it. On the last wall is board games and the television.
I would love to hear your reactions, questions, suggestions to my craft space.