Sew much for that!
I recently posted some pictures of my sewing room on several Flickr sites. I get an email daily from someone that they really like the room. Well, I had a good time finally setting up my room just like I wanted it. I surrounded myself with all my fabric scraps, and everything seemed just perfect.......until summer hit.
I should have known that this room would get way too hot for my three machines, an iron, and a computer as well as a tv. I tried everything to cool it down. I had two fans running, and I turned my computer off. I kept the house at 73 degrees, without turning my baby into an icicle. Nothing worked. I was getting headaches almost every night trying to concentrate on whatever it was that I was sewing. The hotter it got outside, the more I did not want to enter my room. What ashame.
So.......I had to move. Normally, I love moving my furniture around. I love change. I like to interchange furniture between rooms, and give a room a new identity, but this was different. The room was finished and clean. It just was not working.
So my mind started working. The only room in the house left was the same one that I had started out in. When you enter our house, there is the dining room on the right, and another room (formal living room, as it is sometimes called) to the left, as you then enter the living room. Both rooms do not have doors, but they do have alot of light. The room to the left was set up originally as my sewing room, but I could not handle the mess that was always there, so I moved the room. It became our family room/childrens room. Yes, the toys were everywhere, so I guess it really did not make a difference what went into this room. I will say this, I would prefer this room to be a closed bedroom, but I don't want to put anymore money into this house. Chaos exists in my sewing room more often then I would like, and the fact that guests see this room right as they enter my house does not make me happy. Nor do I want to clean it every night. However, this was the only solution that was available, especially now that my ds needed a bedroom of her own.
Today we moved the furniture, and believe it or not, this may be the very best thing I have done since I have moved here. My (old) sewing room is now a guest bedroom with a desk and computer (my desktop). That works out great. I have never had anyone stay at my house that does not like to use my computer. The rest of the room will house our exercise equipment, so that me and Lance can work out while watching tv. Yippee!!!!!!!!! Of course, we will move it out to the garage when guests do stay with us. The new sewing room has alot of wall to wall cabinets that will house my fabric stash behind closed doors. This is better for the fabric. It also includes a couch for me to sit down while I do some handsewing. I took care of the door problem by making curtains that don't necessarily hide the mess, but takes your eye away from looking at the room. The room is so big, that both my dd and ds can sit and play in the room while I sew. This too is great! The guest bed came out of my dd's room, so now she will have more room to play, and I can put a table next to my rocking chair.
Funny how things just seem to fall into place. Although I have had no time to sew, in the end I hope this solution made everyone happy.
2 comments:
when first moved into this house, my sewing room was the "study" which was right off the foyer. everyone who walked in saw my mess....which bothered me more than it bothered anyone else. last year, we moved my sewing stuff to the bonus room over the garage. the study downstairs became, well, a study. that's where the boys do their homework. they have a large work table, a computer, book shelves. they had out grown doing homework at the kitchen table. (sometimes homework takes 3 or 4 hours a night. gag.) anyway, the study was a prettier room, but this new arrangement *works* better for all of us. i hope your new arrangement works for you too. photos?
This room is right off the foyer too, but I have been working on a few things to seperate the room from the rest of the living space. I used the same material as in the LR, and made curtains to sort of hide my sewing bench. I made sure that from all angles, you see furniture, and not sewing. I will have to post pictures as soon as I am finished. Yes it works, and it is much better then that tiny room. I have enough room to accomadate my son and his train tracks, as well as his table and chairs. It also has enough space for my daughters huge baby accessories. And I cant complain about the temperature anymore.
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