East Coast Fall Colors finalist Christine recently posted some photos of her craft corner makeover on her blog, Lavender and Limes. As many of our at-home decorating projects involve fair amounts of sewing, we found this of particular interest, especially for those of us with limited space.
The genius here is the use of over-door storage for supplies, which extends and defines the space significantly. Christine says:
"I had tons of ribbon, yarn, beads and fabric, as well as pins, needles and bobbins that needed an organized home. To create storage for yarn and fabric, I hung a canvas shoe rack on the back of the bedroom door. The pockets are great for storing everything from knitting needles to fabric scraps. Also, when I open the door, it automatically hides the rack! For smaller items, I purchased two magnetic spice racks from The Container Store and drilled them to the wall, underneath the ribbon board. These are filled with bobbins, ribbon remnants and beads. For storing thread, I bought a tailors rack, which sits behind my sewing machine and keeps all of my threads from getting tangled and jumbled!"
Thanks Christine!
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another thread storage idea for hiders, jo-anns had clear plastic thread boxes that stack. I own two of them i think they hold about 18 spools thier bobbins. I have to stash my sewing stuff away as i don't have a dedicated are to leave out my machine.
Great use of the shoe storage.
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i'm chuckling over the obama/biden sticker on her corkboard. was that to remind her whom to vote for or was it just for the benefit of those looking at the photograph? :)
LOVE the makeover, i'll have to borrow the shoe/fabric/notions storage idea.
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I sew and am trying to include an organized sewing area as part of the Cure. I also wanted to knit but I was afraid that the yarn would take up too much space -- but that shoe organizer solve my problem entirely! Great idea, Christine!
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yes - very creative solutions! looks great =)
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Lovely! I just added a wall shelf to my sewing area this weekend and after seeing this I am inspired to do a bit more to jazz the whole area up a bit more.
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