Flickr Finds: Yvonne's Bright White Sewing Room Austin

We've seen some pretty amazing room transformations before on Apartment Therapy, and this sewing room we found on Flickr definitely deserves a mention! All the way from Belgium, you won't believe what this room started as...

Yvonne's talents have been featured on Apartment Therapy before: once with her conversion of an Ikea bookshelf into a cat nook and another time highlighting her amazing sewing skills. Tackling a 1896 brewers home in Belgium close to the Dutch border, she renovated an old basement into a modern, clean and bright sewing room perfect for making more of those adorable cushions. We just love the transformative powers of a good coat of white paint, and love how she used affordable furniture (like from Ikea) and unique accessories to personalize the space. While you might not have a whole basement to turn into a dedicated craft space, could you have a space somewhere in your home that could be transformed, too? Maybe an old porch, empty laundry closet or unused pantry? Yvonne's sewing basement is proof that no space is beyond a little paint and design!

See more of Yvonne's inspiring photos in her Flickr stream or check out her blog, Yvestown, for more information on how she transformed this space.

So clean and uncluttered... how nice that you had this space to dedicate to your sewing area! Envy for sure! Nice job!

posted by sfteri on July 29th 2009 at 10:54am
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wow looks great. its funny how those pink chairs seem like just the right tough too.

posted by LoriSF on July 29th 2009 at 10:55am
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What a transformation! I'd love to overhaul my icky cellar like that... must not start another project!

posted by iphigenia on July 29th 2009 at 11:28am
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This girl is absolutely talented! I just LOVE the transformation, the use of colors and the organization!! Beautiful space, Cannot believe the BEFORE photo can actually becomes AFTER! Superb work!

posted by flobeau on July 29th 2009 at 11:53am
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I envy you !! I'm about to move in a typical Dutch house (living in the north of France), and I have something like a tiny version of this basement. It's divided in two, and my husband wants at least on of the rooms to keep his tools (no complaint, he's good with them). I wanted to use the other 4 square meter room as a craftroom, but it turns out, we have so much things to store, I can't put a desk in there.

Love, love the cleanliness of the room and the funny pink chairs !

I'm wondering, what kind of flooring did you use ?

posted by Loora on July 29th 2009 at 12:27pm
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Can someone remind me where those red chairs come from? I've been hoping to remember/find them....

posted by mtl1212 on July 29th 2009 at 1:23pm
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The magic powers of white!

posted by gryt on July 29th 2009 at 3:30pm
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great zeus' beard!!!! amazing! hmmm... now to find a basement....

posted by formosagirl on July 30th 2009 at 12:39am
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Does anyone know about that center table? I would love one! amazing sewing room...I hope to have one half as nice!

posted by xtina6463 on July 30th 2009 at 9:36am
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I agree, I have to have those chairs...

posted by heatherette on July 30th 2009 at 1:08pm
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where are the two desks from (where the sewing machine sits)?

posted by jessdang on July 30th 2009 at 1:09pm
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The two desks are actually MELTORP tables from Ikea.

posted by heatherette on July 30th 2009 at 1:27pm
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I am seriously coveting that sewing room. I love to sew, but it is usually on my dining table and involves clean up and putting everything away when done. Can't just leave stuff out while in the middle of a project.

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