The sewng/quilting/coffee drinking room is starting to take shape!

So the outside of the house is mostly.... done. The inside is just beginning. Here are my top 5 items I've learned from this endeavor so far...

Item 1: paint fades. I noticed this when I put "Lavender Bubble" (the original color) on the new east wall of the sewing room. Whoah! We don't match! Now what? Now I get to paint all four walls of the room. Oh yeah, and the ceiling too for good measure...

Item 2: measurements never really work. Okay, so I measured and measured and MEASURED. Then I graphed, graphed, graphed and came up with several floor 'plans' to choose from. But then, once you move the new and old furniture in together.... something doesn't add up. Hum... oh yeah, didn't account for the base and 1/4 round moulding. Oh...

Item 3: large shelving units are... LARGE. And heavy. They also get heavier when you have to haul them up a flight of stairs...

Item 4: Hammers still make dents in hardwood floors when you drop them.

And Item 5: There is NOTHING like the feeling of accomplishment you get from donating boxes of fabric to sewing charity groups. The best! Try it sometime!

Sew excited to be re-doing my sewing room!

Okay, so I am lucky and blessed enough to have a WHOLE room in my house dedicated to whatever I want. It's only 11' x 12', so it's not a palace. BUT, it has a door (to keep cats out) and it has two windows. Ahhh...

Speaking of windows. We are shortly going to be replacing the windows on our top story. Guess where my sewing/crafting/quilting/music storage/JUNK room is? Yup. On the 2nd story.

In my room (affectionately called my Wo-Man Cave), the two windows are actually getting larger and moving more towards the center of the walls. While this makes for better views, better natural light and a prettier place to work.... it also means that I effectively loose wall space for fabric shelves, hangings, thread racks and such. Kinda like life in a way.... some things are a trade-off.

The contractor will be ripping out the windows and replacing them at the end of June and through July. And meantime... I've packed up almost all of my crafting and sewing. I've also spend some serious time planning out a brand new sewing floor plan. (And as most crafters know... a brand new storage plan). It's become both a passion and a contest - to see what I can come up with to make my "Sew Cave" a nicer place to work and play. Sew let the Games begin!