Originally Posted by canuckninepatch
Hello, friends and fellow quilters. My DH has just finished turning the closet in my sewing room (our empty nester's second bedroom) into a fabric stash for me. I love it, but the big dilemma is, do I have him put the solid wood sliding closet doors back on, or not. The window in the room is on the opposite side of the room, and faces direct west, so I always make sure to have the blinds drawn in the afternoon or the sun blazes in.
Fading, dust, etc. are my concerns, but I love the openness, and the inspiration looking at all my fabrics gives me.
What do you think?
My sewing room closet faces west too and while fading was a concern, the bigger concern for me was how hot it would get with the sun blaring in, even with the blinds drawn and the AC on. Fortunately, I had a large piece of black velvet which I tacked up over the window (I have natural light flourescent fixtures in my sewing room, thanks to the DH) Thanks to that velvet, I can sew in there all day every day if I "sew" desire. The only drawback is that I lose track of what time of day it is!