Originally Posted by
Caswews
QuilteE : I am one of those also who has a large sewing area (a 2 car garage sewing room-used to be the previous owners wood shop) ..
Anyone who has a small area has my admiration for sure, even those closet sewing areas are the greatest, I am trying to get my oldest daughter to do one of those so she has an area for sewing in her basement. She also wants a small crafting area.. So put it in an upright shelving unit with doors. Her hubs wants the basement to be a 2nd living room for them, not a catch all junk room ! But I think shelving units would be okay and if everything is put away after use then it would be out of mind out of sight (bolted into the wall of course-don't want any accidents happening!) .
A suggestion ... if her DH wants it out of sight ... how about going a step further? .... have two shelving units hinged together, so that it opens out flat, or at right angles, but when closed it has a nice finished wood panelled front. Or just build her a closet?
In one of our former homes, I had picked out what I thought would be a perfect sewing spot ... but it never happened. That "triangle" spot under a set of stairs would be a perfect sewing nook. Again, it could be closed off with sliders or doors, if out of sight was a requirement.
Caswews ... yes, we are very fortunate to have so much space!