Originally Posted by
love to sew
Yes, you are spot on that is what I will have to do. Do you know the best way to find a good space planner?
Sure, spend your money on a professional space planner and/or architect.
They can ask questions and take a lot of your time. But will they truly understand what you want? need?
However, keep in mind .... they are going to design it their way.
You have specifics that YOU want and they are not going to fully understand.
You know whether you work from left to right or right to left.
And what you need close at hand. What you need at the same time.
What you seldom need and could be stored away.
Also, what other things you may wish to add in the future ... eg. more machines? bigger machines? etc.
Why not save your $$$$$$$ and take the time to measure things yourself?
and sketch/graph it all out yourself?
and get what you want?
You have been given so many good and valuable suggestions as to how to DIY ... and sure, maybe pull in the pros after you have it figured out as to what you want. But if they do not understand sewing, quilting, seamstressing, etc ............. they will still never get it the way that YOU want it! And even if they do understand, it will still be that they think will work, and nothing to do with how you work and what you want.
Yes, it might take some WORK on your part .... but gosh darn, it just might get you what you want.
Of course, the downfall is that you won't have anyone to blame, but yourself!