new quilt room need ideas

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Quote: Thank you so much for the info. :) The other thing is to carpet or not....What are you thoughts?
I just moved my sewing room and we put down hardwood and I LOVE IT! Swiffer and be done! I can move my cutting table around in circles if I want since it moves so easily! I acutally have to put the little brakes on!
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If you search "organizing sewing room" here you will find numerous posts on how to get the most out of your space!
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No carpet. If your feet get cold use a throw rug but too hard to keep carpet free of threads and pins.
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FLOORS: We poured a cement floor and then stained it with acid stain and then polyurethane varnish. Looks great, is durable, and pins don't get stuck in it.
BATTING: We put 2 hooks in the ceiling and suspended chains from them. The rolls of batting hang between them, right over the cutting table.
SHELVES: You can never have too many shelves!
PANTO PATTERNS: Instead of keeping them rolled up and having to fight them every time, I unrolled them, folded them in half, and hung them with 1" binder clips to a curtain rod on the wall.

Stained Concrete Floor
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Wow! Wow! Your room is sooooo beautiful and biggggggggggggg. Your room looks like a professional sewing school. Happy quilting.
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Quote: What a great idea. I need to spread stuff out a little. Batting would be good under the bed.
If I stored batting under my bed it would grow in thickness from all the cat/dog hair weaving itself into it. It's insidious.
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WoW!!!
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I am using one of the kids' rooms since they have moved out and I have "enough" room, but notice there is a lot of empty space at eye level. So if I had a magic genie, I'd probably wish for shelving in those areas. I do have carpeted floor and while it's not ideal, when a pin drops it doesn't bounce and roll. I have a magnet wand that picks them up (and a granddaughter who loves to fish for pins!!). Lighting would be another wish for item. And maybe for the bed to disappear! LOL!
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Love the above ideas, can't say enough for the walk around cutting table and design wall. The design wall could be made to hang using a cheap shower rod and flannel.
PVC trellis and s hooks is handy for hanging rulers, scissors and all those things you want "grab ready". My room is 7x10, it would be less cluttered if I could get rid of fabric, garment type, and UFO's that are not likely to get finished. Am having an anxiety attack at the thought of discarding any fabric. LOL.
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Randa, my new hubby, who understands my passion, installed a new floescentsp? fixture with cool and warm bulb. Wow, what a difference, why didn't do this a long time ago. Not expensive and my eyes are very happy.
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