amyjo

I like her command center. I think that would be wonderful to have in my office and then everything would be out of sight if not in use.

susieqwva

I have a kitchen island from IKEA and love it! It has 12 drawers and a butcher block top ..... my best investment so far for the sewing studio!

lots2do

Anyone have anything else to add? We are still in limbo on this project. Because of the small hallway leading to the spare bedroom, we can't fit the 90" pantry units into the room ( from Home Depot). So now we're seriously looking at the Pax wardrobes with shelves again. I'll feel so much better about downsizing to this space once this is all set. Gotta have room for the supplies for all of the magic!

Lizard

I love Ikea. In my room I have two Expedite shelves and a Dombas wardrobe. I have a problem with the wardrobe, it's the first time Ikea has ever failed me, but there are supposed to be three doors, and whoever drilled the holes for the brackets didn't take into account that the panel in the middle needed to be offset...hard to explain. I can only have either the double set of doors on, or the single. I don't have any, but I'm pretty much the only one who goes in there besides my daughter, so nothing needs hidden away.

That said, I have had PAX wardrobes before and I loved them. Very sturdy, loads of customize options and if you get tired of something, it's easy to switch it out. Billy has great bookcases, they have doors and height extensions if you need/want them. I'm currently using a Hemnes dresser in my entry, hides all the bits of stuff that need stored out of sight (gloves, scarves, sidewalk chalk, bubbles, five million candles) and it's holding up great considering the amount of use it gets in a day.

I also have Trofast in the kids rooms. They're teenagers now, but they've had them since they were small. I just switched the drawers out for the newer more "mature" colors and added the shelves you can get. I've painted them too since bare wood was the only option when I bought them.

Ivar is my bookcase in my office, I have a bazillion books, so I bought the deep shelves and high end pieces. That holds up better than any bookcase considering the amount of weight I've got on there. But there are options for cupboards and pull out drawers on those, and they can be painted/stained to match whatever you want.

I heart Ikea, and whenever I have an organizing problem my husband just sighs and says, "we're going to Ikea aren't we?" It's only a five hour drive. LOL

lots2do

Thank you, Lizard, for your helpful comments. I'm going to look up those bookcases for another purpose. We'll be visiting the Tampa Ikea this spring. I have a shopping list. (Your door problem does make sense to me).

Lizard

No problem. Just remember to look in all the areas of the store. I found some kid sized wardrobes that I was originally going to use in the entry, but they were out, hence the dresser. They make all sorts of great cabinets, carts and so on for all the rooms though. Like my office shelves are supposed to be utility shelves (garage, storage) but I have them in the house. I forgot to mention, I have the Gorm shelves, super cheap, but visit that section since that's usually where they keep those handy baskets that slide onto shelves and such. They fit on all my bookcases and I use them on my closet shelves too, not the kind with the rod, just plain shelves.

These http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/80198101/

lots2do

Thanks for the link. Those look really handy. I'd like to get one of the aqua metal cans with lids they are promoting right now, too. I think we'll take our time looking around. Don't want to miss anything!

racerh

My DH created a whole studio for me and the focal point is my cutting table made from bookcases with a melamine top
http://www.quiltingboard.com/attachm...work-table.jpg. If that is too large you can always stand them up and use them like bookcases. I like the boxes in the cubbies as they keep all of my stash out of sight and away from the sun

RoseB

I have the IKEA Trofast with the bins. I have 2 tall and one short unit. I purchased these while living in Shanghai and brought them home with me. I have my fabric pretty well organized with squares from 2" to 6" and fat quarters, eighths and sixteenths all arranged in different bins. I rarely by fabric by the yard, usually just fat quarters since I make mostly scrap quilts. Each bin is labeled and makes it really easy to get started with a project.

lots2do

Thank you all for your comments. I'm looking forward to moving ahead with the project soon.