I’m SEW Happy. . .Sewing Room Makeover

I am sew happy that I finally gave my sewing room a makeover!

I will be sharing my ‘happy space’ with Karen for her Where Bloggers Create party. Lot’s of inspiration there so please go visit! I shared my Craft Room also if you’d like to check it out.

Have you ever done something and soon after realized that “you made a big mistake?” That’s exactly what I did when I painted my sewing room brown a couple years ago. (I’m saving the before picture for the end).

It’s a small room just off of our master bedroom. On our house plans it’s designated as the nursery/library. No babies (thank goodness at my age) and not enough books to fill an entire room. Perfect little sewing retreat!

Don’t you just love vintage sewing graphics? My cousin gave me the old Butterick pattern book. So sweet! I had to display it. And look at those darling buttons.

I love vintage lace and these are two of my favorite pin cushions.

Why brown? I’ve never been a chocolate lover. When it comes to cake and ice cream I’m white and vanilla all the way! lol! I know where the idea came from. My sil, had just painted her craft room brown and I thought it was cute. Decided it would look nice with all of my blue and pink accessories. First mistake was that she gave me her color chip. I thought I went a shade lighter than hers, but went a shade darker instead.

It’s much more of a ‘happy’ room now! Caribbean Breeze by Benjamin Moore. I also painted the moldings white. They are a tan color all through our home. Hope to change that gradually.

I modge podged fabric pieces onto my mannequin last year and gave her a fancy skirt. The vintage hankies and linens are waiting to be made into a quilt that I pinned.

This cabinet once housed dolls in one of my girls bedrooms. Perfect for a lot of my sewing necessities.

Let’s take a closer look at the shelves.

The polka dot basket holds my unfinished projects. (some of them, anyway). A few small quilts stacked on top. The two aqua containers hold fabrics. Aunt Gracies, Civil War, etc.
The five white baskets in a row house fabric scraps stored in zip lock bags and alphabetized by color.

Quilt kits in clear containers.

Thread and the little heart holds extra bobbins. I love boxes with sewing graphics!

A small drawer holds Aunt Gracie fat quarters. Vintage jars with sewing items.

Charm packs, a sweet vintage sewing caddie, another pin cushion, and tins holding my essentials.

Books, rulers, and more kits.

Tucked inside the basket are a boot pincushion, a couple of old wooden spools , vintage sewing needles, a little wool sewing kit, a pair of old scissors, buttons, and a little bear given to me by one of my grands.

The crowns remind me that in this room I am queen! Hee-hee!

This sewing box belonged to my mother. Either I or my sister, Jeanne made it for her. We’re not sure which.

An old sewing machine sits on the floor by the white cabinet. The sewing case was in pretty bad shape so I added bits of bird paper here and there letting some of the original case show through. The suitcase holds fabric.

In the corner hangs a decorative chandy made from old garden wire fencing. It holds little sewing notions. When we first moved into our home the door bell rang and hubby answered. When he came back into the kitchen he brought the little wires holding the buttons and beads hanging in the bottom right photo. Some neighbor kids were selling them for .25 cents each. He gave them $1 for the two. How cute is that?

I love numbers! The little cubbies are perfect for bits of fabric.

The paper, fabric, and ribbon garland was a gift from my hair dresser. She just gave it to me one day when I went in for a cut.

A couple of sewing themed wall decorations. Bought the button heart at T.J. Maxx for $7.99. I made the canvas one.

A quilt that I recently finished.

This tray holds projects I am (should be) working on.

On another wall I have this ladder shelf with more collections. You can see that I am still painting the door frame around the closet. Bye-bye tan!

A couple of vintage aprons. . . polka dots and checks. sigh!

The childs apron was a birthday gift years ago from my friend, Joyce. The baby shoes wait to be made into a pin cushion.. Yes, I don’t have nearly enough! The spools were a clearance item I bought a few years ago from Pottery Barn.

A closer look at the ladder. Love this childs sewing machine! A $5 yard sale find.

Thimbles in a jar. I was thinking, bottled tomatoes, but some were too big for the jar., and a pieced watermelon pin cushion.

Lots of food related pin cushions. A cute wool one, and an old sewing basket.

Fun apron books, more needle cases, clips for holding binding, and a flower pot pin cushion.

My inspiration board.

Sweet little poem and some sewing themed jewelry.

This sweet chair was from Pier 1. And look at that back. Swoon!

I have a comfy swivel chair at my sewing table. The pillows came from a damaged goods store. I plan on painting the table white, but still painting the closet and my cutting table. Let’s face it. . .I’m sick of painting! That will be for another day.

The table top lamp came from a thrift shop. Love the extra lighting! The wonderful topper was a gift from a friend.

A sweet plate, a notepad for jotting down measurements and a little hobnob shoe holds pickers. Although I never have to unpick! (hee-hee)

I painted this sewing box ages ago.

I have to have a few healthy pin cushions to counter act all of the sweet ones!

More pin cushions. Hate to admit that this is not all of them. I think some will have to go in the closet. I love that I can look out into my side garden sitting area while sewing.

Every sewing queen has to have her bling!

Now are you ready for the before ‘brown’ room?

What a difference, right? This is a small space and really needed to be lightened up!

Now back to painting that closet! UGH!

hugs,
Jann
I will also be sharing with these fun parties:
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