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in the shower and was still blow drying the hair when he arrived - I can move very fast and it's a good thing I have short hair. It's been hot, humid and sticky here today so the hair is a bit flat.
Anyway we are converting bedroom 2 into my sewing room so I don't have all the stuff out in this back room all the time.
And I'll be able to shut the door on it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
We are renovating the kitchen this year and so everything has been reorganised so that we can have extra storage space.
Once I am all organised I'll post some more pictures - won't be till mid year. In the meantime I can transfer all my fabrics one these cupboards into bedroom 2.
Just wanted to share this with you all - I know some of you have some wonderful workrooms.
Love and blessings Chris
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Congratulations. It is nice to have a special room and be able to shut the door. Look forwad to your pictures.
I see you only live just over 3 hours drive away from me. I just love Newcastle.
I see you only live just over 3 hours drive away from me. I just love Newcastle.
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Thanks Moyed - gee you're quick I was still downloading the pictures when you replied to the post.
I love Newcastle too - I see you are having your festival in Tamworth soon aren't you? My daughter Amy went there a few years ago for the Music festival - unfortunately it's too hot for me in January. Why do we do it to ourselves and live in such a hot area?
Never mind, it's nice to have air conditioning isn't it?
Also congratulations on finally getting your subscription organised. Great place for designs here.
Love and blessings Chris
I love Newcastle too - I see you are having your festival in Tamworth soon aren't you? My daughter Amy went there a few years ago for the Music festival - unfortunately it's too hot for me in January. Why do we do it to ourselves and live in such a hot area?
Never mind, it's nice to have air conditioning isn't it?
Also congratulations on finally getting your subscription organised. Great place for designs here.
Love and blessings Chris
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Chris thanks for letting us know. Was wondering if you were going into the fron room. You wont know yourself with a room all for YOU.... Hope you havent melted yet. Lucky today isnt as hot as yesterday...
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No Pauline that room faces the west and with the afternoon sun it gets too hot. Trevor actually has that set up with all his TAFE and TRACA work. He loves it down there.
You're sure right about the heat - I hate this weather and can't wait for a bit cooler - what about our poor northern hemisphere people they are having the worst winter in ages.
Love and blessings Chris
You're sure right about the heat - I hate this weather and can't wait for a bit cooler - what about our poor northern hemisphere people they are having the worst winter in ages.
Love and blessings Chris
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1. Left hand side with drawers and shelves.
2. Right hand side with shelves.
2. Right hand side with shelves.
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This looks great.
That is so Neat! I evvy you Chris, But I am also Happy for you! Hugs, Judy...
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shirlener88
13 Jan 2010
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Wow, I envy you such organizational space - you will surely enjoy this - after it is all said and done - you will be so happny stitching away - so sorry it is so hot for you right now. It is smogging and cold here.
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Good morning Shirlene, it's 9.00am Thursday morning and it's been raining most of the night and now is very overcast and humid. Weird weather all over the world.
Just heard on the news that Haiti has had a dreadful earthquake with maybe 100,00 lives lost - God help them.
Love and blessings Chris
Just heard on the news that Haiti has had a dreadful earthquake with maybe 100,00 lives lost - God help them.
Love and blessings Chris
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Its nice to have a sewing room.
And it looks great Chris,have fun in it.
And it looks great Chris,have fun in it.
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Thanks April, love the swinging door! I used to have a specific room in my old house it was great!
Love and blessings Chris
Love and blessings Chris
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crafter2243
13 Jan 2010
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Oh it is so great to have a seperate room for sewing and crafts. I am lucky mine is even more out of the way. Upstairs! I can just picture all of your shelves filled with colorful items. Have fun organizing.
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Thanks Angie, I can't wait to fill these shelves. Everything can just be transferred in one go!
I have all my fabrics alphabetised! Isn't that anal?
Love and blessings Chris
I have all my fabrics alphabetised! Isn't that anal?
Love and blessings Chris
How do you alphabetise fabrics?
I put everything in colour - e.g. Aqua, Black, Blue, Brown, Cream, Fawn, Green, Grey, Lemon etc. etc. etc. Clever eh?
Love Chris
Love Chris
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bokkieborduur
13 Jan 2010
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Hi Chris, I love your cupboards, my hubby also renovate a room for me to do my own thing <But still waiting for cupboards, but meanwhile I can call it now my workroom. No door to close but thats alright. Love Marie
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Thanks Marie, well done to you too! I look forward to being able to shut the door when I can.
Love and blessings Chris
Love and blessings Chris
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Chris, it is so nice to have a space for your own, I have one too and love it. My husband made me some wheels under an old table so I can move my table with the machines on it when people want to sleep on this room. This is so handy. Good luck with the renovation.
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What a great idea with the wheels under the table. Anything that makes things easier I'm all for it.
Thanks for commenting.
Love and blessings Chris
Thanks for commenting.
Love and blessings Chris
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great all these shelves and drawers, you create a lot of space that way!!
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Yeah! aren't I the lucky one?
Love and blessings Chris
Love and blessings Chris
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designgirl
13 Jan 2010
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Thats what we did with our 3rd bedroom. It is now becoming my sewing room. When the kids leave the nest and you don't want to downsize, we change to accomadate our needs. We made our 2nd bedroom into a home office for my husband. It is nice to be all on the same floor rather than down in the laundry room. Hugs Lynn
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Ain't that the truth with downsizing?
We did that when we came to this little house. We still have two other bedrooms upstairs that we can utilise if needed.
I am looking forward to reorganising this room!
Love and blessings Chris
We did that when we came to this little house. We still have two other bedrooms upstairs that we can utilise if needed.
I am looking forward to reorganising this room!
Love and blessings Chris
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They look great, Chris! Congratulations, I love your sewing room! Love,Yoriko
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Thanks Yoriko, I am looking forward to being able to go down there and just shut myself away and sew to my heart's content!
Love and blessings Chris
Love and blessings Chris
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FIESTA ;D *2U
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Thanks so very much.
Love and blessings Chris
Love and blessings Chris
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I'm sop happy for you! And so jealous! LOL! My crafts need a room of their own, too. Unfortunately, I have to share my bedroom with the crafts and the computer. YIKES! Can you say MESSY?!?! That's an understatement!
Enjoy your new space! I 'm sure you are going to love it!
Enjoy your new space! I 'm sure you are going to love it!
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Thanks Colleen, I can understand your situation. It makes it very difficult when you have so many other people in the house to share rooms with.
I am very lucky in that there is just Trevor and me here in this little home. Oh! and of course our beautiful Bella (Sheltie) - not looking too beautiful at the moment I shave her yesterday and she looks like a drowned rat!
Love and blessings Chris
I am very lucky in that there is just Trevor and me here in this little home. Oh! and of course our beautiful Bella (Sheltie) - not looking too beautiful at the moment I shave her yesterday and she looks like a drowned rat!
Love and blessings Chris
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Woohoo! You won't know yourself, lucky girl!
Will you still be able to watch the Kookaburras?
I would love something like that but even though the kids have gone, the MIL is taking the second bedroom and 3rd bedroom is barely large enough to hold our computer gear, so I'll just have to be patient until we move back to my home and build a first floor extension. (Plans and dreams)
Hugs n roses, Meganne
Will you still be able to watch the Kookaburras?
I would love something like that but even though the kids have gone, the MIL is taking the second bedroom and 3rd bedroom is barely large enough to hold our computer gear, so I'll just have to be patient until we move back to my home and build a first floor extension. (Plans and dreams)
Hugs n roses, Meganne
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Thanks Meg - Yes I can still see the Kookaburras from that room as it's at the end of the house and looks out over the back lawn. The huge gum tree will be to the left!
Won't it be great back at your home on the central coast with an upstairs extension?
Love and blessings Chris
Won't it be great back at your home on the central coast with an upstairs extension?
Love and blessings Chris
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jacquipaul
13 Jan 2010
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Wow; gorgeous shelves! You are indeed a lucky woman! Congratulations on your upcoming sewing room and a new kitchen. Whew!
Jacqueline
Jacqueline
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Thanks Jacqui I can't wait to get this all going. We have a design in mind, just have to go and see some kitchen companies to find out costs etc.!
Love and blessings Chris
Love and blessings Chris
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jacquipaul
13 Jan 2010
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By the way; what is an Oz Robes man?
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Hi Jacqui - Oz Robes is the name of a company here in Newcastle that install wardrobes. They put in the supports for cupboards, shelves, drawers and all sorts of baskets etc. so that you can hang all your clothes, shoes, coats etc.
Because I am a Patchworker and have a wardrobe full of fabric out in my back sewing room/computer area I asked him to put lots of shelves in. Once I transfer all the fabric from out here into the "new" room it will all be in one place.
The idea started because we are going to renovate our kitchen and then we had to move everything else.
Love and blessings Chris
Because I am a Patchworker and have a wardrobe full of fabric out in my back sewing room/computer area I asked him to put lots of shelves in. Once I transfer all the fabric from out here into the "new" room it will all be in one place.
The idea started because we are going to renovate our kitchen and then we had to move everything else.
Love and blessings Chris
Now I understand; robes = wardrobes. It sounds like you will have a wonderful time, designing all of the new spaces! Please send more photos, when you find time.
Jacqueline
Jacqueline
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Oh chris, this is going to b absolutely wonderful for u. I am so cramped in my little rm. yet still I thank God for his blessings I do have a small converted bedrm & an embroidery machine & lots do not have even that. *
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Yes, Lillian I am thankful for this room. Trevor and I and Bella our Sheltie are the only ones here now, so we have plenty of rooms free!
I am very aware of how fortunate I am, I understand a lot of us "sewers/embroiderers" have to work in very cramped conditions.
Love and blessings Chris
I am very aware of how fortunate I am, I understand a lot of us "sewers/embroiderers" have to work in very cramped conditions.
Love and blessings Chris
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Chris, you are going to love your own space, and have storage space that you can organise all your things. Thanks for sharing - Hugs Yvonne
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Yes, Yvonne it will be nice to be able go down there and just shut the door!
Trevor has been out and "chatted" with some people about getting me an 1hp air conditioner for the room. It's only about a 10'x12' bedroom so it won't need a big one, but I'll have to have some sort of cooling. I don't mind the cold, it's just the heat I can't stand - post menopausal woman that I am! HA HA HA HA HA!
Love and blessings Chris
Trevor has been out and "chatted" with some people about getting me an 1hp air conditioner for the room. It's only about a 10'x12' bedroom so it won't need a big one, but I'll have to have some sort of cooling. I don't mind the cold, it's just the heat I can't stand - post menopausal woman that I am! HA HA HA HA HA!
Love and blessings Chris
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Chris, I am so excited for you! We are going to change around my sewing room some, since I got a 2nd embroidery machine for Christmas. So I can make room for it! Right now I donot have a place to set it up! Can't sew with it in a box!!! Hahaha! But we will not do remodeling, just switching around. (And removing things that donot belong!) Hahaha!
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Thanks Judy, lucky you getting a 2nd embroidery machine! I gave my first one to my younger daughter Amy and I don't think she's used it much. Maybe once this baby is here she may try things out. It was the first Husqvarna embroidery machine I bought and it's only about 5 or 6 years old now!
Gee, I tell you what when Trevor and I went through all the rooms - one by one, the amount of "stuff" one collects over the years was amazing.
So we have been ruthless and I've taken everything away that we don't really need and given them to my local Op Shop (run by my church)in Redhead. Once one room was done of course it steamrolled to another room etc. etc. etc. So my huge cupboard that is currently in this back sewing/computer room has one side full of Christmas things and the other side has all the fabric etc. So, once we get the kitchen done we can transfer everything from out here down into my "new" sewing room.
I can't wait!
Love and blessings Chris
Gee, I tell you what when Trevor and I went through all the rooms - one by one, the amount of "stuff" one collects over the years was amazing.
So we have been ruthless and I've taken everything away that we don't really need and given them to my local Op Shop (run by my church)in Redhead. Once one room was done of course it steamrolled to another room etc. etc. etc. So my huge cupboard that is currently in this back sewing/computer room has one side full of Christmas things and the other side has all the fabric etc. So, once we get the kitchen done we can transfer everything from out here down into my "new" sewing room.
I can't wait!
Love and blessings Chris
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Lucky you. This will be wonderful!
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Thanks Sewmom - I hope so!
Love and blessings Chris
Love and blessings Chris
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Great please show us the done results happy cleanning!!
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Thanks Noah - I'll send piccies once finalised.
Love and blessings Chris
Love and blessings Chris
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This looks awesome! Congratulations & have fun!!
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Thanks, can't wait to fill them up!
Love and blessings Chris
Love and blessings Chris
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Lucky girl! This will be awesome. I wish I would find the need, energy, desire to "clean" out my house. I do have a lovely sewing room already, but I need to clear out somethings from every room here and especially the attic.;)
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Thanks Jerrilyn, yes it will be awesome, once finished. Trevor and I decided to "Spring clean" the house but in summer time here! Ha! Ha!
It was very cathartic doing this exercise and we have now ended up with only things that we really want to keep.
Go on, give the attic a try - it will be fun - but be warned you'll come across things that bring back memories and you waste a bit of time reminiscing!
Love and blessings Chris
It was very cathartic doing this exercise and we have now ended up with only things that we really want to keep.
Go on, give the attic a try - it will be fun - but be warned you'll come across things that bring back memories and you waste a bit of time reminiscing!
Love and blessings Chris
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That was early! It's school holidays here and I'm not getting up early when I don't have to, lol. Love the wardrobe, those shelves look just perfect for organising your 'stash'.
I will living in vicarages for the next many years, so I'm having to think 'outside the square' and create transportable storage/workspaces. The sewing/study in this new place is coming along nicely - still working on it though..
Blessings
Lianne
I will living in vicarages for the next many years, so I'm having to think 'outside the square' and create transportable storage/workspaces. The sewing/study in this new place is coming along nicely - still working on it though..
Blessings
Lianne
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Lucky you, I know you will be in vicarages for quite some time and you have to get used to living in "different" styles of homes. Never mind, one day you'll have your own place. Glad your area is coming along nicely. Chat again later. Love Chris
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dlonnahawkins
18 Jan 2010
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Wow - wish I could add all of that to my sewing room. I wish I were close enough to you- I have connections to get what we call mini split A/C units here. I have one in my sewing room, but don't use it much, and also one put in my work office. They are nice, for they are not noisy, and do not have to put put into the window. Plus they can be used with the house electrics. I guess it pays sometimes to work for an air conditioning distributor. LOL
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This is a wonderful way to organize all of your sewing stuff. Have fun organizing. I have a small bedroom that is just bursting with all of my stuff. I am thinking of moving it into a larger bedroom so I have more room, but the larger bedroom doesn't have as good of lighting..less windows and lights. The larger bedroom is twice as large and has 3 times the closet space! Maybe I should just see about more more lighting for it.
Thanks for sharing. Yes, post more pictures when you have moved and organized everything.
Thanks for sharing. Yes, post more pictures when you have moved and organized everything.