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by marianb 18 Sep 2014 ( edited Sep 22'14 03:33 )
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I have been doing a major reshuffle of my enormous 8'x8' sewing room. photo 1 is what my dear hubby made for my birthday to house most of my threads photo 2 is of my clean desk ( it won't stay that way long) a shame it's on the dark side you can't see all the tubs of fabric under there 11 in total and photo 3 is the new cube hutch he made for me to fit between the cupboards and my fabric containers. Now I don't have bags of stuff all along the wall. Haven't put the tags on the cubes yet! I now have 22 cubes in there.. just didn't take photo of the ones near the door to the left of photo 1.. Hope you like it as much as I do..

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Comments (39)
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by 02kar 18 Sep 2014
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I do like your happy room. And lots of storage too. Good work and now I give you permission to dive in and stitch away. Or you can come help me get my room organized. hehe
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by marianb 19 Sep 2014
would love to.. what size box unit did you need lol. I have already started on a few things for me in between Christmas gifts etc..
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by jrob 18 Sep 2014
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Looks like you are ready to go now! Great thread holder, DH!
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by marianb 19 Sep 2014
Isn't it though! he keeps asking if I need more. I said Yes of course but not just yet..
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by pennifold 18 Sep 2014
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Such a neat room now. I love having an organised room. Love Chris
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by marianb 19 Sep 2014
Believe me it won't stay this neat for to long.. but will be easier to tidy now
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by decojo 18 Sep 2014
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Very nice sewing room! The thread rack and cube hutch are wonderful! Happy stitching!
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by marianb 19 Sep 2014
thank you! he's quite proud of them..
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by noah 18 Sep 2014
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excellent job you and Hubby did a great job Carolyn
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by marianb 19 Sep 2014
thank you Carolyn, you could see his chest puff with pride when I told him I was posting the pics so you all could see..
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by lidiad 18 Sep 2014
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Congratulations, Marian, love your sewing room.
Hugs, Lidia
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by marianb 19 Sep 2014
thank you Lidia, a dream to work in now..
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by joannmeyer 18 Sep 2014
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Very nice! I love the thread storage!
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by marianb 19 Sep 2014
thank you I actually found the picture on Pinterest, and asked him if he would make one for me and tadaah it was made.
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by dragonflyer 18 Sep 2014
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Nice room! Lucky you...
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by marianb 19 Sep 2014
thank you it's taken a while but it got there..
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by basketkase 18 Sep 2014
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Oh my goodness, what a terrific room.........it is way too neat Marian, I will have to send you over some kitties to mess it up...LOL! It is such a pleasure to work in an organized environment.....am getting there, too...
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by marianb 19 Sep 2014
Thanks Vicki, would love the kittens but to far.. I just have to mess it up with your designs instead ok..
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by susiesembroidery 18 Sep 2014
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A fabulous room!! Congratulations - hope you have amny hapy hours of sewing and crafting in there. I love what your DH made you for the threads.
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by marianb 19 Sep 2014
thank you I feel so spoilt..
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by americangirl 18 Sep 2014
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Very nice. This looks like a fun room to be in. I love the buttons on the wall, super cute!
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by marianb 19 Sep 2014
thank you, I picked them up from IKEA I just had to have them
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by hagridsmom 18 Sep 2014
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Oh my goodness - I am so jealous! How wonderful to have a dh that can do those things! the thread looks so awesome and the cubby hutch is amazing! Looks very nice in there - and only 8x8 - I am surprised. Love your pink wall and the giant buttons too.
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by marianb 19 Sep 2014
thank you, with the floor now clear the room looks bigger and I'm using every inch that I can..
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by pldc 18 Sep 2014
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A wonderful room & now you can mess it up too lol. very inspiring to go into your studio & create when it looks so lovely! Well done to you both!~hugs~ PS I too love the buttons what fun they are!
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by marianb 19 Sep 2014
thank you Loralye I love to be inspired to spread and mess, but now no excuses it all has a home now, I love the buttons from IKEA hubby laugh when he hung them and said what else would you put in a sewing room..
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by toogie 18 Sep 2014
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It looks so nice and tidy...........now make something and mess it up!-I straighten up, I mess up, ...its endless with me. I do like mine, since I got those see through, rolling containers. I see what I have and where it is now. I know you are glad to get it out of the bags and off those beautiful floors. I love your flooring and now everyone can see it again!
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by toogie 18 Sep 2014
ps. I guess all our hubbys have been making, or made, our thread racks. It's so good when they are 'crafty' too.
by marianb 19 Sep 2014
Thank you Toogie, I like to mess it up straightening it up won't be so hard now. I only have 19 roller tubs at the moment not sure any more will fit even the wardrobe is pretty full.. I'm extra lucky my hubby is a chippy (carpenter) by trade so can turn his hand to most anything that can be made of wood..
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by sonjapotgieter 18 Sep 2014
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Beautiful...
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by marianb 19 Sep 2014
thank you!
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by harleysville 18 Sep 2014
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Clone him and send him, with hammer in hand, to me!
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by marianb 19 Sep 2014
No Problem can you wait till he makes my design wall though
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by ctirish 18 Sep 2014
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It looks good, I love the giant buttons on the wall. I would love to get mine organized. I need a man to help me move things... jane
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by marianb 19 Sep 2014
Thank you, yes there are times when we need them to move things for us.
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by lbrow 18 Sep 2014
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I do love it and you are so blessed to have so much room. .
so very neat and organized/lillian
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by marianb 19 Sep 2014
thank you Lillian, we'll see how long it stays that way..
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by rwanddem 18 Sep 2014
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Your Sewing room looks wonderful, just wish I could expand the walls in mine a bit to make mine a more orderly place. Enjoy your lovely space to work
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by marianb 19 Sep 2014
Thank you, I thought about that to but with 10 grandkids I need the larger room for when they stay
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by highlandermom 18 Sep 2014
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Great looking storage set up, love the thread storage job your dh did. Love the wood floor.
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by marianb 19 Sep 2014
Thankyou, I love the feel of timber floors and in a sewing area diffinatley no carpets. I'm scared of standing on a pin or needle, this way I can see it..
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by blueeyedblonde 18 Sep 2014
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looks great - you will have everybody jelioius!
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by marianb 19 Sep 2014
Thank you..
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by nonna57 18 Sep 2014
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Wow Marian this is one relaxing room. Puts mine to shame... Really must give you a call to meet up. :)))
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by marianb 19 Sep 2014
Thanks Pauline, it was my youngest daughters room hence the colours.. would really love to meet up more mobile these days..
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by rgotter 18 Sep 2014
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Nice sewing room. I have a corner of the family room in the basement. Now that I am down to one kid at home I talked about putting it in a spare bedroom. However, my hubby thinks I wouldn't enjoy it as much since I sew while watching my son play video games. But I would like your thread shelving - your hubby did a nice job.
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by marianb 19 Sep 2014
Well there no time like the present ask you dh to make you one just line up the threads measure the height plus a bit for hands and how many to a shelf you want, I needed it to hold 350 .. eezzy peezzy.
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by Leaha 19 Sep 2014
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WOW!!!! Great Job! :-)
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by marianb 19 Sep 2014
thank you I love it..
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by jid53 19 Sep 2014
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Jealous
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by marianb 19 Sep 2014
thank you
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by vickiannette 19 Sep 2014
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I love your big buttons on the wall. All looks great.
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by marianb 19 Sep 2014
thank you! IKEA
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by vickiannette 19 Sep 2014
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I love your big buttons on the wall. All looks great.
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by justsew 19 Sep 2014
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You are one very lucky person, nice space to create.
Hugs Pam
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by marianb 19 Sep 2014
Thank you Pam, I think I have the best dh!
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by anagha 19 Sep 2014
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very nice sewing room..!
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by marianb 19 Sep 2014
thank you! a long time coming..
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by sewilso 19 Sep 2014
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Neat as a pin, would love to get mine to look similar. lol!
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by marianb 19 Sep 2014
Thank you, neat but for how long..hehehe
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by lhart 19 Sep 2014
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What a lucky person you are to have such a talented husband. Great job, now go have some fun and mess it up....lol Enjoy! Love the buttons on the wall as well your room looks so inviting.
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by marianb 22 Sep 2014
I love doing that! thank you
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by clawton 20 Sep 2014
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A very nice work area. Love your storage bins and thread.
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by marianb 22 Sep 2014
thank you
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by gerryb 20 Sep 2014
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That's wonderful! Surely wish I had a great room like that!
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by marianb 22 Sep 2014
It's been a long time coming but worth the wait..
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by sebsews 21 Sep 2014
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Very nice! Someday I hope to get my little corner organized. Great job on all!
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by marianb 22 Sep 2014
Now that I have the storage I'm finding it hard to make it look messy.. lol thanks for stopping by
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by pennydubose 21 Sep 2014
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Love it! I see you have a Madeira Thread Chest, I love mine, but what other brands do you use the most? I need to get mine sorted by colors too, and on the wall, so hard to find one when they are in thread cases, sorted by brand instead of color. Great idea you had...you have inspired me to get mine easier to find. I love Superior thread too, have all the Rainbows. Hugs and blessings.
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by marianb 22 Sep 2014
I have a large mix of Madeira, Marathon and Echidna at the moment and a few QA thrown in that way you have pretty much covered the rainbow of colours available..
by pennydubose 25 Sep 2014
Thank you for your reply...I love thread!!!
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by noah 21 Sep 2014
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wowwwwwwwwwwwwww
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by marianb 22 Sep 2014
Thanks Carolyn, I'm a very lucky girl that's for sure..
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by aleene 21 Sep 2014
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What a great place to work!! OR play
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by marianb 22 Sep 2014
I try to do as much of both as possible.. lol
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by cfidl 22 Sep 2014
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Excellent! I am working on mine now! and wow you did well! I do not have a plan for the thread, however I am hoping to hang some pegboard and hold tools. I need some kind of shelving system, and intend to reuse shelves when ever possible. My room is not heated, it gets lots of sun, so it is considered a 4 season porch. I want to heat the floors and hubby says it would be too expensive.
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by marianb 22 Sep 2014
look forward to yours being finished.. Tell dh your worth every cent he'll have to pay for the floor heating.. Remember Happy Wife Happy Life.. my dh's favourite saying..
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by sandralochran 22 Sep 2014
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Great room
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by marianb 22 Sep 2014
thank you