My Sewing Studio-Before and After!

March 1, 2017

 

Sewing Room, Lori Kennedy

Good Morning, Quilters!

Do you remember the”Before” photos of my sewing room?  (I wrote about it HERE and HERE)  It was an organized mess–BUT it was brightly lit–so I loved it!

Last year I started the process of remodeling my sewing room…

The shelves were installed in December…

And I lived half in and half out of the room while I waited for the painter….

The real hardship came along with the painter– I couldn’t be in the room for ten days!

But it was definitely worth the wait!!!!

I am slowly moving in—organizing and purging as I go.

I’ve even found a few lost friends (more UFOs!)

It’s a little slice of heaven…

You won’t be seeing me for some time….

Cooking?  1-800-PIZZA

Lost in the upstairs room,

Lori

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  • Bonnie Reed

    I am excited for you. With all that you do you need a wonderful space like that. Enjoy it to the fullest! Love to you!

  • mickie mclaughlin

    I agree with Hillary….bring the lovely red flower back……Otherwise, gorgeous work room.

    • WordPress.com Support

      LOL. I miss the Poppy too! I need to find a place for it!

  • Hilary McDaniel

    Love your new room but I would miss terribly that gorgeous red poppy. You need to bring that back in. That’s major inspiration and makes a smile.

    • WordPress.com Support

      I agree! I miss The Poppy! Will have to find a place!

  • Your room is beautiful and I know you will enjoy it. What a satisfying project despite – or maybe especially because of – the wait and work involved. I just finished cleaning the 3 closets in my sewing room —because I lost the instructional disc to a new sewing machine. Good news- closets cleaned and purged; bad news – still haven’t found the disc!

    • Marta

      We have a saying at our house.. “If it is not where it is supposed to be, look where it is not supposed to be.” Sounds like you did just that! Best wishes..

  • I have been moving into my sewing room for a year. Best wishes! I rather be sewing than cleaning. We smoke meat so I can have at least four meals without all the cooking.

  • Marilyn Heffelfinger

    What a beautiful room,enjoy from all of us who have followed you for so long!Where is March 2nd’s inbox jaunt?

  • Linda B

    How Beautiful! Spaces for everything and everything in their places! Enjoy and may it spark your creative juices even more!!

  • kay blair

    Love it. Your posts are so inspiring. Have clean up my room lately to make finding things so much easier. Kay

  • Enjoy…have fun and quilt, quilt, quilt.
    Congratulations.
    Lois

  • Claudia W

    Okay. I am officially jealous! Your space is gorgeous!!!

  • Denise

    Magnificent. So clean and organized. Lucky you.

  • dolores good

    I’m so jealous and it is beautiful.

  • Yasmin Barril

    Congratulations!!! Your sewing room has really been very attractive.

  • Marcella

    WOW Just Beautiful!

  • Jane VanWijnen

    wonderful studio! I say cook larger amounts so you have leftovers or homemade soup freezes well for later.

  • Christine

    I know you will enjoy and revel in this space. When my husband & sons built me an amazing studio in a new detached garage, there was discussion about running water to it and make a 1/2 bath & kitchenette. Good thing they did not: I might not ever come out. (there is a futon…..)

    • Marta

      Hey Christine,,, our detached garage already had full bath, kitchenette, with cabinets and counter, hot water heater, and an empty murphy bed frame. Previous owners had lived there while the main house was built. I have one cushy straight chair I got at a sale for $2 ! It is wonderful, but mostly I plan, cut , sew standing at my very large drafting table. I have plastic bins for storage. Things hang on the rails for the garage door which we never open and close. I have a rebar pole 10 ft long to hang a flannel sheet to use for design wall. I am blessed to also have some space in the house for another sewing room. Because we live in rural area, I do not take food to the “cottage”. The last thing I want to discover is mice making nests in my batting stash !! To each his own…enjoy your futon anyway !

  • Rosemaryflower

    :::::drools:::: oh, soooo happy for you…. and a little bit jealous, but then, you are amazing and need a high quality office.
    Pizza is good, so is stouffers, and oh just about anything.
    I wish you many happy days organizing your space, and making a list of stuff you completely forgot you had or started, and wowie, get it done.

    If I lived close by, I would be lurking 😛

    • Marta

      Rosemary, I always enjoy your posts… : )

  • Wow! What a wonderful space for creating in!

  • Terri

    This is simply stunning and inspiring. I am in the process of planning a sewing room remodel and need a touch of advice. How did you decide on a paint color? I soooo do not want white walls, but I feel I have to be careful so design wall quilts don’t change color to match… say yellow… walls. Thanks for the inspiration.

  • Get some baskets Lori, that way you can put in what you need and use it. When finished for the day load it back to the shelf. I also label mine xxx

  • Janet

    Looks amazing and so welcoming. Your shelves look very nicely arranged where you can view fabric at a glance. You gave me some ideas for my sewing room.

  • Barb Czarniecki

    Wow! I am definetly jealous! It must be so nice to be able to actually see what you have instead of diffing around for it! Enjoy!!!!!!

  • How my mind works. I’m thinking there’s room on top for baskets too! Oh, will I never stop.

  • Linda Zimmer

    You are so talented. Previous comment is correct. “You have earned your room.” The shelving is perfect as well as the work island. Did a cabinet maker do the work? What are the room dimensions? It is so perfect to look at.

  • Wow! LOVE it!

  • Sandra B

    Awesome space, Lori! Love all that storage in your light filled space for creating beautiful quilts! Thanks so much for sharing!

  • Carol Muller

    what a beautiful transformation!!!

  • Where did you get your shelving units?? I’m in the process of building a new house with a nice big sewing studio. I love the idea of having my fabric behind doors or in drawers but am having a little difficulty finding pre-maid units that suit my needs. Did you have them custom made?

    • WordPress.com Support

      They were custom made.

  • You’re newly remodeled room is a dream. I have wanted a similar set up, but I have been having difficulty getting my husband to understand exactly what I mean. I will be showing him your blog.

  • Teri Coha

    Lori, so beautiful. Congrats.

  • Barbara Keefer

    You deserve it, Lori. Enjoy and have fun; I know you will.

  • Donna Nelson

    Beautiful sewing room! Your hard work paid off.

  • Lori Hope

    So gorgeous!!! Lucky you!

  • I wish I had such a lovely place. It is exactly the studio each of us is dreaming of.
    You deserve it !

  • mickie mclaughlin

    WOW can’t wait to see the whole redo. What is the green paint color. Looks like what I’ve been looking for.

  • Theresa Morgan

    I bet your feet haven’t even touched the floor when you go in there………I have cold chills for you….. you’ve worked hard for this and deserve it!!!!!! “SEW” happy for you…….

  • Duane Wiley

    Love your new studio! Do you do long arm quilting? Didn’t see it in the picture? Thanks for all your posts and teaching us how to be better!

  • Congratulations! on your absolutely amazing studio. You have earned & deserve it ~ sew enjoy~!! Patti

  • Anne Godwin

    Absolutely beautiful! So excited for your new space. Thank you for all the time you spend on tutorials. I love your step by step approach.

  • Good for you!!!

  • Gorgeous!
    For those of us forever stuck in a corner of the basement next to the furnace, we will quilt vicariously through you. Enjoy the studio. Your totally deserve it.

  • I love your room, Lori! You obviously put a great deal of thought into designing it.
    Your sewing machine is in the perfect spot to enjoy the sunshine and the view, and that cutting table is to die for! Congratulations on completing a wonderful project that you’ll be able to use for years to come.

  • LaNan

    Beautiful studio. I understand the moving in part. I reorganized in January and purged a lot and yes found more UFOs!

  • Pat Knight

    Wow, what a wonderful studio!

  • Lori Tsatsa

    Love your studio!!! my husband just built phase one of mine, which is for my embroidery table, now he is working on phase 2 for my Bernina,, I would love to see your sewing cabinet without the Bernina chair!!

  • Beautiful!

  • Marta

    Is “purge” your word for 2017? I had picked “cull, pare, downsize” as mine for this year. I posted it on slips of paper on most light switch plates around the house and in my kitchen window.. It is actually helping! My sewing room now feels more like a comfort zone instead of Yeeks! More to go, tho. Thanks for sharing your treasure with us.

  • CAROLE McCLELLAN

    Perfection!!! Nirvana!!!! Enjoy!!!!

  • Linda

    Very nice. Every girl needs a nice place to sew. Where did you get your shelves? I have Horn furniture and I have ask them to make a bookcase to match.

  • Vanessa

    Looking great!! I love all your new storage! 🙂

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