Your sewing room is a fantastic place to exercise your creativity. A messy sewing room can cause headaches, make it difficult to find the notions and fabrics that you're looking for and end up costing you a lot of money, as supplies are purchased simply because you don't know what's in stock. Use these tips and tricks for organizing your sewing room and for choosing sewing room furniture that makes life a little bit easier.


Sewing Room Furniture Ideas

If you're doing large projects like quilting you will probably want a large flat surface to work on. Since many women use their spare bedroom as a sewing room, try storing a rolled-up piece of linoleum under the bed, and bring it up to the top of the mattress so you have a smooth surface. Murphy beds, which fold into the wall to look like an armoire are also a wise investment for sewing rooms. A Dining room table is also a good option, be sure to choose a rectangular or square table as opposed to a round table, so that you have more room to lay out your fabric.

Sewing Room Storage

In the sewing room it's important to have several small compartments for little things like thread, ribbons, buttons, zippers, etc. You might find that an apothecary chest or a vintage banker's desk might be a great place to store all the teeny things you don't want to lose, like bobbins, snaps, velcro strips and other little things.

Since heavy wooden furniture might not be your style, try using small rubbermaid drawers or the ones at the hardware store. These are generally stackable, and sometimes you can find drawer dividers to organize them even further. Using an electronic label-maker is a great way to keep things from getting mixed up.

Vintage medicine cabinets, salvaged from a bathroom remodel, make fantastic shelves for thread and other small items. Small jars (like baby food jars) are a cute way to store buttons and other small notions. If you screw the baby food jar lids to the bottom of a shelf, the bottles can hang and you'll never lose a lid! just unscrew the jar to take it down from under the shelf.

Wall-mounted shelving is a great way to store fabric, so that it's easy to see. Hang shelving 8-10 inches apart and fold the fabric nicely, so that it looks pretty. If you're using a spare bedroom that has a closet, use hanging shoe or sweater shelving from the rod and stack your fabric there. Keep fabric visible and out of direct sunlight for storage.

These sewing room ideas should keep you busy for a while. Sewing room decorations are a personal matter, just make sure you choose a style that motivates you, inspires you and helps you enjoy your favorite hobby! Find furniture ideas in unexpected places, and keep in mind that sewing room storage can be cute and functional.