I have a super duper major big and major fun-for-mom project going on right now.
Meet my sewing cupboard.
If you've received something I've sewn, you probably cringe to know that this is where it was created.
The piles of neatly folded fabric usually aren't there, but the cupboard is usually like that. I clean it, yes. But then, it's not organized and unorganized things get messy really fast and don't encourage good cleaning up. See my thread rack and boxes? that's about as far as I got, 3 years ago. When I had a different sewing set-up: a card table with my machines on and fabric in a dresser. I knew I wanted a fold away furniture something where everything could be hidden away and look like a regular piece of furniture in the living room, not obviously a sewing center. I was in my favorite Goodwill, and saw these 2 beauties for $30 each. Ahhhhhhh! I took the ticket to the cashier and got them before the old man who wanted to purchase them. I was not sorry.
As you can see the top of the cupboard became a catch-all for spray paint, upholstery supplies, cheapo flowers, boxes that may come in handy for mailing, candy and toys which have been confiscated.
A place for every thing and every thing in its place. Right?
2 years and much thinking, later. I have started, and almost finished, actually. I took the thing almost completely apart, and reconfigured to look like this:
I brushed 2 coats of primer on, realized that I really should've sprayed it, and sanded all the brush strokes out. I made a big mess, and later had to spend an hour scrubbing the deck with a coarse brush. Imagine if I hadn't been wearing a dust mask. My poor lungs.
I learned my lesson, rigged out my little garage into an excellent painting heaven,
got out my paint sprayer, and applied two coats of oil white gloss.
I cut the doors and shelves from birch plywood, put on edging, and
applied, wipe-on polyurithane. Another of my favorites.
It is looking so beautiful. Stay tuned.
