We literally just got the last cabinet completed and all the pieces together for the cutting table:
I am just thrilled by the fact that it looks so good and I have more room to move around than I thought. You can see the Billy Bookcases along the back wall, partially filled with fabric. There will be another bookcase where the ladder is standing now: it is scheduled to be delivered the end of next week. In front of the bookcases you see one end of my humongous new cutting table. The materials for finishing the top won't arrive until next week either, so you can read more about that in another post.
Here is a view from the end of the room:
The table base is basically made from 3 components, all of which I got from Homedecorators.com:
2 Martha Stewart Craft Space Flat File cabinets along the front side (because it faces the door).
1 Stanton 6+1 drawer wide storage cart which occupies the space between the two cabinets
3 Supreme 3 tier metal shelving units side-by-side along the back.
The larger lower drawer of the stanton unit holds my hams and most of my bulky pressing tools and it is convenient since it stands opposite my ironing board and press, of which you can see just a tiny bit on the left side of the photo above).
Here is a partial view of the cabinets side by side from the door:
The whites are not quite the same, which I knew when I ordered them, but I figured it wouldn't matter that much and it is much less evident IRL than in this photo, either that or I just don't notice, which may also be true. All of the cabinets from Home Decorators were supposed to be 36" high, except for the Stanton unit which is 35 1/2, but that wasn't the case. The cabinets ranged from 35 1/2 to 36 1/2 high, so there was a bit more shopping and cutting and gluing involved than originally planned, but it all works and I am happy.
It will be even better when the top is finished. But in the meantime I have a lot of unpacking and planning to do.
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11 responses to “Cutting Room 2:”
Gorgeous! More jealousy! Oh, I just like everything about this.
Love this! I keep trying to comment about how jealous this is making me, but apparently I’m so jealous it won’t post it! Seriously, I really love what you’re putting together. Great space.
Fantastic! If we were neighbors, I would knock on your door and ask to borrow your cutting room!
I love the new cutting table. I love Home Decorators too and I own a piece from that collection in my sewing room. This is beautiful and I noticed that the fabric is starting to be placed on the bookshelves. So when do you show us the actual sewing room since these posts are labelled “the cutting room.”
That’s so awesome. I have to lay things out on the Ping-Pong table, when they want to play Ping-Pong then if anything is on the table they just swipe it off, so projects have to be done quickly.
Carolyn,
As I am unpacking things and putting them in the cutting room, I am beginning to figure out the sewing room so maybe soon. I have one small desk I can put a sewing machine on so far, and Lots of stuff to unpack and move around in the meantime, but I am working on it. I guess I had to start somewhere.
I love your cutting room. Looking forward to seeing your sewing room. Enjoy
Your cutting room looks absolutely wonderful. I love your organization.
I am thinking about my ideal sewing/cutting area and I have many questions:
How big is your actual cutting table?
What is the cutting surface made of?
Was it stock or custom?
How much space do you have between the cutting table and the wall units?
Is the cutting table easy to walk around?
How big is the room?
Thank you for sharing. It will be glorious when you are using it. I don’t have jealousy or envy because that implies you shouldn’t have what you have – it’s more a yearning to have the same or similar, at least an easier situation than I have right now.
All the best.
Mardel, your room is fabulous! I love the shelves, and the doors are genius. What fun you will have using this clean-lined space.
This is a serious workroom, the likes of which I’ve never seen in a home. What are your going to make? And ocngratulations, it’s so harmonious.
This is a Beautiful work space you are making.
I love your cabinets!
What a great idea to store your fabric.