Sunday, December 15, 2013

Storage Solutions

On the Real Studios Tour we are looking at how we store our stuff. The plastic lidded bins have been a real boon for us in recent years and I'm sure we all use them. But when my studio pieces where being build I don't think they were available, so my big padded table and counters where built to accommodate laundry baskets stacked 2 high and 2 deep. I used to sew home dec and have lots of scraps sorted into colour-ways. Home dec scraps tend to very large because of the pattern repeats so my baskets are very full. Quilting cottons and fashion fabrics are also stored in laundry baskets.




 As we don't have a basement or attic for storage we have re-purposed the den to be a gym and storage area because everything does not fit into my studio. Shelves were built for the closet and a shelving unit also lines one wall. Mostly supplies are stored in bankers boxes or copy paper boxes. When I'm going to do a craft, I just grab the appropriate supply boxes and take them to the wet or dry studio to use. It isn't very pretty and I'm thinking of running a curtain on a ceiling track to cover the wall shelving to make it more inviting to do my yoga in the 'gym'.




5 comments:

Vicki W said...

The laundry baskets are a great diea!

Sharon said...

That is a lot of storage! Great idea to use the laundry baskets.

Magpie's Mumblings said...

Laundry baskets are a great idea. Here we can get plastic grocery bins (about the size of a small laundry basket) and they are perfect for so many thing. I have a couple that I use to store different ongoing projects.

elle said...

I had thought about laundry baskets but I haven't the room. Separating wet and dry has been my goal. Nice post!

LA Paylor said...

I use laundry baskets a lot when I'm trying to organize. I'll put three in a row, and use one for books, one for fabric, one for gadgets/thread so I can then go through one basket at a time to put stuff away.
LeeAnna Paylor
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