I want to make a long desk to go in my room. I want to sew on it and do my crafts on it. Any ideas??

Answer 1

Hi:

First read the following books :

Creating Your Perfect Quilting Space: Sewing-Room Makeovers for Any Space and Any Budget
by Lois L. Hallock

Dream Sewing Spaces: Design and Organization for Spaces Large and Small
by Lynette Ranney Black, Lynette Ranney Black, Pati Palmer (Editor) - a good book

Organizing Your Craft Space
by Vanessa-Ann, Jo Packham, Sara Toliver

Where Women Create: Inspiring Work Spaces of Extraordinary Women by Jo Packham, Brad Mee


There available at any library or bookstore

Those books will give ideas and a tell you what you will need to get started on doing this

Now figure out how big a desk you will need and write down the dimensions and do you want drawers for it? How many many?
then go from there. plan where you want threads to go and storage spaces to put your projects, tools, and other things
draw this on a piece of paper. then check and see if will go with the flow of work so you can work easily and effectually

This is all explain in the above books.

is this desk being built by someone { your husband?) or is this desk pre-built if the later; have him help you design and built it .If the former than be sure to get the dimensions of the deck to plan in your plans

for some good desk and sewing cabinet plans go to www.U-build.com and check e-bay for Plan and what you can bid on. or ideas

That all the help I can give you for now

Hope this helps

Answer 2

Instead of spending a lot of money on wood and bases, you could buy an 8' folding banquet table at Office Depot...they go on sale frequently, I got mine for about $40......and make a gathered shirt to go all the way around 3 sides and attach with Velcro. This leaves lots of space underneath for hidden storage and the table is just the right height for sewing and crafting. An added benefit is extra table seating for big family dinners and holidays since the table can be moved easily from room to room. I made the table skirt from $1 a yard material from Walmart so the total for my crafting space was only about $50.

Answer 3

It would be great if you put a divider to separate the areas on which you will work. You will need something with lot of draws to store all of your craft and sewing supplies. So 3 or 4 draws on each side of the desk would be sufficient Good luck!! sounds like fun.

Answer 4

Solid core doors make good large table-tops, and you can run electrical cords through the hole for the doorknob. My parents made a computer desk for me when I was young with one - screwed strips to the wall in a corner for the side of the door to rest on, and then supported with other corner with a purchased spindle leg.

I also once had a desk made from a door supported by milk crates, but I don't think that would be as stable with a running sewing machine.

Answer 5

How about a piece of plywood -- I think it comes in 4 foot by 8 foot sheets. Plenty of room to do whatever you want. Use two-drawer file cabinets on either side of the front instead of legs. You may be able to get legs for the back at the same place you get the plywood. Just make sure that the back legs are the same height as the file cabinets. You can glue a tape measure to the top of the front edge.

Answer 6

consider finding an office desk in a second hand store and having a hole cut in the top to set your sewing machine down into.

A cutting board or rotary mat can cover it when you are not sewing.

Answer 7

If you want to stand while working, you could use two standard base cabinets from any home supply store (Home Depot type store) with a counter top that is ready made. Place top on the bases which are placed at the ends of the top. If you want to sit and need it to be lower I used two file cabinets instead of the base cabinets.

Answer 8

I agree with the above by Marilyn E. Also, you could hot glue or velcro on a "skirt" around the plywood to hide the underneath, and then you would have all that storage space.

Answer 9

Use a piece of plywood and two sawhorses.