is it possible that you all can post a picture of your hobby room/area so i can get some ideas for my own?

Question

i live in a 3 bedroom trailer with a husband and 3 kids and i'm working on making myself a hobby area for when the kids are napping or i'm (on rare occasion) alone. i do flower arrangements and knit, sometimes i'd like to have a nice solid surface (other than the kitchen table) to use for these hobbies. with very little room i'm trying to get ideas to make myself my hobby "room." so if you can post good ideas and pictures to get me going, that would be great. thanks
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Answer 1

Living in a small area is sometimes hard.

Take a look at the walls in your home, and see which wall would be a good area.
Then either buy or build a bookcase the size to fit your needs, so you can store your things when not in use.

On one of the shelves of the bookcase, build a table that has a move-able leg, you know the kind with hinges, so you can put the table up to work on, and then lower out of the way when not in use.

Answer 2

Hi:

Here is some info I gave for some else on a similar question:

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 3

Sorry, but I seem to be missing something here. What you do with your room depends entirely on what hobbies you have. I use a corner of my basement for my seed starting (gardening). Several large, clear tubs in the attic for my organized by colour family wool stash (knitting), and 2 large bookshelves and a computer in my office (recipe development), a custom set of shelves for pans etc (cooking) and my kitchen table for everything! I also invested in a solid coffee table that both holds books underneath for when I'm reading cookbooks and allows me to clamp on a wool winder and/or swift. These all allow me to be with my family.

My neighbour, on the other hand, who's a serious tole painter (did I even spell that right?). She lives alone and has half her basement set up with benches, peg board and shelves with small clear plastic containers. She also has a small set of ceiling mounted cribs for her wood. She bought a couple of cheap flourescent light fixtures and fitted them with full spectrum bulbs.

One important thing for hobbies like sewing and anything that requires power tools is the place your outlets so that you a) won't blow a circuit or b) have enough of them close to where you use your drill press, router, sewing machine, glue gun or whatever... Air flow is also important if you work with stinky stuff like paint or glue. Or dusty stuff like sawdust. Light is also very important. Is it over your workplace or does it cast shadows? Do you need full spectrum light to see exactly what your colours are, or not? think about your family. Will they resent you being closeted away from everything, or is that going to be your haven? Do you need to make the environment safe so little ones and animals can't hurt themselves or get their mitts on toxic stuff (or power tools)? Also think about your body comfort. If you're working at a bench top, have you got a decent stool that supports your back. If you're standing, a small ledge or stool to put one foot on can really help your back. Speaking of your back, you may also want cushioned rubber matting or similar (As a former chef, I can tell you without hesitiation that hard floors can play havoc with your back and/or knees). Gosh, there are so many things to consider - I feel I've barely scratched the surface. Good luck! Alex

Answer 4

Well my hobby room is huge and I live alone so I can't really relate. But i have seen people with room issues use a closet to put a table and a chair in, with storage shelves and drawers. This way you can close off the area when you're not using it.

Answer 5

You might want to check out some of the photos and suggestions for work rooms and "storage" of craft supplies on these 2 pages of my site:

http://glassattic.com/polymer/tools_Dremels_worksurfaces.htm
(go down to the category called "Work Tables and Work Rooms")

http://glassattic.com/polymer/storage.htm

(some of the crafters on those pages are polymer clayers, but much of the same info could generalize to other crafts as well)


You might want to use some "lap trays" sometimes too (bought or made).


HTH,

Diane B.

Answer 6

No pictures handy but I can tell you that I have pegboards and I really do use them. I also have stacking bins with fabric sorted by color, and transparent bins for the notions. I have thread racks up on the wall too.

Answer 7

tough stuff, maybe u can make a flower romm, or create ur own garden???? idk, buti dont have any pics sorry