Not necessarily a craft room, my room, just a small room (a little bit over 10 m²), with some storage space, two desks, two sewing machines and a view.
Pretty fabulous view if you have an idea of how not-so-fabulous views can be here in Japan.
So what is outside the window makes me most happy.
Amazing sound when it's stormy, by the way.
The room, suitable for crafting.
With exception of a lamp I got nothing new for the room, just put in what I already had. Actually, I took my things and tried to move into that space without causing too much of a stir. Keeping it simple, trying not to overdo things. Maybe it will change over time, perhaps there will be curtains, pictures on the walls or other kind of things that will be added to enhance the cosiness of the room (or those that simply are accumulated and lead to clutter sooner or later)... we'll see.
Hopefully not the beginning of clutter, my inspiration pile. Containing future projects. And sleeping projects, like my hexagon blanket. So it's a pile to not only inspire but also remind me.
A stool I had got some foam and wool. I like it better this way and it is more comfortable.
A drawer I found on the street a year ago. Keeping my scissors, rotary cutters, threads and items like that.
The desk is quite small, so this is how it looks with my sewing machine on it.
It's possible to place the serger next to it when needed, it does work.
And there also is space left for those little things we all need to surround ourselves to make us smile because they remind us of something or someone.
The same goes for the wall behind the desk... little pieces with a history.
On the other wall (the room has two walls I could do something to, the remaining ones are occupied by the window, door and a huge built-in closet), there is that old kitchen you already might have seen on Flickr.
With the pullout desk.
And space for the machines.
I like to put away the machines while not working on something with them.
My knitting needles and crochet hooks aren't on display either all the time - gives me room to think in all directions, or daydream better.
Who if not me would not have enough time to get all those things out when actually staring to sew, knit or crochet?! I am so slow in all I am doing, I really have that extra minute to open the cabinet doors and get the needed items out.
Like the thread for my serger... would be getting too dusty in the outside anyway.
And there is that little drawer on the floor which I keep the buttons in... a found item again, like most things that surround me.
I hope to find and old wooden desk and stool some day, to replace those two pieces I have now, but I will patiently wait until I stumble upon them.
Something absolutely new and completely boring yet highly pleasing are those built-in closets I use for storing my books, fabrics and yarn.
2.20 m high, very deep and altogether 2.50 m wide... Part of my closet is outside my room, in the hallway just opposite to my door, unburdening my little space of a great deal of matter - so good!
Here a look into my closet in the hallway.
I apologize for the load of pictures but I am just too happy about my room to not go into detail here. Even more photos, larger, too, and some additional explanations over on Flickr.
Take good care of yourself!
Good night.
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