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Sewing Room Makeover

Posted on September 8, 2013January 2, 2017 by Martha

No, I have not been vacationing at some exotic locale.  During this latest hiatus from blogging, I have been on a binge of fixing up a few rooms in our house — the sewing room, family room, and our bedroom.  When one of these moods hits me, my husband generally just stands back and lets me do my thing.  There is more furniture stripping and painting left to do, but here’s the list of my projects so far:

Reupholstered a chair and ottoman
Painted several pieces of furniture, lamps, frames & baskets
Recovered my sewing chair and a couple of lampshades
Made a new bedskirt and polished my childhood brass bed
Assembled two pieces of Ikea furniture
Made a curtain and an ironing board cover
Cleaned out and reorganized my sewing room

The only room that is actually finished is the sewing room, where I made good use of one of the bolts of fabric I purchased at the Goodwill.  Did you notice the porthole?  It’s real — one of two installed in our bedrooms by the previous owner of our house (over 22 years ago), who worked in the fishing industry.

Here’s the view if you’re standing in the doorway.  I covered my ironing board with the Goodwill fabric, and spray painted the wicker chest.

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I removed the closet doors long ago when Emily moved out of this room (her walls were purple!).  Here’s more of the Goodwill Waverly print made into a curtain to hide some of the ugly plastic storage boxes at the top of the closet. This is where I store most of my vintage yardage and scraps, quilts in progress, and fabric for aprons and the little girl dresses I make from vintage patterns.

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Another view of the closet, and my cutting table.  The storage below is still kind of messy.

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The cutting table again, some of my doll quilts, and the cross stitch pictures made for me by my mother and my sister, Mary.

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Here’s the cute crib quilt I purchased from Barbara at Oodles and Oodles (see her post here about this quilt), and the sewing chair I painted and recovered.

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This is the wall across from my sewing table.  I wrote a post ages ago about this Sailor Dog Quilt that Gordon’s grandmother made for him when he was a baby.

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I hope you enjoyed my little tour.

10 thoughts on “Sewing Room Makeover”

  1. kathy says:
    September 8, 2013 at 10:27 pm

    Cute redo , I really love the redone chair since mine is icky grey but I see changes in its future.
    Kathy

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  2. chris jurd says:
    September 9, 2013 at 12:25 am

    Wow Martha you have been busy.
    And it’s so tidy! Love the painted furniture.

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  3. kathie says:
    September 9, 2013 at 1:59 am

    I love that bolt of fabric you bought! I should take the plunge and try and make a cover for my ironing board too.
    I loved the peek into your sewing room. YOur adventurous I would love to learn how to Reupholster furniture.
    congrats on a nice clean neat sewing room and accomplishing all the other things on your list!
    Kathie

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  4. Mickie says:
    September 9, 2013 at 4:02 am

    Your sewing room looks fantastic! I was wondering where you have been! These are great projects, love that you redid the ironing board cover too!
    Enjoy creating in your new space!!!
    Hugs,
    Mickie

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  5. nancysparrow says:
    September 9, 2013 at 7:29 pm

    Best post yet! So much fun to see your sewing room! What are you eating for breakfast that gives you so much get-up-and go! Thanks for the tour…there are so many fun and lovely details in your room…what a wonderful eye for color you have. Love the blue spray painted chest and of course, the porthole!

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  6. Allie says:
    September 10, 2013 at 12:16 am

    What a splendid place to play, Martha, I don’t think you’d ever get me out of there! That valance on the closet looks great. Love your windows, so jealous!!!

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  7. Tina says:
    September 10, 2013 at 5:06 am

    Thanks for the inspiration! I love that you united so many pieces with the blue paint and the Waverly print.

    We moved into a “new” house at the end of May. I have a dedicated craft room that has also become the catch-all for things we don’t know what to do with AND a linen closet. What? No linen closet for this linen loving girl? Sigh. I’m afraid I’ll be off to IKEA getting some storage before long, unless I find a perfect secretary/china cabinet to convert to cute and functional storage. Who am I kidding? That would only be the tip of the iceberg!

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  8. Joyce Carter says:
    September 11, 2013 at 6:25 am

    WOW! Martha, your sewing room looks fantastic! Everything is so organized. And very, very pretty. I really love your chair. I had to check mine out to see if I could re-do the cushions on it. I am happy to say that it can be done- now to just find the time. I would love to have a sewing room makeover. But then it would take me forever to find anything.LOL Have a wonderful day, Martha.

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  9. Patricia Elkovitch says:
    September 19, 2013 at 5:35 pm

    Wow! It is BEAUTIFUL! I love all the natural light. wow!

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  10. pratima says:
    September 29, 2013 at 5:52 am

    Your sewing room is so sweet and charming, Martha! The doll quilts on the walls are adorable. Thank you for a peek into your creative space 🙂

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