A new Sewing Studio

Just two weeks ago we moved back into our house after a lengthy remodel.  

It has been a long journey ~ three separate moves to various rentals and 13 months of construction.  

It is so nice to be home.

We have such incredible memories that were made here.  Getting married in the back yard and bringing home our first son, to name a few.

One of the coolest things about the remodel was carving out an office on the second floor.  It is a small room (about 10 x 11 feet) but it is all mine!

No more sewing on the dining room table. 

We requested a vaulted ceiling for the room, which makes it seem incredibly spacious. I plan to outfit the wall with tall bookshelves to house my vast collection of books.

Two bookshelves store my fabric.

There is also plenty of room for Madge who is wearing a peasant blouse I made.  

You can find the pattern [HERE]

I love having all the white walls which are perfect for hanging my Works in Progress

as well as taking photos.

I still have lots of organizing to do, but is coming together!

Happy Sewing

xo

Charise

Moving my Studio

Hi All and Happy Monday!

I don't often post on my blog about personal going ons, but our particular status affects my sewing space.

We are in the middle of an epic remodel.  Well...it is really like we are building a new house!

We have moved once and I was able to purge a bunch of stuff - clothes, fabric....

Now we are moving again!!!  Yikes.

I purchased those lovely fabric boxes from Target and they are a great way to organize my fabric.  Organizing by color works best for me and my creative process.

I'm trying to keep a positive outlook especially knowing that we will have a brand new house

and I will have a dedicated sewing space.  I haven't had a sewing room for seven years!
Six more months (fingers crossed).

Do you have any tips for keeping organized?  I'd love to hear them!

Happy Sewing!

xo

Charise

Our house before the remodel : )

The Plan and progress so far.

A House Remodel - The Epic Before and After

We purchased our 1908 Madrona Box Style House 5 years ago in December.

It has been quite an adventure. My husband Jay and I had been looking for a bigger home and desperately wanted to restore a classic house.

This pic is during the remodel. Jay removed all the double hung windows and restored them. The windows that are where the wood is attached are the original leaded glass windows.



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Front Door Before


We found the front door and all the matching hardware at a 1908 Four Square style house that was being demolished in the Eastlake area of Seattle.

Front Door After

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The Original Front Door


The beautiful door After
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The Front Entry
This is a view from the front door into the entry. We took 3 feet from the kitchen to add a powder room which is at the back of this picture.

Yep, that's me removing the tile from the oak hardwoods in the entry!

After Hallway into the Powder Room.

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Staircase

Staircase during the remodel after gutting the area.

Staircase After.

Another view before

And after.

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The Dining Room

Before

And After

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The Dining Room Fireplace

Before

And After

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Dining Room into the Kitchen

Before

And After

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Living Room

Before

And After

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More Living Room

Before

After

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My Favorite View from the Kitchen to the Dining Room

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Kitchen

Before

After

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More Kitchen

Before

After

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Even More Kitchen

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Landing. Lets head upstairs!

During

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Lets Walk down the hallway to the East Bedroom

Hallway Before and After
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East Bedroom

Wow that was some nasty carpet!

Before and After. Lots of room for the boys to play. We added sconces to the nook which holds a twin size bed.

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West Bedroom

This was by far the worst room of all. The window was broken and there was water damage on the ceilings.

Another View

A view of the landing from the South Facing Bedroom.

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Hallway to West Bedroom

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West Facing Bedroom

This is a during photo. Post gutting of the upstairs and post floor refinishing.

Nook in West Bedroom

True Before of the West Bedroom

After of the same corner


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Upstairs Bathroom

Unfortunately I don't have a true before of the bathroom. Lets just say it was beyond horrible. Have you ever stopped at a gas station restroom that hasn't been cleaned for years? It was that bad!!

New hex tile floor.

We salvaged the claw foot tub from a 1908 Four Square on Eastlake that was being torn down to build town houses. It was quite a score. We salvaged all the five panel fir doors, period door hardware, the beautiful front door and light fixtures!
The sink and vintage Mixer faucet came from a local salvage store.