New Corporate Headquarters for Buttermilk Cottage

Or, in other words,

my NEW office/sewing room/work space.

Here's a reminder of what this room was like

when I started the renovations.

It's the downstairs bedroom,

to the left of the front door when 

you enter the house.

A look at the plaster

walls after the wallpaper

was stripped away.

The walls in this room were

in fairly good shape and

the crown molding was already there.

Looking in from the entrance at the front door.

 This is the view from my desk 

to the front outside.

There's a pretty little cottage style

garden just outside the window

which has been in bloom with 

different flowers since I've been here.

My old corner desk fit nicely into one corner of the room.

Can you see my sheep lamp on the side?

Isn't this a great lamp?

Particularly for me?

Before I moved I did a bit of

tweaking to my work table.

I chalk painted the bottom and legs.

I also put extenders at the bottom of each leg,

boosting the table up about six inches.

Since I do most of my fabric cutting here,

it's much easier on my back.

The extra height also provides a bit more 

storage for underneath the table.

The bins underneath roll out 

and their tops make a great storage space

for shipping bags.

The secret to this room

is using every available square inch of space.

So the space behind the door

has become a mini closet,

storing yarn.

Speaking of using every inch of space...

behind this closet door...

...is a craft closet to die for!

The shelves were already there,

so I didn't have to do a thing

except fill them up.

This was meant to be!

This white wicker chest with shelves,

first came to live with me 

as a chest for my daughter Kate,

as a newborn.

Then it became a storage chest 

in a bathroom at my next house.

Now it has become storage

for trays of color coordinated yarns.

Remember this chalk painted wardrobe 

from a previous post? 

It has made the move and now lives

in my workroom.

It provides "storage"

for some of my favorite baskets...

Not to mention a bit of fabric!

Daisy's new bedroom is also

quartered here.

Do you spy it beside my desk?

She particularly likes having her space

in the same place I spend most of my time!

Although she doesn't look it,

she's quite happy at her new home.

As I am too!